New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 261 
Our experiments and observations for the past two years leads us 
to the following conclusion : 
That the application to the soil in the spring of a nitrogenous 
fertilizer as a top-dressing, will be followed by an increase in the 
per cent of albuminoids of the hay, providing the temperature is 
favorable, if there is present sufficient soil moisture. But if the 
soil is not kept moist by rains after the application of the fertilizer, 
then there will be little or no effect on the chemical composition 
of the grass. 
DIGESTIBILITY. 
The digestion coefficients for each sample of hay are shown by 
the following : | 









oi oe @ ale! ie 
BN q aie fe | Es 
S 210 5 = OD ey = 2 io oie 
2a Ko Sn Pee | eee 
PLAT. ne hn a Fo 2 On ya 
x oon ee ge ae ASS 
| oo Aly, oF so Cons SD 
/ 5 = og eien! Sect 
tH oH i=) al a oe) Oo aT 
Ss) H <q oF o¥ 
ARES a NN etal scab Mee LAW ol hee ng bs 5% 9.37 uleaal 3.56 62.00 51.16 
TBs eee a ES re aN RS else Ce Ne 8.94 | 7.94 3.75 | 58.05 52.64 
| 
CO inves BAS erele ACh on SRRAN OPC HIRO RAR Os PRE OE IO 7.31 | 6.06 3.06 58.14 49.50 
CYS Rog ee eek se ON ae hate Ce ae 62.80 52.99 
i iny eae Pe ec dae SO geo | 6.31 | 5.00 2.12 66.40 57.60 
CG es pues ts en's Mas Ned AU 9 Oa ON CS 5.71 5.69 2.25 60.59 60.47 
en PANE a tha sn @ cp nig Cah ole Wee aiel oft Mean eae 6.44 5.87 2.44 62.11 58.43 
LoS 3 35 ice loins ad ep ahr OR nS ae ed a ee 8.87 7.00° 3.37 62.00 51 85 
POP AOeL It tts to, Labi eaac ek Marthe s 7.60 6.37 2.87 61.51 54.33 







AsH ANALYSES. 
Partial analyses of the ash from some of the plats were made 
with results as follows: 
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10 ro) ts . 
Bo a ro) i ae 
ya a a (@ os 
sia hd 3 3 a 
PLAT. aes a ie Sank pe 
yes a Es oe Nees 
nm Fo (o) (je) -— bi 
< Ay Ay RN 4 eS 
DNS cessed eh ly A oa a EES PRR 4.51 3.12 20.06 2.12 4,40 1.14 
TOPE Bley CSS 6 ee RAIS I OH Nem aR ne > 4.55 4.86 20.31 11.18 4.04 1.23 


