1895. 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 



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Spring vetch ( Vicia sativa). The vetch was sown April 

 26, the seed coming up May 4. Seed was used at the rate 

 of forty- tive pounds per acre. The vetch came into lilooni 

 June 23, when twenty-eight inches high. The seed was 

 purchased of J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, at seven 

 cents per pound. Analysis of the dried crop shows it to 

 have the following composition : — 



Fertilizing Constituents. 



Moisture at 100- C, 



Dry matter contains : — 

 Nitrogen, ....... 



Phosphoric acid, 



Potassium oxide, ...... 



100.00 



8.21 



2.40 



.86 

 3.00 



Bokhara clover {Melilohis alba)^ five rows. This crop 

 remained in the ground from last year. It started into 

 growth early, and on May 28 about twelve feet from the 

 north end of each of the rows was cut for feeding, being 

 about thirty inches high. June 7 another portion was cut 

 for feeding, being thirty-six inches in height. June 18 the 

 plants were coming into bloom at forty-five inches in height. 

 June 22 the remaining portion was cut and fed out, being 

 five feet in height. The seed was bought of Henry Nun- 

 gesser. New York, at twenty cents per pound. Analysis 

 of the crop collected at diiiereut dates gave the following 

 results : — 



