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Am 



6 SO 



Fat 



2.62 



Nitrog ,- i iV ' ' extract 



5 ). 1 3 



C '\\de fiber 



IS. SO 



Albuminoids 



7. 30 



per c at, 



[C. Richardson 1 



Tripx'f"'i hi d ( ietytoid&t.[&iJtm& grass;Sesame grass.] 

 Grows from 5 to 7 feet high, with broad leaves resembling 

 somewhat Indian corn. It grows on moist soils, and is stout, 

 coarse and hardy. The calm is solid and grows from a rhyzomaor 

 root stock. The flowers are i-i three clustered spikes. The 

 spikeiefes have no awns and are arranged in jointed spikes. The 

 upper florets are sterile, while the lower ones are fertile. This 

 grass flowers from August to September. The quantity of forage 

 that can 1)3 gathered from this grass is quite large, because it will 

 stand catting several times during the season. Stock are very 

 fond of it, and the hay may be cared at an expense considerably 

 less than that required for gathering corn fodder. After the roots 

 have taken ]>ossession of afield, the grass is quite difficult to erad- 

 icate. A yoke of oxen can scarcely move a plow through it. Bat 

 the grass may be destroyed by close cropping when the roots will 

 die, thus enriching the land. 



Analysis: 



Water 



14 30 



Ash 



5.^0 



Fat 



2.05 



Nitrogen free extract 



48.26 



('rude fiber 



22.72 



Albuminoids 



7.29 



sh 





Phosporic acid 



2.52 



Sulphuric acid 



3,69 



Silica 



37.84 



( 'hlorino 



13.08 



( lalcium oxide 



1.64 



Magnesium oxide 



1.07 



Potassium oxide 



29.06 



Potassium 



6.30 



Sodium 



4.47 



per cent. 



" (C Richardso n„) 



[Wolff.] 

 Plate 10- 



