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MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



Composition of Fodder Corn. 







In 100 parts green fodfler. 



In 100 parts water- 

 free substance. 



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a 



a 

 o 



a 



05 

 fo 



87.70 

 82.60 

 86.40 



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C 



o3 



>; 

 U 



Q 



f. 

 12.3 

 17.4 

 13.5 



si 



in 

 < 



.87 



1.35 



.73 



a 



'■2 

 o 



Si 



:u 



1.49 

 2.30 

 1.72 



i' 



3.95 

 5.04 

 4.10 



u 

 ?3 

 ■M 

 M 

 ® 



!| 



5.67 



8.3-.' 

 6.58 



4.9 



.32 

 .39 

 .37 



to 



< 



1- 



7.11 

 7.79 

 0.45 



'A 



•rl 

 OJ 



O 



i 



12.14 

 13.22 

 12.73 



03 



o 

 oi 

 jj 



M 



03 



03 tH 

 03 « 



fo 



46.09 

 47.80 



48.74 





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 Lxxxrv .. 



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Southern Corn 



Field Corn 



Sweet Corn 



7. 

 3J.09 



8.95 

 30.35 



2.57 

 2.24 

 2.73 



The figures show that the southern corn fodder contained the 

 most water, and the field corn the least. The composition of the 

 dry matter seems not to differ in a marked manner, in the three 

 cases, the proportion of protein to carbohydrate material being 

 nearly the same, though the smaller varieties contained a some- 

 what larger proportion of protein, the field corn leading in this 

 respect as in the amount of dry matter. 



It is interesting to note how the composition of these fodders 

 compares with the composition of the seventy- five samples of 

 green corn fodder that had been analyzed in this country up to 

 1888. This average is : 













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CS 









03 









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c 





u. 







a^ 







03 



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o -^ 







oi 



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o 



03 



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cS 





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78 74 



21.26 



7.10 

 48.50 



1.08 



1.80 



.70 



3.00 



4.99 

 1.90 

 11.4 



12.94 



3.20 



22.10 



.45 



.10 



1.80 



AverHffe 



92 90 



Minimum 



51 50 



Maximum 







While these fodders did not prove to be quite up to the average 

 quality, they are much better than the poorest that have been 

 analyzed. 



The composition of the partially dried fodder when chopped 

 late in November, can also be determined from the analyses and 

 weighings. 



