364 



ALFALFA FARMING IN AMERICA. 



In order to^ illustrate this relative production of 

 digestible matter more graphically we present two 

 charts showing clearly the proportions of total di- 

 gestible nutrients and digestible protein in each 



d'op : 



ALFALFA 



RED CLOVER 



OATS a PEAS 



RUTABAGA 



MANGELS 



SUGAR BEETS 



TOTAL DIGESTIBLE MATTER PER ACRE.. POUNDS. 



LBS. 



saso 



2800 



3200 



2000 



3000 



2750 



Kansas Experiments. — J. T. Willard, of the Kan- 

 sas experiment station, has done most interesting 

 work in investigation of the nutritive qualities of al- 



