246 AGKICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Common buckwheat {Fagopyrum esculentum) , seven rows. 

 The seed was sown May 9, the young plants appearing above 

 ground May 18. June 18 the phmts came into bloom. July 

 13 the crop was cut and fed out. The seed was obtained of 

 D. Landreth & Son, Philadelphia, at five cents per pound. 

 Below is given an analysis of the dried material : — 



Per Cent. 



Moisture at 100° C , 8.60 



Dry matter, 91.50 



100.00 

 Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, . , 14.G3 



" fibre, 19.35 



" fat, 3.04 



" protein, 17.90 



Nitrogen-free extract matter, 45 . 08 



100.00 

 Fertilizing Constituents. 



Dry matter contains : — 



Nitrogen, 2.866 



Potassium oxide, 3.504 



Phosphoric acid, 647 



Common buckwheat yields somewhat less than the pre- 

 viously mentioned varieties, yet its nutritive character, 

 under a corresponding system of cultivation and manuring, 

 exceeds that of either one. 



Hog millet, five rows. The seed was sown May 9, and 

 began to come up May 17. This variety did not make as 

 satisfactory growth as the next. It commenced to head out 

 July 10, when twenty-four inches high. The seed was sent 

 on by the Northrup, Braslon, Goodwin Company, Minne- 

 apolis, Minn. 



Golden wonder millet, five rows. The seed was sown 

 May 9, and began to come up May 17. The crop made a 

 very good growth, and July 9 began to head out, when 

 twenty-six inches high. The seed was sent on by the 

 Northrup, Braslon, Goodwin Company, Minneapolis, Minn. 



The millets both yield a large crop, but, as the seed was 

 somewhat mixed, no weights have been taken. 



