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HAGI AS A FORAGE CROP. 
Crude 
Crude 
Crude Nitrogen-free 
Water. 
protein. 
fat. 
fibre. 
extract. Ash. 
7o 
7 «, 
7 . 
7 « 
7o 7. 
Green fodder. 
ist cutting...79.21 
3-92 
o.8g 
5.86 
9.08 1.04 
2nd ,, ...74.09 
4-52 
0.79 
9.01 
10.09 1.50 
3rd „ ...65.68 
6.87 
1.78 
IO -57 
13.28 1.82 
Hay. 
ist cutting... 16.03 
17.78 
4.00 
26.47 
31.02 4.70 
2nd ,, ..13.41 
15.09 
2.65 
3 °.n 
33-74 5 -°o 
3rd ,, ...12.46 
17-55 
4-54 
26.98 
33-83 4-64 
Dry matter. 
ist cutting... — 
21.17 
4.76 
3 x - 5 2 
36-95 5 - 6 ° 
2nd ,, ... — 
17-43 
3.06 
34-77 
38.96 5.78 
3rd ,, ... — 
20.04 
5 -i 8 
30.81 
38.67 5.30 
Of the nitrogen 
present 
in the dry matter, the following 
quantities were found to exist in the 
form of albuminoid and 
non-albuminoid : 
Total nitrogen . 
ist cut 
-3-387 
2nd cut 
2.788 
3rd cut 
3.207 
Albuminoid nitrogen 
.2.836 
2.480 
2.831 
Non-Albuminoid nitrogen 
0-551 
O.378 
0.376 
,, , per cent of the total 
nitrogen . 
. 16.2 
II .0 
n -7 
The yield of sing 
le nutrients contained in the 
crop of 1889 is 
illustrated in the following table, kilogrms. per tan : 
Dry 
Organic 
Crude 
Crude 
Crude 
Nitrogen- 
free 
matter. 
matter. 
protein. 
fat. 
fibre. 
extract. 
Ash. 
ist cutting... 190.9 
180.2 
40.4 
9.1 
60.2 
70-5 
10.7 
2nd 
,, ...126.3 
1 19.O 
22.0 
3-9 
43-9 
49.2 
7-3 
3 rd 
,, ...103.6 
98.1 
20.8 
5-4 
3 x -9 
40.0 
5-5 
Total...420.8 
397-3 
83.2 
18.4 
136.0 
1 59-7 
23-5 
From these figures we find the composition of the whole crop 
of 1889 to have the following percentage composition : 
