368 FORAGE CROPS 
TaBLE III. Cormrricients of DIGESTIBILITY OF FEED SturFs—Continued 
1. Experiments with Ruminants 
Per cent 
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SILAGE continued 
Oats and pea......... 65 67 62 75 61 67 75 
Corn: 1A Sunflower 
heads 144A. Horse- 
Deans WA. once sees 66 68 41 63 60 72 7 
Corn: 1A Sunflower 
plant 4A. Horse- 
Dats HA. cas ee vee 65 69 26 58 65 74 74 
3. Hay anp DRIED 
COARSE FODDERS. 
. Cereal Fodders 
Corn, dent, immature | 62 63 43 50 67 62 65 
Corn, dent, mature...| 66 Seer 23 45 68 73 70 
Corn, flint, ears form- 
a 
WE peenes cxmiew eas 70 71 mide 70 72 a 67 
Corn, flint, mature...| 70 sae. |) «as ve 64 76 71 ra 
Corn, sweet, mature .| 67 vi si aie 64 7. 68 74 
Corn, stover ......... 57 55 41 36 64 59 67 
Barley hay 59 62 i, St 65 62 63 41 
Oat-hay... ail BA 54 39 53 51 55 60 
Oat-straw.........6-- 50 62 erg eee 58 53 38 
eo 
. Grasses and Millets. 
Mixed grasses (8-10 
per cent protein)...| 60 62 47 57 60 61 50 
Mixed grasses, tim- 
othy predominating | 55 58 30 47 65 59 45 
Meadow, swale or 
swamp hay......... 39 aia Vea we 34 33 46 44 
Tall oat grass........ 55 ska 41 51 55 58 56 
Wild oat grass....... 64 65 ciiee 58 68 65 50 
Orchard-grass ....... 56 56 seins 60 61 55 55 
Pasture grasses sseass 73 73 52 73 76 74 67 
Prairie grass. . 56 is ave 25 18 61 61 57 
Red-top... -| 60 61 sas 61 61 62 51 
Rowen .......ceeee ees sae 65 tray 69 66 G+ 47 
Black grass.......... 56 Soe 69 58 59 52 44 
Branch grass ........ 52 ais ihe 58 56 54 49 35 
Flat sage ............ 57 cake 62 52 60 55 36 
