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BULLETIN" 353, V. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



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

 Section E.— Geeen Tall Oat-Grass and Oechard Grass Collected at Arlington Faem— Con. 





Weight. 



Moistm-e. 



Sample. 



Orig- 

 inal. 



Inter- 

 mediate. 



Air dry. 



Oven 



dry. 



Original 

 material. 



Air-dry 

 material. 



Lost in air 

 drying. 



No. 61 



Ounces. 

 256 

 256 

 256 



Ounces. 

 83.0 

 83.3 

 88.0 



Ounces. 



82.8 

 82.8 

 89.5 



Ounces. 

 68.5 

 68.0 

 73.5 



Per cent. 

 73.2 

 73.4 

 71.3 



Per cent. 

 17.1 

 17.8 

 17.7 



Per cent. 

 67.6 



No. 62 



67.6 



No. 63 



65.1 







Mean of 3 



72. 6± .369 









256 

 256 



84.5 

 77.5 



82.5 

 78.0 



68.0 

 64.0 







No. 64 



No. 65 



73.4 

 75.0 



17.6 

 17.8 



67.8 

 69.5 



Mean of 3 



73 .2 ± .590 



73.3± .355 



± .793 







Mean of 5 











17. 6± .079 



67 .6 ± .424 



Error of 1 



























Section F.— Field-Cueed Tall Oat-Grass and Orchard Grass Collected at Arlington Farm. 

 [Dates of weighing: Original material, June 6; intermediate, July 3; air-dry material, July 18.] 



No. 66 



32 

 32 

 32 



26.0 

 27.0 

 26.5 



26.5 

 27.0 

 26.0 



22.0 

 22.5 

 21.5 



31.2 

 29.7 

 32.8 



16.8 

 16.6 

 17.3 



17.1 



No. 67 



15.5 



No. 68 



IS. 6 





31 .2 ±0.488 









32 

 32 



26.5 

 26.0 



27.0 

 26.0 



22.0 

 21.0 







No.69 



31.2 

 34.3 



18.5 

 19.1 



15.5 



No. 70 



18.6 









32. 8 ± .493 



31 .8 ± .409 



± .914 

















17. 7 ±0.295 



17.1±0.418 



Error of 1 















64 

 64 

 64 



53.5 

 57.0 

 53.5 



52.5 

 57.0 

 53.0 



43.5 

 47.5 

 42.5 







No. 71 



32.0 

 25.8 

 33.6 



24.3 



21.6 

 19.8 



17.9 



No. 72 



10.8 



No. 73 



17.1 









30.5±1.310 









64 

 64 



56.0 

 56.0 



55.5 

 56.0 



46.5 

 46.5 







No. 74 



27.3 

 27.3 



16.2 

 17.7 



13.2 



No. 75 



11.7 









29.4±1.157 



29.2 ± .750 



±1.677 

















19.9± .861 



14.1 ± .863 



Error of 1 















96 

 96 

 96 



84.0 

 83.5 

 S3.0 



82.5 

 84.5 

 82.0 



68.0 

 70.5 

 67.5 







No. 76 



29.2 

 26.6 

 29.6 



17.6 

 16.6 

 17.6 



14.0 



No. 77 



12.0 



No. 78 



14.5 









28.5± .518 









96 

 96 



83.3 

 86.3 



83.0 

 87.0 



68.5 

 72.0 







No. 79 



28.5 

 25.0 



17.4 

 17.2 



13.5 



No. 80 



9.3 







Mean of 3 



27. 7 ± .764 



27.8± .522 



±1.167 







Mean of 5 











17.3± .112 



12. 7± .566 

















128 

 128 

 128 



113.0 

 116.5 

 115.0 



116.5 

 116.5 

 116.0 



93.5 

 94.0 

 93.0 







No. 81 



26.9 

 26.6 

 27.4 



19.7 

 19.4 

 19.8 



9.0 



No. 82 



9.0 



No. 83 



9.3 









27.0± .129 









128 



128 



114.0 

 115.5 



114.5 

 115.5 



93.0 

 93.5 







No. 84 



No. 85 



27.4 

 26.9 



IS. 8 

 19.1 



10.5 

 9.7 



Mean of 3 . . 



27.2± .093 



27.2± .136 



± .304 







Mean of 5 











19.4± .113 



9.5± .169 





























