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With all these facts before us, and our own experience in its cul- 

 tivation, we most heartily commend its use to the citizens of Ten- 

 nessee. There is no character of soil, from the rich alluvial bottoms 

 of the Mississippi to the sterile mountain lands of East Tennessee, 

 but will make good crops of dhouro corn, and we would like to see 

 it on every farm. 



The following analysis of the green fodder and green clover will 

 show their comparative values : 



Red clover in blossom : 



Water 78.0 



Organic matter 20.3 



Ash 1.7 



Albuminoids 3.7 



Carbohydrate 8.6 



Crude fibre 8.0 



Fat i 0.8 



Dhouro : 



Water , 77.3 



Organic matter 21.4 



Ash 1.1 



Albuminoids. 2.9 



Carbohydrate 11.9 



Crude fibre 6.7 



Fat 1.4 



It has more heating properties and more fat producing principles 

 than red clover, but is not so rich in flesh formers. 



L (Pisum Sativum.) 



The pea is a native of Southern Europe, and its cultivation ex- 

 tends into every State. The varieties are very great, and while 

 some are cultivated extensively for table use, other kinds are raised 

 for stock and for manorial purposes. Our garden pea was culti- 

 vated by the Greeks and Romans. Peas were found in the ancient 

 Swiss lake dwellings. They were introduced into England in the 

 time of Henry VIII., and is there still a standard crop. They are 

 sown or drilled in, and are sometimes even sown with oats, the two 

 being harvested and fed together. Sheep and hogs are very fond 

 of them, and especially are the vines prized as a sheep fodder. 

 Analysis shows that peas contain : ash, 2.5 ; albuminoids or flesh 



