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it will be seen that protein, the most iniportant consti^ 

 iuent of the grass, is found in much greater proportion in 

 the Bombay grasses than in Berar grasses, and the same 

 thing can be said of the mineral matter, particularly the 

 more valuable part which excluded the sand. The crude 

 fibre from which the animal derives no nourishment is 

 found in lesser proportion in the Boirlbay grasses. These 

 differences are probably due to climatic influences, parti* 

 cularly variations in rainfall. 



