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ment. The crops were cut when in best stage for 

 soiling, and, with the exception of the Evergreen 

 broom-corn, were palatable and readily eaten by 

 regularly soiled dairy cows. It will be observed 

 at once that, with the exception of the Evergreen 

 broom -corn, all the crops showed a much lower 

 content of dry matter than field corn. . 



Nutrients Per Acre in Average Crops 



In this table is shown the yield per acre as well 

 as the actual nutrients produced. It will be ob- 

 served that the Yellow Branching doura gave the 

 largest yield of total fodder, and the Red kafir 

 the lowest; the Evergreen broom- corn showed the 

 largest yield of dry matter, and the White kafir 

 the lowest ; the Early Learning corn showed the next 

 largest yield of dry matter, and a much lower con- 

 tent of crude fiber than the Evergreen broom-corn. 

 The yield of dry matter, excluding fiber, was 5,690 

 pounds for the Leaming corn, and 4,779 for the 

 Evergreen broom -corn, a gain for the Leaming of 



