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MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



the first cutting the Timothy was in full bloom. The hay was 

 successfully cured and was then stored in the Station barn after 

 careful weighing. On April 7th, the two lots of the hay were 

 reweighed. Below can be seen the weights of the hay as put 

 in the barn and on April 7th, together with the percentage of 

 loss during the time of storage. 



Yield of Early and Late-cut Timothy Hay. 



Early-cut Timothy, cut J'y. 1 

 Late-cut " ''"' IS 



lbs. 

 1560 

 1910 



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lbs. 

 5070 

 6208 





lbs. 

 4225 



5086 





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lbs. 



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S45 



16.6 



1122 



18.1 



This hay has not only been analyzed, but the digestibility has 

 been determined by feeding to sheep. "We have, therefore, as the 

 total data by means of which to calculate the relative feeding 

 value of the two lots of«,hay cut at different dates, its weight, 

 composition and the digestibility of the various ingredients. All 

 this data can be found in the following tables. 



Composition of Timothy Hay. 















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Timothy hay, early-cut 



W.40 



4.86 



7.06 



32.51 



41;. 67 



3.50 



cxx, 



Timothy hay, late-cut .... 



9.70 



4.38 



6.12 30.32 46.17. 



3.31 



Composition of Feces. 





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CO 

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p 



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,% Nitrogen- 

 f ree extra - 

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cS 



Feces, Sheep 1 



8.45 

 9.45 



8.70 



8.55 



6.42 

 6.27 

 6.49 

 6.07 



7.81 

 7.31 

 8.19 

 7.16 



33.15 

 35.62 

 32.31 

 36.52 



40.93 

 38-55 

 41.19 

 39.16 



3.24 



'* " 2 



2.80 



» " 3 



3.12 



•' " 4 



2.54 



