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TABLE III. 



Pboximate Composition of Agrioultural Piants and Produots, 

 giving tlie average quantities of Water, Organic Matter, Asli, Album- 

 inoids, Carbohydrates, etc., Cnide Fiber, Fat, etc., by Professors 

 Wolff and Knop.* 



HAY. 



Meadow hay, medium quality 



Aftermath. 



Eed clover, full blossom 



White clover, tuU blossom. . . 



Swedish or Alsike clover (TnfoUum 'hybi-idum) 



" clover, ripe 



Lucern, young 



" in blossom 



Sand lucern, early blossom {Medicago intermedia) 



Esparsette, in blossom 



Inca>nate clover, do {TrifoliumiTicamatum).. 



Yellow " do {Medicago lupulma) 



Vetches, in blossom 



Peas, "• " 



Field spurry, in blossom {Spergula arvenszs) 



" " after blossom 



Serradella, " " {Ormthopus sativus). . 



" before " 



Italian Eye grass (ZoUum itaZicum) , 



Timothy {PTileum, pratense) 



Early meadow grass {Poa annua) 



Crested dog's tail {Gynosurus cristaius) 



Soft brome grass (Bromus mollis) 



Orchard grass {Dactylis gloTTwrata) 



Barley grass (JSoi^deum, pratense) 



Meadow foxtail {Alopecurus pratetisis) 



Oat grass, French rye grass {Arrkenatlierwm 



aveiiaceum) 



i^nglish rye grass (Lolium peremie) 



Harter Schwmgel(.^e«^Mca/) 



Sweet-scented vernal grass {Anthoxanthum, 



odaraium) 



Velvet grass {Holcus lajiatus) 



Spear grass, Kentucky Blue grass (Poa 



Rough meadow gi-ass (Foa tHvialis). 

 Yellow oat grass (Avenajlaveseens).. 



Quaking grass {Briza msdid) 



Average of all the grasses 



a : 



2.0 

 2.4 

 3.2 

 2.0 

 3.5 

 3.3 

 2.2 

 8.3 

 2.5 

 3.0 

 2.5 

 3.0 

 3,3 

 2,6 

 2.6 

 3.3 

 2.5 

 1.5 

 1.9 

 2.8 

 3.0 

 2.9 

 2.8 

 1,8 

 2.7 

 8.0 

 2.5 



2.7 

 2.7 

 2.9 



2.9 

 3.1 



2.3 



3,2 

 2.2 

 2.6 

 2.6 



* LandwirthscMfUieJier Kalender, 1867, throngh Knop's Agriadtur-Ofiemie, 

 1868, pp. 715-720. I'his Table Is, as rewards water and ash, a repetition of Table 

 II, bat includes tbe newer analyses of 1865-7. Therefore the averages of water 

 and ash do not in all cases agree with those of the former Tables. It gives be- 

 sides, the proportions of nitrogenous and non-nitrogenous compounds, i. e.. Al- 

 buminoids and Carbohydrates, etc. It also states the averages of Crude fiber and 

 of Pat, etc. The discussion of the data of this Table belongs to the subjects of 

 Pood and Cattle-Peeding. They are, however, inserted here, as it is believed 

 they are not to be found elsewhere in the English laaguage. — t Organic matter 

 here signifies the combustible part of the plant.— II OcerMiyarafes, etc., mclnaea 

 fat starch, sun-ar, pectin, etc., all in fact of Org. matter, except Albuminoids and 

 Crude fiber.— f Crude filter is impure cellulose obtained by the processes describ- 

 ed on pages 60 and 6i.— 1" JPat, etc., is the ether-extract p. 94, and contains be- 

 sides fat, wax, chlorophyll, and in some cases resins, 

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