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white of an ege and gluten, the gummy part of wheat, then he 
_ will know what these products are like. Whenever the term fiber 
-oceurs think of paper as a good illustration. Remember that 
nitrogen-free extract and carbonaceous matter are the same, and 
sugar and starch are the purest forms. 
In table A is given the chemical composition of a large number 
of food stuffs as analyzed at this Station. 
The great variety given in table A includes the most of the 
foods with which the farmers of New York State have to do. 
These tables represent the per cent, or may be taken as the num- 
ber of pounds of each 100 pounds of the food. ‘To illustrate, take 
the first, Timothy grass; the table means that in 100 pounds of 
this green grass there were found 57.3, pounds of water, 2,8; 
pounds of ash, 3,33; pounds of albuminoids and the same for all 
the other parts. : 
TABLE X. 
Chemical composition of foods. 









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PROMI U TEMG Ting vasia'~ sc ed is dns ene goa cose cess 57.31 2.08 3.23 | 13.88 | 22.64 1.36 
Timothy, 1888. . CAR aie: Pais pais, pore [a ak oy A Is) 1.41 2.50 | 11.54 | 16.36 1.10 
Timothy, seed gi 2s eae aS A no 48.14 2.25 SOR TBS16 me eeGere 1.45 
MORTIMER ASB ores ok otto ode cov slCenadeniceecees 71.48 2.14 2.65 | 10.23 | 12.29 a eb | 
Kentucky blue or June grass............... 58.76 2.03 83.18 | 13.29 | 91.27 1.47 
MEN EEOMGUOA.. «ac vices u'ceesceddemsecse®s 68.70 1.27 2.44 | 10.938 | 14.82 1.14 
PEI OBC OW Ob vc xc coco<eid-oceccasecaeccess| 69.46 1,73 2.60 | 10.63 | 14.38 1.20 
CES SEED WS 3 20. © BIL a ag ol 72.63 1 3.12 8.66 | 12.72 1.16 
See an ISOPITISU Tl. 6 ov dhe cieletas ok eke eee 62.58 2.35 3.33.| 12.49 |. 17.96 1,29 
NV OOCMIMCRUNOW SFASS <0 ons.ccs: cess pecviceces 55.55 2.16 2.86 | 16.29 | 21.82 1.32 
PSO TUS TALLY O WILLA ace see cc cncniels tceciadee 57.62 1.88 3.31 | 16.30 | 19.44 1.45 
SORIA) STABS oco.. tscee get assetessceces| O1.41 1.57 FO e404 47008 1.16 
WORE Y GG WALSIGH asin occ See Cd le sais c'ssle ce ose os 78.46 1.59 1.28 5.62 | 12.16 89 
ESET SESTECIEISIENS Gy Roe Oe Pr Ae a 79.20 1.45 1.56 6.24 | 10.56 .99 
INEOOTIEMIEL COL CLOV OI sc) cwews cis bcc ccche ctw e'saien 68 .34 2.05 4.51 9.77 | 14.03 1.30 
BME VAT yor, oc une uniotcle ove. nis.t)é 6 Wetiod bc 17.29 1.95 3.66 5.32 10.76 1.02 
BNEEIAEG SPER WNP e Che 9.85: cols so oh ocaly spine te OO gs 718.23 1.79 4,42 4,70 9.44 1.42 
een PATOCLOVOEE 5 Saas sie te orcs wie chek eee es 69.20 1.61 3.52 | 13.12 | 11.45 1.10 
UIP PLLA LIN Ss ais dina vis ona scene 50 seme 67.46 2.95 5.91 | 10.51 | 12.02 1.15 
NaN MIRED ors a. oh cea ids e ban biG a aedoviens 78.52 1.37 3.40 6.31 9.29 1.11 
BIOBE TOT GUGRG Joi cts deve wile scence odes ee gee 60.35 1.85 3.17 | 18.05 | 20.46 4:35 
FoRAGE PLANTS. 
Sorghum, average of three ................. 84.00 au i .9T 5.23 8.60 43 
PEC NMM aN OO! CANG. cscs ces cacite os on ea ss 82.44 74 TL 5.94 9.32 39 
By TOTALITY FR) oir. iste oats iS 0 oo Se ee Chicalne 5 80.65 99 1.54 | -6.10 | 10.14 58 
Ensilage, maize fodder ........... are rib 84.14 .96 1.00 5.14 7.92 84 
Ensilage; maize stover.....:....ccecsseccsss 59.29 1.72 3.62 8.11 | 24.80 2.46 
enone: ATA STOSS cs ccs. eee e nc se 60.51 2.75 3.30 | 13.60 | 17.61 2.33 
Ree eae oianie ob ida cies v0.9 de pee ese hela 84.06 1.83 3°12 3.48 6.91 .60 
gor a ntenlat Renee aissvels ut alec suas ke meres stele ee 69.87 2.38 3.34 8.36 14.90 1.15 
EEG UFO RAIL Vitec sc craic sas s.cuce be senpelee cts 84.36 2.45 2.94 2.61 7.13 61 
TEC ken i cag Saseccccceeccnestees 79.04 1.47 2.85 TeTT ls OP SS 1.05 
Oat and pea forage.. Fe eile fhnt ceed acon 1.66 3.97 7.98 | 10.32 1.26 
PU ORVION STAGS ices sci ave sos svicwsVacecsees 73.49 179 3.45 7,81.' 12:48 1.10 
