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ANALYSES OF FOODS, FEEDING STUFFS, ETC. 189 
ANALYSES OF FOODS, FEEDING STUFFS, AND 
a) bie he PRODUCTS: 
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REPORTED BY W. O. ATWATER AND F. G. BENEDICT. 
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In connection with the work of the Station during the year, 
analyses of the following miscellaneous foods, feeding stuffs, 
etc., have been made by the Station chemists. These analyses 
include those of food materials and other products made in 
connection with metabolism and digestion experiments with 
man, and those of feeding stuffs made in connection with the 
study of rations fed to milch cows. The methods of analysis 
were those recommended by the Association of Official Agri- 
cultural Chemists, with such minor modifications as have been 
found desirable. 
FEEDING STUFFS. 
The analyses reported in tables 44 and 45 beyond were made 
in connection with a study of rations fed to milch cows, the 
samples being taken from the materials in actual use by the 
respective dairymen whose herds were studied. In previous 
reports analyses of the forage plants grown in the experi- 
mental plots and of the feeding stuffs used in the sheep diges- 
tion experiments have also been given. As these experiments 
are not discussed in the present Report, but are reserved for 
future publication, no analyses connected with them are in- 
cluded in the following tables. 
The results of the analyses as calculated to water content at 
the time of sampling are given in table 44, page 191. In this 
table the materials are grouped somewhat according to their 
water content at time of taking samples, as follows: Green 
fodders; silage; cured hay and fodder; grain; and milling 
and by-products. ¢ 
The results calculated to water-free substance (dry matter) 
as the basis are given in table 45, pages 193, 194. 

