HAGI AS A FORAGE CROP. 
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Water. 
Crude 
Protein. 
Crude 
Fat. 
Crude 
Fibre. 
Nitrogen- 
free 
Extract. 
Ash. 
7 . 
7o 
7. 
7 c 
7o 
7 . 
Green Fodder. 
ist cutting. 
0° 
io 
M 
4.44 
o-93 
6.96 
8-39 
1.07 
2nd „ . 
73-44 
4.OO 
1.19 
IO.07 
IO.O5 
1.25 
3 rd » . 
69.41 
6-53 
i.61 
8-39 
12.20 
1.86 
Flay. 
ist cutting. 
19-95 
16.30 
3-43 
25.56 
30.84 
3-92 
2nd .. 
18.28 
12.30 
3- 6 7 
30-99 
30.90 
3.86 
3 rd ». . 
14.28 
18.29 
4-53 
23-52 
34-15 
5-23 
Dry Matter. 
ist cutting. 
— 
20.36 
4.29 
31-93 
38.52 
4.go 
2nd ,, . 
— 
I 5-°5 
4.49 
37-92 
37.82 
4.72 
3 rd . . 
— 
21.34 
5.28 
27.44 
39-84 
6.10 
With the help of these figures we find the three cuttings to 
contain the following proportions of nutrients per tan in kilo¬ 
grams : 
ISt 
2nd 
3 rd 
Whole 
Dry matter. 
cutting. 
cutting. 
cutting 
crop. 
• 2 53 >I 
3 I 9 -+ 
78.4 
650.9 
Organic matter . 
.240.7 
3 ° 3-6 
73 - 6 
617.9 
Crude protein . 
• 51-5 
47.1 
16.6 
115.2 
jj fat . 
. 10.9 
I 4-3 
4 - 1 
2 9-3 
,, fibre . 
. 80.8 
121.1 
21.5 
223.4 
Nitrogen-free extract ... 
• 97-5 
120.8 
3 1 - 2 
249-5 
Ash (free from C 0 2 and C). 
. 12.4 
15.8 
4.8 
33 -° 
Calculated from these and 
the an 
alytical 
results, 
the com- 
position of the whole crop harvested during the year, is as. 
follows : 
