232 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Horse bean ( Vicia faba) . 

 Early-maturing soja beau {Soja hispida) . 

 Late-inatiiriug soja bean {Soja hispida). 

 Silver-hull buckwheat (Fagojjyrum esculentum) . 

 Japanese buckwheat {Fagopyrum esculentum). 

 Common buckwheat {Fagopyrum escidentum). 

 Hog millet. 

 Golden wonder millet. 

 Spanish peanut. 



Prickly coinfrey ( Symphytum officinalis) , one row. The 

 roots remained in the ground and wintered well during the 

 winter of 1893-94, but were moved to their present position 

 before the field was ploughed during the spring. The crop 

 made a good growth, coming into bloom June 1. June 14 

 a part of it was cut for feeding (containing 86.67 per cent, 

 moisture) ; the remainder was cut June 21. A second growth 

 was made, which was cut during the fall. Following is 

 given the analysis of the crop : — 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 86.67 



Dry matter, 13.33 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 

 Crude ash, 



" fibre, ...... 



" ftit, 



" protein, ..... 

 Nitrogen-free extract matter. 



100.00 



21.12 

 11.03 

 2.06 

 17.49 

 48.00 



100.00 

 Fertilizing Constituents. 



Moisture at 100= C, 86.79 



Dry matter contains : — 



Nitrogen, 2.80 



Potassium oxide, 6.76 



Phosphoric acid, .87 



This plant has been recommended as a forage crop for 

 dairy stock which can be grown upon lands where legu- 

 minous crops fail to give satisfactory results. 



Alfalfa {jSTedicago safiva), five rows. The seed was pur- 

 chased of J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, at twenty cents 

 per pound. The seed was sown May 10, appearing above 



