414 Keport of the Assistant Chemist of the 
An examination of the above table shows a marked diminution in 
the per cent of ash and albuminoids of the dry substance for the late 
cut hay»and a considerable increase in fiber, while the proportion of 
nitrogen free extract remains practically unchanged. 
In the fresh substance there has been a large loss of water, but this 
diminution in water tended to equalize the albuminoids so that the per 
cent present is very nearly the same for the fresh substance in both 
the early and late cut timothy. 
SUGAES AND StAECH. 
The slight differences in the amount of nitrogen free extract of the 
dry substance and for the early and late cut hay leads us to further 
examine them and to determine the amount of sugar and starch to see 
whether there exists any real difference in the composition of the 
nitrogen free extract. 
Plat. 
TIMOTHY. 
Invert 
sugar, 
etc. 
Sucrose, 
etc. 
Starch. 
Per centof 
nitrogen 
free ex- 
tract as 
sugars and 
starch. 
VI. .. 
Full bloom 
3.60 
6.36 
22.61 
62.08 
YI. .. 
Late cut 
2.60 
4.00 
22.38 
55.39 
XV. .. 
Full bloom 
3.72 
5.96 
18.07 
52.73 
XV. .. 
Late cut 
2.32 
5.40 
21.66 
60.24 
XIX. . . 
Full bloom 
3.04 
4.68 
19.45 
52.46 
XIX. . . 
Late cut 
2.00 
5.20 
22.61 
55.69 
In the hays from plat VI, we find the more mature hay suffered a 
loss in per cent of both sugars and starch, while in plats XV and XIX 
there was a gain of starch. Of invert sugar there was a diminution 
in per cent in each case for the more mature hay. 
Albuminoid and Non-Albuminoid Niteogen. 
A determination of the true albuminoid nitrogen and amide nitro- 
gen in the early and late cut timothy gave us the following results : 
Plat. 
TIMOTHY. 
Total ni- 
trogen. 
Albumi- 
noid ni- 
trogen. 
Amide 
nitro- 
gen. 
Per cent of 
total ni- 
trogen in 
amide 
form. 
VI. .. 
Full bloom 
1.28 
1.20 
.08 
6.40 
VI. .. 
Late cut 
1.02 
.84 
.18 
17.64 
XV. .. 
Full bloom 
1.30 
.92 
.38 
29.23 
XV. .. 
Late cut 
1.03 
.68 
.35 
33.98 
XIX. . . 
Full bloom 
1.25 
1.20 
.05 
4.00 
XIX. . . 
Late cut 
.98 
.98 
.00 
.00 
