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EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



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 appearance 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 mustv. The conditions during the cur- 

 ing of the second cutting were more favorable. Both lots were 

 rich in protein (15,28 and 17.82 per cent, in dry matter) and 

 comparatively low in fiber (20. 7G and 28.30 per cent, in dry 

 matter). 



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



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-G2). 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 — may be 

 considered fairly uniform. The coefficients secured by us are 

 higher than the average for all experiments, probal)ly due to the 

 early cuttings of the crop. When the clover coefficients are 

 compared with our reported ex})eriments for alfalfa, it is noted 

 that in case of the total dry matter, the former shows to ad- 

 vantage, although the reverse is true in a comparison of the 



