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Fertilizing Constituents. 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 12.17 



Dry matter contains : — 



Nitrogen, 2.99 



Potassium oxide, 2.29 



Phosphoric acid, .86 



This crop requires a calcareous soil and dry subsoil to do 

 its best. 



Japanese clover (Lespedeza striata) , five rows. Seed sown 

 May 10, first appearing above ground June 1. Being a per- 

 ennial, the plant did not make sufficient growth to permit of 

 an analysis. The seed w^as sent on by the United States 

 Department of Agriculture. 



Winter rape (^Brassica 7iapus), five rows. The seed was 

 sown May 10, the young plants appearing alcove ground 

 May 15. The seed was obtained of D. Landreth & Sons, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. July 6 a portion of the rape was cut and 

 fed out, being about fourteen inches high. Analysis at this 

 period : — 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 83.34 



Dry matter, 16.66 



100.00 

 Analysis of Dry Mattel'. 



Crude ash 22.44 



" fibre, 12.26 



"fat, 3.06 



" iH'otein, 15.16 



Nitrogen-free extract matter, 47 . 08 



100.00 



Dwarf Essex rape (^Brassica najms), five rows. The seed 

 was sown May 10, appearing above ground May 17. It 

 made a good growth. July 6 one row was cut for feeding, 

 being twenty-three inches high at the time. Analysis of a 

 sample taken at this time showed it to have the following 

 composition : — 



Per Cent. 



Moistiire at 100° C, 94.57 



Dry matter, . . . 6 . 43 



100.00 



