140 REPORT OF THE CHEMIST OF THE 
ALFALFA, ForaGe PER ACRE IN 1888. 
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No. 1 No. 2 
Pounds. Pounds. 
SAITO LO vc oe vcs Sawa Sicee Soa Cet eee seek: 19,384 18,518 
Bilin Sess cee tenes ae re ee 6,751 5, 227° 
DGD ie ea ca ce shop a Baa essgtene Sapo eee ae 5,009 5,009 
PHL aos Fae AS OAS TES eS gee ae 31,144 98,749 



yielding an average of about fifteen tons per acre of green fodder, 
after having been down to grass from the original seeding six 
years. 
From the analysis of alfalfa for different years as grown at the 
Station, at the period of full bloom it was found to contain 67.46 
Per cent. 
EVV BUOYS GNI cab e 0 ie Dew ole ianncer ol 1a) oie Ne Coa dele eee 67.46 
PUBS oS p55 Seeks Sats PSS cee bok win ORSON RED Ca abe ao 2.65 
Albumimoid& <cc esse em earn Ee ree. 5.91 
Ud OBST sas os woe eis fae ee a ee oe pete a 10.51 
Nitrogen-free extract... s.// 336s ee ee 12.02 
Ty ee Eee ee ETE OM ARS ein if es Pee et 1.15 
Oba Soske oc cod on OS ike a Oe ee ee eee 100.00 | 
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per cent of water. With these figures as the basis, it is found 
that if the fifteen tons of green fodder, having a composition like 
the above, were converted into hay they would be equal to 5.6 
tons of hay per acre 
The chemical composition of this hay is shown by the follow- 
ing analysis. The average of ten analyses of. wheat bran, also 
analyses of red clover hay are given for comparison: | 

Alfalfa Red Wheat 
(in bloom).| clover. bran. 
Wahler 2. coho re Ra cae 15.02 | 15.365 | 13-78 
WA ee os egies he oak oe ee Oe les halen 6.69 5.50 5.53 
A Thirminoids..)..b si ee AON Beet aed, 13.81 12.05 14.56 
PUTT EMIDeLrl 2). vs oes eo eee 27.28 25.99 107833 
Nitrogen-free extract .............+.-- 34.97 | 37.63 52.26 
Ma tets hts osha ek de TERE Cee 2.26 3.48 By Hi 
Total es ey edie ate 2 100.00 100.00 | 100.00 



