SUNFLOWERS AND ENGLISH HORSE BEANS. 



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YIELD PER ACRE IN POUNDS. 



Names of Plants. 



Sunflower, heads 



Sunflower, whole plant 



English horse Dean, whole plant 



CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE PLANTS. 





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Sunflower, heads 



86.07 



1.10 



1.93 



3.79 



5.62 



1.49 



7.89 



13. S7 



27.20 



40.33 



10.70 



Sunflower (whole plant) 



85.21 



1.92 



1-70 



4.00 



6.14 



1.03 



13.04 



11.55 



27.04 



41.60 



6.78 



Horse hean (whole plant) 



82.65 



2.09 



3.88 



3.71 



7-18 



0.49 



12.07 



22.34 



21.41 



41.35 



2.S2 



The very large yield of sunflowers (whole plant) per acre 

 shown in the table above would apparently secure for them a 

 favorable position among coarse fodder plants for silage 

 material. 



The yield of dry matter is slightly larger than has ever been 

 obtained at the Station from corn, but notwithstanding that 

 fact it cannot be considered as desirable a plant to raise for fod- 

 der where corn can be grown successfully. Its chemical com- 

 position is about the same as that of southern corn grown in 

 this climate; the exceedingly coarse, rough stalks and leaves 

 of the plant make it less palatable as a fodder and were it not 

 ensiled would be largely rejected by stock. 



The chief value, therefore, of the experiment with this plant 

 consists in showing the utility of the silo in saving such materials 

 and preventing waste. Sunflowers and other coarse plants are 

 often grown for seed or other purposes when only a small por- 

 tion of the plant is used. The coarse parts that were formerly 

 thrown away can be now utilized and made into palatable and 

 nutritious food for stock by ensiling. 



