AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



51 



This fodder had been stored for nearly two months, spread out 

 in a thin layer in a dry place, and the fact that it still retained 

 from 40 to 50 per cent, of water shows how slowly such material 

 dries, and how large is the proportion of water that we may 

 expect to find in any corn fodder or stover consisting of the 

 uncut stalks. 



Composition of Partially Dried Corn Fodder. 































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c -^ 







OS 



41.5 

 46. 

 nO 9 







58.5 

 .54.0 

 49 1 



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p 







4^ 



OS 



Southern Corn Fodder 



4.16 

 4.20 

 2.67 



7.10 

 7.14 

 6.25 



18.77 

 15.63 

 14.90 



26.97 

 25.82 



1.50 



Field Corn Fodder 



1 ')1 



iSweet Corn Fodder 



23.931-^4. 















Digestibility of the fodder corn. The digestibility of these three 

 varieties of fodder corn was determined by experiments with 

 sheep, the plan followed being the same as that described in con- 

 nection with former experiments. The usual data are given below : 



Composition of Feces. 







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In 100 parts water-free 







feces. 1 



fecps. 



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LXXXIII, Southern Corn Fodder, 



Sheep 1 — 



73.16 



26.84 



14 38 



15.49 



21.48 



46.21 



2.44 



i. <. 11 <i 



" 2.... 



64.47 



35.53 



12.14 



13.66 



24.95 



47.10 



2.15 



LXXXIV, Field Corn Fodder, 



" 3.... 



61.. 58 



38.42 



14.67 



16.01 



19.12 



47.90 



2.30 



" '• " '• 



" 4.... 



71.04 



28.96 



14.49 



16.30 



20.07 



47.18 



1.96 



LXXXV, Sweet Corn Fodder, 



" .3. . . . 



58.16 



41.94 



10.49 



15.08 



23.0+ 



49.03 



2.36 



" " " 



" 4.... 



55.75 



44.25 



0.86'll.71 



23.18 



52.06 



2.19 



