MANURES AND HUMUS IN SOIL. 



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DIGESTION COEFFICIENTS OF SWEET CLOVER HAY. 



Sheep 1 



Sheep 2 



Sheep 3 



Average 



Dry 

 matter. 



58.44 

 62.08 

 63.12 



Ash. 



Ether 

 extract. 



66.36 

 64.63 

 67.38 



32.91 

 28.06 

 31.86 



65.79 I 



Crude 

 fiber. 



27.14 

 87.48 



Crude 

 protein. 



Nitrogen- 

 free extract. 



76.33 

 76.77 

 76.28 



70.62 

 72.74 

 72.86 



The digestive coefllcients of sweet clover hay are entfrely sat- 

 isfactory. It seems that the great objection to the hay is the 

 flavor and the fact that it becomes woody if it is allowed to 

 ripen. It is believed that there are possibilities for this plant in 

 Wyoming if it is cut at the right time and properly cured and 

 cared for. It grows well and the yields are large. The nutritive 

 ratio is 1:32.2, as found by this experiment, which makes sweet 

 clover a narrower ration than alfalfa. 



