1895.] 



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Height of Plants. 



[Inches.] 



June 18, 15 



June 26, 22 



June 28 the horse-bean plants began to bloom, and July 

 2 the crop was cut. The plat yielded 835 pounds of hay, 

 at the rate of 6,294 pounds per acre. 



Analysis of Vetch, Oats and Horse Bean. 



[Three plants each of vetch and of oats and one of liorse bean ; collected July 9, 1894.] 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C 82.13 



Diy matter, 17.87 



Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, .... 



" fibre, .... 



" fat, .... 



" protein, 

 Nitrogen-free extract matter, 



100.00 



10.36 

 30.07 

 2.70 

 18.93 

 77.94 



100.00 



Conclu.s{ons. 



On the 2vhole, vetch and oats leads vetch and barley^ on 

 account of the larger and more foliaceous character of the oats 

 as compared with the barley, Vetch^ oats and horse bean 

 leads in nitrogenous matter, and no doubt will exceed in regard 

 to the nutritious character of the crop as soon as the amount of 

 horse bean has been doubled, as indicated above. {Every one 

 of these crops compares ivell with clover hay.) 



The large yield of these crops per acre, their high nutritive 

 value and special adaptation for green fodder, hay or ensilage, 

 merit serious attention for the support of farm and dairy stoch. 



The early date of maturity presents exceptionally good 

 chances of raising a second crop) for fall siqoptly, or for a 

 timely preparation of the soil for ivinter crojjs. 



