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EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



4. Ked Clover Hay. 

 The clover was seeded in early August. It yielded well, 

 was in early blossom when cut, and was cured in cocks. The 

 first cutting did not cure out well, owing to a rainy spell 

 during the curing process. It had a black a])pea ranee when 

 taken to the barn, and later had to be spread in the sun for 

 further drying. It did not lose its leaves to any extent; the 

 lot was lacking in a satisfactory odor and was slightly musty. 

 The conditions during the curing of the second cutting were 

 more favorable. Both lots Avere rich in protein (15.28 and 

 17.82 per cent, in dry matter), and comparatively low in 

 fiber (29.76 and 28.30 per cent, in dry matter). 



Summary of Coefficients {Per Cent.), Periods VI. and VII. 



The most noticeable difference in the four single trials with 

 clover hay consists in the variation in the digestion coefficients 

 obtained for the fiber (43 to 02). This is evidently due in 

 part, at least,' to the individuality of the several animals. The 

 fiber in the second cutting was apparently not as digestible as 

 in the first cutting. The other coefficients — excepting the 

 ash, which is found to vary widely in most all experiments — 



