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greatly unlike and may have unlike physiological 

 values, as we have seen. 



The following table shows the digestible material 

 in 100 pounds of various feeding stuffs, as calculated 

 from average composition and digestibility. In the 

 case of hays the water content is assumed to be uni- 

 form; viz., 12.5 per cent, while the percentages given 

 for the grains are the averages found by analysis: 



Pounds 



Per cent of Pounds dry digestible 

 digestibility matter in dry matter 



of dry 100 of the in 100 of 



Class I Dried grass plants matter feeding stuff feeding stuff 



Corn fodder, dent 64 60* 38.4 



Corn fodder, flint 68 60* 40.8 



Corn fodder, sweet 67 60* 40.2 



Corn stover 57 60* 34.2 



Hungarian hay 65 87.5 56.9 



Oat straw 50 90 45 



Orchard grass hay 57 87.5 49.9 



Bed top hay 60 87.5 52.5 



Timothy, all 53 87.5 46.4 



Timothy, in bloom or before . 61 87.5 53.4 



Timothy, after bloom 53 87.5 46.4 



Class II Dried legumes 



Alfalfa 59 87.5 51.6 



Clover, alsike 58 87.5 50.8 



Clover, red 57 87.5 49.9 



Clover, white 67 87.5 58.6 



Class III Cereal grains 



Barley 86 89 76.5 



Corn meal 88 85 74.8 



Corn and cob meal 79 85 67.1 



Oats 70 89 62.3 



Oat feed 62 92 57 



Eye meal 87 88 76.5 



*Assurned. 



