BULLETIN 353, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table I.— Comparison of different-sized samples of forage — Continued. 

 Section C— Green Alfalfa Collected at Chico, Cal.— Continued. 





Weight. 





Moisture. 





Sample. 



Orig- 

 inal. 



Inter- 

 mediate. 



Air dry. 



Oven 

 dry. 



Original 

 material. 



Air-dry 

 material. 



Lost in air 

 drying. 



No. 513 



Ounces. 

 187.2 

 187.2 

 187.2 



Ounces. 

 50.20 

 50.20 

 51.70 



Ounces. 

 45.20 

 45.70 

 46.20 



Ounces. 

 40.5 

 41.0 

 41.5 



Per cent. 



78.4 

 78.1 

 77.8 



Per cent. 

 10.2 

 10.2 

 10.0 



Per cent. 

 75.9 



No. 514 



75.6 



No. 515 



75.3 







Mean of 3 



78.1± .095 









187.2 

 187.2 

 187.2 



52.95 

 50.95 

 50.20 



48.20 

 46.70 

 47.20 



43.0 

 41.5 

 42.5 







No. 516 



77.0 

 77.8 

 77.3 



10.7 

 11.0 

 9.8 



74.3 



No. 517 ...'. 



75.1 



No- 518 



74.8 









77.4± .125 



77. 7± .129 



± .316 

















10.3± .113 



75.2± .144 



Error of 1 















251.2 

 251.2 

 251.2 



72.70 

 73.45 

 72.20 



61.45 

 62.95 

 59.95 



55.5 

 56.5 

 53.5 







No. 519 



77.9 

 77.5 



78.7 



9.6 

 10.1 

 10.5 



75.5 



No. 520 



74.9 



No. 521. 



76.1 







Mean of 3 



78.0± .195 









251.2 

 251.2 

 251.2 



69.95 

 76.95 

 71.70 



60.70 

 62.20 

 62.20 



54.5 

 56.0 

 55.5 







No. 522 



78.3 



77.7 

 77.9 



10.1 

 10.0 

 10.7 



75.7 



No. 523 



75.2 



No. 524 



75.2 







Mean of 3 



78 .0± .098 



78.0± .109 



± .267 

















10.2 ± .098 



75.4± .108 



Error of 1 . 



























Section D.— Field-Cuked Alfalfa Collected at Chico, Cal. 

 [Dates of weighing: Original material, June 13; intermediate, June 30; air-dry material, July 23.] 



No. 525 



28.5 

 28.5 

 28.5 



24.00 

 25.25 

 24.75 



24.00 

 25.25 

 25.00 



22.5 

 23.5 

 23.0 



21.0 

 17.5 

 19.0 



6.2 

 7.0 

 8.0 



15.8 



No. 526 



11.4 



No. 527 



12.3 







Mean of 3 



19.2±0.511 



1 





28.5 

 28.5 

 27.2 



23.50 

 24.00 

 23.70 



23.75 

 25.50 

 23.70 



22.0 

 22.5 

 21.0 



' 



No. 528 



22.5 

 21.0 

 22.7 



7.3 

 11.7 

 11.3 



16.6 



No. 529 



No. 530 



10.5 

 12.8 



Mean of 3 



22 .0± .297 



20.6± .558 



±1.247 







Mean of 6 











8,6±0.587 



13.2±0.611 

















59.2 

 59.2 

 59.2 



51.20 

 49.95 

 48.45 



51.45 

 50.45 

 49.20 



46.5 

 45.5 

 44.0 







No. 531 



21.2 

 23.0 

 25.5 



9.5 

 9.6 

 10.4 



13.0 



No. 532 



No. 533 



14.8 

 16.8 









23.2 ± .685 



1 





59.2 

 59.2 

 59.2 



48.70 

 50.45 

 48.45 



48.20 

 50.70 

 48.70 



43.5 

 46.0 

 44.0 



' 



No. 534 



26.3 

 22.0 

 25.5 



9.7 

 9.3 

 9.8 



18.6 



No. 535 



14.3 



No. 536 



17.7 







Mean of 3 



24.6± .727 



23.9± .585 



±1.308 







Mean of 6 











9.7 ± .095 



15.9± .548 

















91.2 

 91.2 

 91.2 



75.70 

 78.70 

 78.20 



75.45 

 77.95 

 77.95 



68.5 

 71.0 

 71.0 



1 



No. 537 



24.8 

 22.0 

 22.0 



9.1 

 9.0 

 9.0 



17.2 



No. 538 . . 



14.5 



No. 539 



14.5 







Mean of 3 



22.9± .514 









91.2 

 91.2 

 91.2 



77.45 

 79.95 

 79.20 



76.70 

 80.20 

 78.95 



69.5 

 72.5 

 71.5 







No. 540 



23.5 

 20.3 

 21.5 



9.5 

 9.6 

 9.4 



15.9 



No. 541 



12.1 



No. 542 



13.4 







Mean of 3.. 



21.8± .514 



22 .4 ± .399 



± .977 







Mean of 6 











9.3± .067 



]4.6± .452 



Error of 1 

























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