158 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, 
TABLE 49. 
Maximum, Minimum and Average Coefficients of Digestibility of 
European Feeding Stuffs.* Sor 





















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, Owe, fodders, Enstlage and Hay. rae 2| al 75| 71163175 | 70 
I | Pasture grass (cut before May 15), - Max., | 2} 41 79| 79 | 68 | 84] 75 
} | { Avg., | 2} 4177] 75 | 66 | 79 | 73 
2 | Meadow grass in June, - - : Avg., | 1} 2} 71] 70 | 62 | 75 | 66 
3 | Mixed fodder (clover and grass), green, Avg., | 1} 2}75| 78/164) 78 | 67 
4 | Mixed fodder (clover and grass), wee Avg., | 1} 2) 68} 61 | 63 | 71 | 49 
5 | Fodder rye, young, i ae - Avg., | 1| 2}—|79| 74) 71} 80 
6 | Green sorghum, — - = * oe  GAWe.S | ot 99) Gato Beane 
7 | Green maize, cut early, - z - Avg.,-| 11 1170178 | 75 | 67) 72 
Min 3, 3| 61 | 45 | 82 | 66) 47 
8 | Maize ensilage, - - - - Max., | 3] 3} 63| 54 | 86 | 72 | 64 
Avg., | 3] 3) 62 | 48 | 85 | 68 | 56 
Min., | 3} 3} 62] 44 | 52 | 64 | 56 
g | Maize fodder, cured, 2 - s Max., | 3) 3} 68 | 52/| 79 | 68 | 71 
Avg., | 3} 3/63 | 48 | 67 | 66 | 64 
to | Red beet topsensilage, - - - Avg., | 1| 2/57/65] 60/54) 54 
11 | Potato tops (beginning of October), Avg., | 1} 2/48 | 42 | 24] 60) 36 
12 | Poplar leaves (beginning of October), Avg., | 1} 2/58| 56/79/65) 35 
13 | Butter cups (Ranunculus acris), - Avg., | 1| 1157] 8/69} 67) 41 
14 | Daisy, white weed (Lucanthemum 
vulgare), - -Avg., | 1| 1/68 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 46 
15 | Comfrey ( Symphytum asperrimum ) 
hay, - . Avg., | 1} 2}69/| 58/71 | 85|18 
: Min., | 4] 5|50/ 45 | 35 |58| 39 
16 | Timothy hay in bloom, - z ~ Max., | 4| 5| 67 | 60] 56] 72 | 62 
Avg., | 4} 5| 57 | 49 | 49 | 68 | 50 
17 | Orchard grass hay, after bloom eae Avg., | 1} 156/59] 51) 54/561 
18 | Red-top in bloom, - - - “- Avg., 41] 1} 691 60 | 44) So7 Gu 
19.) Blue joint, énd’of July, -9  % =) ¥- Avg., | 1| 1| 42 | 56| 87 | 43 | 37 
20 | Barnyard grass, in milk, hay, - Avg., | 1} 1/68} 62 | 60 | 66/63 
21 | Wild oat grass ( Danthonia spicata) | 
. in bloom, hay, - - - Avg., | 1} 1161 | 49 | 38 | 62) 65 
22 | /mperata ar endind cen, hay, - 2 Avg., | 1| 2} 49) 52 | 88 | 42 | 56 
23 | Couch grass ( 7riticum ripens) in bloom,Avg., | 1} 1| 61 | 64| 60 | 62 | 59 
24 | Hay from uncultivated landsin Japan, Avg., | 1| 2} 58) 411/48) 44/65 
25 | Hay from uncultivated lands in Japan, 
with more legumes, - : A Avg., | 1} 2} 49 | 94] 41) 41) 63 
Min., |18)48] 61 | 60} 45 | 58 | 53 
26 | Hay from mixed grasses, best quality, Max., |18|48] 79 | 73 | 68 | 76 | 80 
: Avg., |18/48| 671-65 | 57 | 68) 63 

* Taken from Zusammensetzung und Verdaulichkett der Futtermittel by Dr. Th. 
Dietrich and Dr. J. Kénig, Berlin, 1891. 

