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XYLAN IN ALFALFA HAY. 
No. 
cut- 
ting. 
Condition of Plants. 
Xylan. 
Oude 
Fiber. 
Samples gathered in 1894 — 
1 
1 
Plants not in bloom 
9.44 
37.04 
2 
1 
Plants in full bloom 
9.86 
38.50 
3 
1 
Plants in full bloom 
10.94 
42.77 
4 
1 
Plants in early seed 
13.77 
40.13 
5 
1 
Plants in full seed 
14.42 
48.38 
6 
2 
Plants coming in bloom 
14.03 
34.13 
7 
2 
Plants in half bloom 
12.43 
39.19 
8 
2 
Plants in half bloom 
14.50 
39. 88 
9 
2 
Plants in full bloom 
12.48 
39.64 
10 
3 
Hay, from (’ollege farm 
10.. 54 
39.36 
11 
3 
Hay, from Rocky Ford 
12.34 
34. '27 
Samples gathered in 1896- 
12 
1 
Plants coming in bloom 
14.24 
39.43 
13 
1 
Plants in half bloom 
11 09 
35.61 
14 
1 
Plants in full bloom 
9.12 
37.29 
15 
2 1 
Plants coming in bloom 
8.88 
28.75 
10 
2 
Plants in half bloom 
9.10 
26.81 
17 
2 
Plants in fxill bloom 
11.01 
29.64 
18 
3 
Plants coming in bloom 
10 11 
26.59 
19 
3 
Plants in half bloom 
11 76 
33.00 
20 
3 
Plants in full bloom 
12 91 
1 32 94 
Parts of Plants— 
21 
3 
Leaves 
9 29 
13 . 00 
22 
3 
Upper part of stems.' 
13.32 
23 
3 
Lower part of stems 
11 25 
Crude Fiber - 
24 
3 
From the leaves 
12.73 
25 
3 
From the upper part of the stems 
13.46 
20 
3 
j From the lower part of the stems 
15.11 
33.07 
The percentage of crude fiber is given in the first 
twenty analyses to show that there is no constant relation 
between it and the xylan in the whole hay. This becomes 
more apparent when we examine the results of 24, 25, and 
26. If we calculate the xylan found in 24, to percentage of 
the total xylan in the original sample, assuming thirteen 
per cent., as the average for crude fiber in leaves, we find it 
