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the other mostly stems. Samples of each gave analyses 

 as follows for the dry matter: 



Leaves. Stems, 



Ash 12.36 7.05 



Crude fiber 25.68 42-47 



Fat fether extract) 3.46 2.95 



Albuminoids 13.12 8.61 



Starch, sugar, etc 45-38 38.92 



Total loo.oo 100.00 



DIGESTIBLE PORTIONS OF DRY MATTER. 



Leaves. Stems, 



Crude fiber 11.04 18.36 



Fat (ether extract) 1.38 I.i5 



Albuminoids 9.84 6.46 



Starch, sugar, etc 29.49 25.30 



Total digestible material in 100 lbs. . 51.75 51.27 



Nutritive ratio i:4-5 1:7.2 



' ' It will be seen, ' ' says Professor Cooke, ' ' that the 

 two are about equally digestible. But they are quite dif- 

 ferent in the proportion of their digestible parts. The 

 stems are properly proportioned for horses at moderate 

 work, while the leaves are well adapted to the needs 

 of growing calves and yearlings." 



ALFALFA FOR DAIRY COWS 



Alfalfa unquestionably holds first place among the 

 feeds for the dairy cow. It is a happy combination of 

 richness and succulence. It has been predidled that 

 the cow fed on alfalfa will in the near future set the 

 price of butter for the world. Alfalfa has the two par- 

 amount qualities to enable it to do this : low cost of 

 production in localities adapted to it, and the superior 

 quality of butter produced while feeding it. Prime 

 alfalfa hay is very palatable, and being easily digested 



