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of Agriculture) we extract the following useful and 
instructive tables: 
AVERAGE PERCENTAGE COMPOSITION OF ALFALFA AND OTHER 
FORAGE CROPS.* 
ST Number Nitrogen-| Ether 
COR is lof analy- Water. | Ash. | Protein. ae ° free ; iid 
Per cent|Per cent|Per cent|Per cent} Per cent |Per cent 
Fresh alfalfa.. 23 71.8 2.7 4.8 TA 12.3 1.0 
Fresh clover.. 43 70.8 2.1 4.4 8.1 13.5 1.1 
Alfalfa hay... 21 8.4 U4 14.3 25.0 42.7 2.2 
Clover hay.... 33 15.3 6.2 12.3 24.8 38.1 3.3 
Timothy hay.. 68 13.2 4.4 5.9 29.0 45.0 2.5 
Cowpea hay... 8 10.7 7.5 16.6 20.1 42.2 2.2 
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*In part from Henry’s ‘‘Feeds and Feeding,’’ Appendix. 
AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF DIGESTIBILITY OF ALFALFA AND OTHER 
FORAGE CROPS. 
(Experiments with ruminants. is.) 
3 Number of Crude ‘Nitrogen-free Ether extract 
BINDSOR BORAGE: experiments. Protein. fiber. extract. (fat). 
Per cent, Per cent Per cent Per cent 
Fresh alfalfa........ 2 81 45 16 52 
Fresh clover 7 2 67 53 78 65 
Alfalfa hay.. 28 73 43 66 54 
Clover hay... AG 55 49 69 53 
Timothy hay : 26 48 52 63 57 
Cowpea hay ........ 2 65 43 val 50 
DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS IN ALFALFA AND OTHER FORAGE CROPS. 
DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS IN 
Dry matter in 100 LBs. 
KIND OF FORAGE. 100 lbs. ims l 
Carbohy- Ether 
Protein. | “dyates. | extract. 
Fresh alfalfa. 28.2 lbs. 3.9]bs. | 12.71bs. 0.5 lbs. 
Fresh clover.. 2Y.2 lbs, 2.9 1bs. 14.8 lbs. 0.7 1bs. 
Alfalfa hay ... 91.6 lbs. 11.0 1bs. 39.6 los. 1.2 1bs. 
Clover hay .... 84.7 1bs. 6.8 lbs. 35.8 lbs. 1.7 1bs. 
Timothy hay.. 86.8 lbs. 2.81bs. | 43.41bs. 1,4 1bs. 
Cowpea hay... 89.3 lbs. 10.8 1bs. 38.6 lbs 1.11bs. 
Wheat bran... 88.1 1bs. 12.2 lbs. 39.2 lbs. 2.7 1bs. 
Shelled corn 89.1 lbs. 7.91bs. | 66.7 1bs. 4.3 1bs. 
The following table indicates the actual feeding value of 
eight different kinds of feed, based on the amount of digestible 
nutrients contained in them. These values are calculated from 
the figures given in the table just preceding. The values per 
pound assigned as the basis of calculation are protein, $0.0674; 
carbohydrates (starches, etc), $0.0064; ether extract (fats), 
$0.0112. These figures are merely relative, as the prices of the 
