232 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Horse bean (Viciafaba). 

 Early-maturing soja bean (Soja hispida). 

 Late-maturing soja bean (Soja hispida). 

 Silver-hull buckwheat {Fagopyrum esculentum). 

 Japanese buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum). 

 Common buckwheat (Fagojjyrum esculentum). 

 Hog millet. 

 Golden wonder millet. 

 Spanish peanut. 



Prickly comfrey {Symphytu^n officinalis), one row. The 

 roots remained in the ground and wintered well during the 

 winter of 1893-94, but were moved to their present position 

 before the field was ploughed during the spring. The crop 

 made a good growth, coming into bloom June 1. June 14 

 a part of it was cut for feeding (containing 86.67 per cent, 

 moisture) ; the remainder was cut June 21. A second growth 

 was made, which was cut during the fall. Following is 

 given the analysis of the crop : — 



Per Cent. 



MoistiTre at 100° C, 86.67 



Dry matter, 13.33 



100.00 



Analysis of Bry Matter. 



Crude ash, 21.12 



" fibre, 11.03 



"fat, 2.06 



" protein, 17.49 



Nitrogen-free extract matter, 48.00 



100.00 



Fertilizing Constitiients, 



Moisture at 100° C, 86.79 



Dry matter contains : — 



Nitrogen, 2.80 



Potassium oxide, . . 6.76 



Phosphoric acid, .87 



This plant has been recommended as a forage crop for 

 dairy stock which can be grown upon lands where legu- 

 minous crops fail to give satisfactory results. 



Alfalfa {Medicago saliva), five rows. The seed was pur- 

 chased of J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, at twenty cents 

 per pound. The seed was sown May 10, appearing above 



