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the third, standing as follows : first crop, 100; second, 61 ; 

 and third, 45. But taking the early cuttings alone they 

 stand, first crop, 100; second, 80; and third, 69. 



15. Ponnd per pound, taken as a whole, the results 

 show the highest feeding value for the third crop and the 

 lowest for the second. 



16. The average annual beef product from early cut 

 alfalfa was 705.61 pounds per acre; it required 9575 

 pounds of timothy to produce an equal weight; 11,967 

 pounds of red clover, and 10,083 pounds of shredded 

 corn fodder. 



Pro! John A. Widtsoe at the Utah station (Bui No. 

 48 )made a study of the nutrients of the alfalfa crop, and 

 some of the facts gathered are given in the following 

 table : 



First Cutting 



Condition of growth 



Protein. 



Nitrogen 

 free extract 



Crude fiber. 



Ether 

 extract. 



Ash. 



May 4. Height, 6^- in. 



Pounds 



Ponnds 



607 

 1,247 

 2,278 



2,298 

 1,776 



Founds 

 168 

 618 



2,io8 



2,531 



2,544 



Pounds 



40 



103 



118 



116 

 94 



Pounds 



167 

 369 



431 



423 

 3" 



June I. Height, i8 in. 

 July 7. Full flower. . . 

 Aug. 10. Flowers fal- 

 len, leaves dry 



Aug. 24. Still drier. . 



697 

 745 



644 ' 

 428 



Second Cutting 



July 7. Budding. 



July 20. Medium bloom 

 Aug. 3. Full flower. . 

 Aug, 24. I-eavesdry. . 



334 



% 



657 



1,140 



i»529 

 1,484 



357 



1,316 

 1,329 



5? 



81 



8i 



^97 



323 

 333 



Third Cutting 



Aug. 17, 

 Aug. 31. 

 Sept 14 



138 



317 



J55 



17 



322 



757 



634 



33 



298 



934 



818 



43 



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