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cows. Therefore, if not needed for supplementing 
pastures, it serves an excellent purpose as hay for 
winter feeding. 
CoMPOSITION OF OaT ForRAGE AND Oat Hay 
GREEN FORAGE An average 
contains fold 
Per cent Lbs. Lbs. 
Water 3 %6 8 3) % oe eS KS 75.09 oe oa 
Dry matter ......... 25.00 500.0 3500.0 
Ether extract ...... oan 0.92 18.4 128.0 
Crude fiber ......... 7.40 148.0 1036.0 
PrOt@Ii:. 0 eee Sy ae Gs SE eos 2.25 45.0 315.0 
ASB ean era ¥ aan He eo eS 1,65 33.0 231.0 
Nitrogen-free extract .... 12.77 255.4 1787.8 
HAY 
WAtOR 5 a0 6) Sah ew RSs ee 25.00 we ae a 
Dry matter ......... 75.00 1500.0 eo 
Ether extract ........ 2.76 55.2 Hae 
Crude fiber ......... «22.20 444.0 Peres 
Protein ........2.. 6.95 135.0 ae 
ABT 2) ah eens i jae 2) Gab nanan iae ve 4.95 99.0 wun & 
Nitrogen-free extract .... 38.31 766.2 8 
Winter oats 
In the southern states, and as far north as 
southern New Jersey, winter oats serve an excel- 
lent purpose as early summer forage. The advan- 
tages are chiefly that it serves as a cover-crop in 
the fall and winter, and saves time of seeding in 
spring. It should be seeded not later than the 
middle of September at the rate of two to two and 
