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EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Work in Animal Feeding. 



BY J. B. LINDSEY. 



Alfalfa Meal v. Wheat Bran. 



The merits of alfalfa bay when early cut and well cured are 

 fully recognized by feeders of farm stock. Considerable alfalfa 

 bay is being ground, and offered both as a food for poultry and 

 as a substitute for wheat bran for dairy animals. The station 

 has made a study of the comparative merits of ground alfalfa 

 and bran for milk production, and briefly presents the results. 



Composition of Alfalfa. 



Alfalfa Meal 



used in 

 Experiment. 



Alfalfa Hay 



for 

 Comparison. 



Wheat Bran 



for 

 Comparison. 



Water (per cent.), . 

 Protein (per cent.), 

 Fat (per cent.), 

 Fil)er (percent.), . 

 Extract matter (per cent.), 

 Ash (percent.), 



10.06 

 13.01 



1.28 

 32.32 

 35.39 



7.U4 



9. 50 

 13.24 



3.36 

 31.07 

 34.13 



8.64 



10.00 

 It;. 30 



4.40 

 10.00 

 53.10 



6.20 



Alfalfa differs chemically from bran in containing rather 

 less protein, decidedly less extract matter and correspondingly 

 more fiber. Both have a high ash percentage, which renders 

 them well suited as food for young stock. 



Orf/anic Matte?- digestible in 2,000 rounds. 



