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appearance which characterized the cactus, but as yet we have made 
no examination of this principle. 
AUBUMINOID AND NON- ALBUMINOID NlTROGEN. 
The albuminoid nitrogen and amides were determined in the same 
sample, with results as below: 
Per cent. 
Total nitrogen 2. 56 
Albuminoid nitrogen 2.37 
Amide nitrogen .19 
The digestibility of the albuminoids we find quite low for sample 
No. 1, as shown by the following: 
Per cent. 
Albuminoids digested 32.06 
Time has not permitted a further examination of the samples, but 
enough is given to show that, from a chemical standpoint, we have in 
prickly comfrey a promising forage plant for those interested in soil- 
ing, and we would recommend its careful trial by the farmers of our 
State. For further remarks concerning prickly comfrey as a forage 
plant, the reader is referred to the report of my colleague, Mr. Plumb, 
who has made, during the present season, some careful experiments 
with a trial plat. 
ANALYSES OF FODDERS. 
During the past year an unusually large number of feeding stuffs 
have been analyzed, and the examinations have been made more com- 
plete than has been the case heretofore. The results of the most of 
these analyses are given and discussed under their appropriate heads, 
while some of a more or less miscellaneous nature are given in the 
first tables. 
Notes on Table No 1. 
The analyses of a few feeding stuffs included in these tables have 
been taken from a former report, and such are marked with an 
asterisk. These analyses are repeated, as a more complete examina- 
tion has been made since they were first published, in the way of ash 
analysis, and in some few a determination of the sugars and starch. 
The grasses were all cut at time of full bloom, except the three 
included in No. 16. 
No. 15 is the average of twenty-one analyses, given in full in another 
Dart of this report. 
