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2). The composition and digestibility of tlie water-free 

 substance of the two samples were as follows : 



Composition. 





Protem. 

 Per cent. 



Crude fibre. 

 Per cent. 



Nifcroj?en- 

 free extract 



and fat. 



Per cent. 



Ash. 

 Pel cent. 



No. 



1 



2. 



14.94 

 17.00 



33.90 



31.81 



44.22 

 43.80 



6.94 

 7.39 







BlGESTIBXLITy. 



No. 1 



No. 2. 



One thousand pounds of the green plants yielded the 

 following amounts of digestible matters : 





No. 1. 

 Lbs. 



No. 2. 

 LbH. 





No. 1. 

 LbH. 



39.52 



70.52 

 4.08 



No. 2. 



Dry substance . . . 

 Organic matter, . 

 Protein 



140.10 



135.93 



25.64 



162.84 



156.48 



33.68 



Crude fibre 



N. f r. ext. and fat 

 Ash , 



42.48 



80.76 



5.9 









These results furnish a fresh illustration of the influence 

 of the composition of a fodder on its digestibility^ while 

 the second table shows, in a striking manner, the very con- 

 siderable losses incident to field curing. 



As compared with clover of tlie same quality, we may 

 assume, with comparative certainty, that the crude protein 

 of lucerne is at least equally digestible. On the other 



