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1702, 1727, 1729, 1730, Sweet corn fodder.—‘* Branching Sweet” variety, in 
early roasting stage. Stalks quite succulent and proportion of ears large. Nos. 
1702 and 1727 were taken September 3 and 7, 1896, in connection with sheep 
digestion experiment No. 42. Nos. 1729 and 1730 were taken September 17 
and 21, 1896, in connection with sheep digestion experiment No. 4s. 
1697, 1698, Soy bean fodder.—Sampled August 8 and 12, 1896, in connection 
with sheep digestion experiment No. 39. The soy beans were generally in 
bloom and growing rapidly, but not full grown. 
1676, 1699, 1700, Soy bean fodder.—Sampled August 20, 24, and 28, 1896, 
in connection with sheep digestion experiment No. 4o. Crop from second 
sowing, about two-thirds grown, from bloom to early seed stage, and quite 
succulent. 
SILAGE AND CORN STOVER. 
1596, Corn silage. 
1600, Cor st/age.—Raised from Virginia grown seed, B. and W., white 
ensilage corn, by L. D. Lyman, of Middlefield. When cut it was from thirteen 
to fifteen feet tall, and was beginning to glaze. 
I591, Corn stover.—Analyzed in connection with cow feeding experiments 
Nos, 35 and 37. 
1618, Corn stover.—Analyzed in connection with cow feeding experiments 
Nos. 36 and 38. 
1736-1745, Stover of yellow flint corn.—Grown by Station in 1896. (For 
further description see page 206.) Nos. 1736 and 1737 were from plots without 
fertilizers. Nos. 1738 and 1739 were from plots to which there were applied 
dissolved bone-black at the rate of 320 pounds per acre, and muriate of potash 
at the rate of 160 pounds. Nos. 1740, 1741, and 1742 were grown on plots to 
which mixed minerals were applied, as in 1738 and 1739, and had in addition 
160, 320, and 480 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre respectively. Nos. 1743, 
1744, and 1745 were grown on plots to which mixed minerals were applied, as 
in 1738 and 1739, and had in addition 120, 240, and 360 pounds of sulphate of 
ammonia per acre respectively. 
1746-1755, Stover of white flint corn.—Grown by the Station in 1896. (For 
further description see page 206.) Nos. 1746 and 1747 were from plots with- 
out fertilizers. Nos. 1748 and 1749 were from plots to which there were applied 
dissolved bone-black at the rate of 320 pounds per acre, and muriate of potash 
at the rate of 160 pounds per acre. Nos. 1750, 1751, and 1752 were grown on 
plots to which mixed minerals were applied, as in 1748 and 1749, and had in 
addition 160, 320, and 480 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre respectively. 
Nos. 1753, 1754, and 1755 were grown on plots to which mixed minerals were 
applied, as in 1748 and 1749, and had in addition 120, 240, and 360 pounds of 
sulphate of ammonia per acre respectively. 
CURED HAYS AND ROWEN. 
1593, Clover hay.—Used in cow feeding experiment No. 37. 
1622, 1623, Clover rowen.—Field cured and barn cured respectively. Used 
in sheep digestion experiments Nos. 28 and 29. 
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