300 



MARITAL OF CATTLE-FEEDING. 



The following table of a few of Kellner's results, givin|]^ 

 the proportions of total and non-albuminoid nitrogen, will 

 serve to illustrate these facts : 





Total 

 nitrogen. 

 Per cent.* 



KON ALBUMINOID 

 NITKOGEN. 



Amide 

 nitrogen. 





Per cent.* 



Per cent of 



total 

 nitrogen. 



(BachsHG's 



method ) 



Per cent.* 



LUCEKNE. 











1. Cu!3 April 7, H in. yxigh. . 



6.922 



2.133 



30.5 





2. " "• 12, 3^ in high. 



5.760 



2.042 



35.5 





3 3d cut, without flower buds 



3.570 



1.183 



33.1 



1.025 



4. Before flowering, 18^ m. 

 high 



2.474 



721 



29.1 



0.613 



5. In flower, 22i in high. . . 



3.008 



0.729 



24.2 



087 



Eed Clover. 











1. Cut March 27, 1^ in. high 



5.200 



1 958 



37 7 





2. '' April 27, 2i in. high. 



3.974 



0.975 



24.5 





8. In full flower 



2344 





(16.5^ 



0S70 



Meadow Hay, 1877. 









1. CutMayU 



2 824 



0.983 



34.8 



0.89S 



2. '' JuneO.: 



1.787 

 1.354 



0.385 

 0.102 



16.0 



75 



339 



3* *' " 29 



0.033 





Kellner also shows {he. oil, p. 248) that hay which ha^ 

 been heavily manured, like that whose analysis is given 

 on page 390, is usually rich in non-albuminoid nitrogen. 



* Per cent of w^ter-free substance. 



