MOISTURE CONTENT AND SHEINKAGE OF FORAGE. 



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

 Section D.— Field-Cured 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. 543 



Ounces. 

 114.0 

 116.5 

 115.25 



Ounces. 

 96.25 

 105.00 

 101.50 



Ounces. 

 99.00 

 105. 75 

 102.75 



Ounces. 

 87.5 

 94.25 

 91.75 



Per cent. 

 23.3 

 17.7 

 20.5 



Per cent. 

 11.6 

 10.9 

 10.7 



Per cent. 

 13.1 



No. 544 



9.2 



No. 545 



10.8 







Mean of 3 



20.5± .971 









115. 75 

 115. 75 

 116.25 



100.50 

 96.75 

 92.75 



101.25 

 97.76 

 94.00 



90.00 

 85.75 

 82.25 







No. 546 



22.3 

 21.0 

 29.3 



11.2 

 12.3 

 12.5 



12.6 



No. 547 



15.6 



No. 548 



19.1 







Mean of 3 



24.2± 1.421 



22,4± 1.454 

 ±2.402 







Mean of 6 











11. 5± .186 



13.4± .089 



Error of 1 



























Section E.— Green Tall Oat-Grass and Orchard Grass i Collected at Arlington Farm. 

 [Dates of weighing: Original material, June 2; intermediate, July 3; air-dry material, July 18.] 



No. 41 



64 

 64 

 64 



22.0 

 21.5 

 22.0 



22.5 

 21.5 

 22.5 



19.0 

 18.0 

 19.0 



70.3 

 71.8 

 70.3 



15.5 

 16.2 

 15.5 



66.6 



No. 42 



66.4 



No. 43 



65.5 







Mean of 3 



70.8±0.275 









64 

 64 



22.0 

 21.5 



21.5 

 22.0 



18.0 



18.5 







No. 44 



71.8 

 71.1 



16.2 

 15.8 



66.4 



No. 45 



66.6 









71 .1± 

 71.1± 



± 



.239 

 .203 

 .436 







Mean of 5 











15.8±0.096 



65.9±0. 129 

















128 

 128 

 128 



45.5 

 43.0 

 43.0 



46.0 

 42.0 

 43.0 



38.0 

 35.0 

 35.5 







No 46 



70.3 

 72.6 

 72.2 



17.4 

 16.6 

 17.3 



64.1 



No. 47 



67.2 



No. 48 



66.4 









71.7± 



.391 









128 

 128 



46.5 

 43.0 



45.5 

 44.0 



37.5 

 38.0 







No. 49 



70.7 

 71.9 



17.5 

 18.1 



64.4 



No. 50 



65.6 







Mean of 3 



71 .6± 

 71.5± 



± 



.252 

 .268 

 .599 

















17.4± .145 



65 .5 ± .353 



Error of 1 















128 

 128 

 128 



46.0 

 46.5 

 43.0 



48.0 

 48.0 

 42.0 



38.5 

 36.5 

 34.6 







No. 51 



No. 52 



69.9 

 71.5 

 73.0 



19.7 

 23.9 

 17.8 



62.6 

 62.5 



No. 53 



67.2 







Mean of 3 



71 .5± 



.493 









128 

 128 



47.5 

 46.8 



47.5 

 48.0 



38.5 

 39.0 







No. 54 



69.9 

 69.6 



18.9 

 18.7 



62.8 



No. 55 



62.6 







Mean of 3 



70.8± 

 70.8± 



± 



.599 

 .391 

 .873 







Mean of 5 











19.8± .204 



63.5± .568 



Error of 1 















192 

 192 

 192 



63.0 

 65.0 

 63.0 



65.0 

 64.5 

 65.5 



53.0 

 53.5 

 64.0 







No. 56 



72.4 

 72.2 

 71.9 



18.4 

 17.0 

 17.5 



66.2 



No. 57 



66 4 



No. 58 



65.9 







Mean of 3 



72 .2 ± 



.081 









192 

 192 



63.5 

 63.5 



64.5 

 64.5 



53.0 

 53.5 







No. 59 



72.4 

 72.2 



17.7 

 17.0 



66.4 





66.4 







Mean of 3 



72 .2 ± 

 72 .2 ± 



± 



.081 

 .056 

 .124 







Mean of 5 











17.5± .157 



66. 3 ± .060 



Error of 1 



























1 Samples 46, 47, 48, 49, and 50 were cured in the shade for comparison with the other group of 8-pound 

 samples which were cured in the sun. 



21216°— Bull. 353—16 2 



