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pounds is proteids, while the alfalfa furnishes u di pounds 
digestible food with i i.p 2 P ° unds proteids. Thtgreen al- 
matter r °whTeh u ase aIm ° St 2 ' 5 per cent - more dr y 
food than the clover!' 18 " 7 PGr C6nt m ° re d^stible 
ALFALFA, RED CLOVER AND PEA-VINE ENSILAGE 
COMPARED. 
considerations m ha^ a ^!t g f alfalfa hay ’ Aether with other 
alfalfa s^We Tk P i ° SOme experiments in making 
airalta silage. I he following samples were received one in 
late summer and the other in late winter The condition 
of each was considered good, and cattle were reported to 
gree^^ur^’ The m eal " ly f i aI1 When they had access to 
three* samples, is^o.i^per^nt!^ matt6r ’ 35 determined in 
first cutting 1 Farm Department-Silage made from 
Moisture. 
Ash. 
Ether 
Extract, 
Crude 
Protein. 
Crude 
Fiber. 
Nitrogen 
i Free 
Extract. 
1. 
Airalta .Lnsilage ... 
Water Free. 
8.98 
13.19 
2.93 
3.22 
1.19 
14.18 
30.77 
29.95 
2. 
Alfalfa Ensilage ... 
.... 
14.40 
15.57 
33.49 
33.25 
Water Free. 
Ci . u)L 
11.91 
17.63 
36.06 
31.00 
3. 
Pea-vine Ensilage . 
12.19 
14.91 
15.63 
9.30 
1.22 
18.02 
36.89 
31.70 
Water Free. 
4. i 1 
3.24 
10,95 
30.06 
36.13 
4. 
*Red Clover Ensilage.. 
...: 
3 . 40 
4.10 
11.03 
15.00 
31.39 
29.90 
38.54 
41.70 
* Expt. Sta. Bui. No. 11, p. 52. 
These samples of ensilage were in good condition when 
received at the laboratory. The alfalfa silages, particularly 
JNo. 2, had a marked disagreeable odor and taste ; the pea- 
vine ensilage was bright, with an agreeable odor and a 
pleasant acid taste. Mr. Empson, of Longmont, through 
whose kindness this sample was furnished, informs me that 
e vmes used in making silage are of varieties grown by 
their company for canning. The peas are threshed out and 
he vines are put in silos and subsequently fed to sheep or 
ambs. I he vines are cut when the crop is in best condi- 
KX J. 1 • I 1 this pea-vine silage is 
aoorer than pea-vine silage would be by whatever of nitro¬ 
gen, etc., is removed in the peas. The ash in the pea-vine 
’' age is really not so high as appears in the analysis. It 
imounts to 8.96 per cent., after the deduction of sand. It 
