ALFALFA—ITS GROWTH, DIGESTIBILITY, ETC. 
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It will be noticed that it was the third day before the 
animals came back to, or exceeded, the original weight; 
this may be due to the animals taking some little time to 
get accustomed to the rubber bags and harness attach¬ 
ment to hold them in place, and to the excitement it would 
naturally cause. The average refuse hay of No. 1 was 
5 6-13 ounces a day, and was about 1-77 of the hay fed. 
The average refuse hay of No. 2 was 3 7-15 ounces a day, 
arid was about 1-128 of the hay fed. The ether extract 
of dung of No. 1 was colorless, containing no chlorophyll, 
while the ether extract of No. 2 was distinctly green. 
The ash of the dung was as follows: 
No. 1. 
No. 2. 
Sand and Silica (Si 02) 
14.70 . 
. . 15.40 
Carbon (C) .... 
1.28 . 
. . .83 
Iron and Alumina oxides 
6.48 . 
. . 6.01 
Lime (Ca 0) . . . . 
34.75 . 
. . 36.00 
Magnesia (Mg 0) . . 
7.04 . 
. . 7.03 
Sulphuric acid (S 03) . 
6.99 . 
. . 6.38 
Chlorine (Cl) . . . 
9.44 . 
. . 9.54 
Phosphoric acid (P 205) 
6.77 . 
. . 6.38 
Alkalies. 
12.50 . 
. . 12.46 
99.95 
100.03 
The analysis of the dung was as follows: 
DUNG ANALYSIS. 
Water. 
Dry 
Matter. 
Ash. 
Ether 
Extract. 
Crude 
Fiber. 
lbuminoid 
Nitrogen. 
Nitrogen 
•ee Extract. 
< 
No. 1. 
82.9 
17.1 
12.4 
.99 
22.47 
7.05 
57.09 
No. 2. 
81.7 
18.3 
12.23 
1.04 
21.95 
7.31 
57.49 
The ash of the moist dung of No. 1 was 2.11 per 
cent.; of No. 2, was 2.23 per cent, of the whole. 
