100 FORAGE CROPS 
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. 
NvuTRIENTS PER ACRE IN AVERAGE CROPS 
Yield Nitrogen- Total 
‘ Dry Pro- F : 
Kind per ‘i Fat Fiber free nutri- 
acre matter tein extract ents 
Tons Lbs. Lbs, Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. 
Red kafircorn ... 8.34 3,062 302 105 802 1,633 2,842 
White kafireorn .. 8.68 2,875 326 113 793 1,392 2,625 
Rural Branching doural5.53 4,383 540 118 1,463 1,870 3,991 
Evergreen broom-corn 16.66 7,637 673 163 2,859 3,379 7,074 
Yellow-branching 
doura,or milo maize 19.55 6,573 665 223 2,154 2,948 5,991 
Early Leaming corn .15.26 7,194 577 195 1,505 4,624 6,900 
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 Leaming 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 
