COMPOSITION OF ALFALFA 



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Composition of the Crops of the Different Cuttings 

 OF Alfalfa 



. Pounds per hundred of 



First cut 83.00 0.67 4.56 3.65 1.92 6.20 2.62 



Second cut . . . . 76.63 1.02 7.83 4.07 2.25 8 20 2.85 



Third cut .... 74.10 1.07 6.58 4.52 2.17 11.56 3.60 



Fourth cut . . . .69.71 1.10 7.07 5.43 2.67 14.02 4.06 



Fifth cut HI. 77 1.13 3.20 4.50 2.07 7.33 3.27 



Hay, when stored . 18.66 3.19 24.11 13.87 7.^4 32.73 11.45 



Hay, after storage. 9.56 3.36 31.07 13.24 8.64 34.13 10.78 



Water-free Basis 



First cut 3.94 26.81 21.46 11.29 36.35 15.14 



Second cut 4.36 33.51 17.42 9.63 35.10 12 20 



Third cut 4.13 25.40 17.45 8.38 44.62 13.90 



Fourth cut 3.63 23.33 17.92 8 81 46.27 13.40 



Fifth cut 6.19 17.54 24.66 11.34 40.17 17.92 



Hay 3.92 29.63 17.05 9.14 40.23 14.07 



Hay 3.71 34.33 14.63 9.55 37.71 11.91 



The chief point of difference between the com- 

 position of the samples of the green forage is in 

 percentage of moisture, the samples representing 

 the first and last cuttings showing a much higher 

 content of water than those of the cuttings made 

 in midsummer. The composition of the dry 

 matter, however, shows the true differences. The 

 first and fifth cuttings show a much higher per- 

 centage of protein and ash, indicating a higher 

 feeding value and that they were not so fully ma- 

 tured as the others, although the different cuttings 



