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must be supplemented by some Tiitrogenoiis bye-fodder 

 such as oil cake, in order to form a suitable ration for pro- 

 ductive purposes. 



But one examination of millet for non-protein lias been 

 made/^ In this case nearly 40 per cent, of the nitrogen 

 was found to be contained in non-albuminoid compounds. 



Dig-estibility. — No determinations of the digestibility 

 of millet have been made. For the present, mitil such 

 determinations have been made, we may assume it to have 

 about the digestibility of hay of similar composition. 



§ 4. Maize Fodber and Stover. 



Compositilin, — By maize fodder we understand maize 

 which is gi'own exclusively for the sake of its stalks and 

 leaves, is cut comparatively early, and is either used for 

 soiling or cured for winter fodder. By the term stover 

 we designate the stalks and leaves of ripe maize from 

 which the ears have been removed. The two are the 

 same plant in different periods of growth, and it is evident 

 from what we have already learned o£ the composition of 

 plants in diiferent stages of development, that maize fod- 

 der must vary greatly in composition according to the 

 time at which it is cut, while stover will bo found very 

 nnieh poorer in protein and richer in crude fibre and carb- 

 hydrates generally. 



Green maize is a very watery fodder, containing from 

 80 to over 90 per cent, of water, but when cut early its 

 dry matter is quite rich in protein. It is a very palatable 

 fodder and well suited for milk cows^ but is too watery for 

 exclusive use. 



Report Conn. Ag'l Expfc. Station, 1871>, p. 112. 



