
‘NITROGENOUS FEEDING STUFEFS. SI 
TABLE 11.—( Continued. ) 



PERCENTAGE COMPOSITION AND DiGHSTIBLE 


















Sy Tova NutTrRIENTS. NuTRIENTS. 
CLassEs AND Kinns oF gf ; pres en eee * a ‘at 
FEEDING STUFFS. oe es 3 Maid ee eee ae ett i S Sa | ao 
pee Se Pe ea | eee ewe os 
| sala ag Fal ales Sa 
Feeding Stuffs low in | % | % % m | % | % | Cal % % o | Cal 
Nitrogen, for Conm- | 
parison. | 
Corn silage, pee a Fay7 5nd) Teo) .0\54- 0). 6.4/1. 445511 Oneeriia me 3 IO 
Cured Fodders. | | | Nees a 
Timothy, - = = 6 | \, | | 8 
7|/13.2| 5.9] 2.5|45.0/29.04.4/1590| 2.8] 1.5/43.5] 925 
eet ins a) 7) 8 Oh 7 6 1.9.47.5/28.65.2/1645) 4.8] 1.0|46.9/1005 
Orchard grass, - - | 11) 9.9 8.1] 2.6|41.0/32.4'6.0|1625|| 4.9] 1.4142.4| 940 
Kentucky blue grass,- | 8/I1I.1) 7.3} 4.1/40.5.29.08.01600| 4.5] 2.1|42.9| 970 
Hay, mixed, - -  66/14.0) 8.1} 2.4'43.3/26.95.3|1560| 4.8] 1.2/41.6| 915 
Pansy = = 1. T21ET 6" 8.4) 3.3143.4/27.915.4/1620)| 4.5) 2:0/34.8) S15 
Hanparian,- -  - | 13) 7.7) 7.5) 2.1149.0/27.7/6.0|1655|| 4.51 1.3|81.7|1090 
Corn stover, - > = /174/14.3|).5.5| 1.7/43.8/29.3/5.4)1535|| 2.5] 1.1/46.2) g50 
Milling and By- | | | | | 
Products. 
Gorm meal, ~~ -. - | 23/12-9) 9.6) 4.5/69.9| 1:6)1.5/1700 | 5.8] 4.1/65..91/1505 
Hominy chop, - - Ij 9.6/10.8) 8.2/64.3) 4.5/2.6)1825 | 6.5) 7.5|62.4)/1600 

Composition.—The most important difference in the coarse 
fodders is in the proportion of protein. The nitrogenous green 
fodders, and the hay of legumes, contain from one and one-half 
to two times as much protein as the grasses and corn fodders, 
stover, and the like. 
There are numerous conditions which tend to modify the 
composition of coarse fodders, especially of grasses and grains. 
The manure or fertilizers used in growing the crop affects the 
composition to a marked degree. This is especially true of the 
nitrogenous fertilizers, the free use of which tends to increase 
the proportion of nitrogen and protein in the grasses and grains, 
while the legumes appear to be much less affected by them. 
The composition also varies more or less with soil and the 
season, while the method of éuring and handling the crop may 
modify the composition quite largely. Excessive drying will 
cause the leaves and finer parts to fall off and become lost, 
while washing by rains will extract a considerable part of the 
‘more valuable nutrients, thus relatively increasing the per- 
centage of woody fiber and lessening the starch and protein. 
The stage of maturity in which the crop is harvested has a 
very marked influence upon the composition. If allowed to 

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