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From Connecticut,* Mr. E. H. Brown, of Gilead, reports that in his 
vicinity ‘‘ swamp hay sells for bedding for about one-third the price of 
upland.”? Mr. H. Holmes, of Stafford Springs, quotes the local price of 
best upland hay at $25 per ton, and that of coarse meadow hay at $10; 
and Mr. William Ross, of Chaplin, says that ‘‘ good upland hay.is worth 
more than double the price of bog hay for the feeding of all kinds of 
stock.”’ 
As has been said already, it will be necessary, in order to a just 
estimate of the foddering value of bog hay, to contrast it with the 
coarser kinds of forage, such as straw, as well as with upland hay. 
As evidence bearing upon this side of the question may be cited a 
number of answers to the last part of question No. 7 of the Massa- 
chusetts Society ; viz., To how much upland hay are the several kinds 
of straws respectively equivalent for fodder ? 
From Worcester:+ ‘A load of oat or barley straw is esteemed; 
equivalent to a load of common meadow hay.”’ 
The Middlesex Society + ‘‘ estimate the value of rye and barley straw 
as about one-tenth that of upland hay. Oat-straw is valued at three- 
sixteenths parts of common upland hay.”’ 
From Brookfield: + ‘‘ Barley, rye, and wheat straw are equivalent to 
one-fourth of their weight of upland hay, and oat-straw to one-third.”’ 
From Brooklyn:+ ‘*‘ Three hundred of barley and oat straw are esti- 
mated equal to four hundred of upland hay [sic]. Of rye and wheat 
straw four hundred weight are equivalent to one hundred of upland 
hay.”’ 
From Newbury: f ‘‘ The value of barley straw is thought equivalent 
to halfits weight of upland hay. The straw of other grain is of small 
value, except for litter.”’ 
From Marlborough: + ‘* Mr. Packard considers rye and wheat straw 
as equally valuable as fodder, and that the produce of an acre of either 
of them is worth four hundred weight of upland hay.”’ 
From West Springfield: + ‘‘ Barley, oat, and wheat straw are equiva- 
lent to one-sixth or one-eighth their quantity of upland hay for fodder ; 
rye straw from one eighth to one-twelfth.”’ 
From Shrewsbury:{ ‘‘ Barley and oat straw may be equivalent to 
one-half the quantity of upland hay, and wheat straw to one-third. 
Rye straw is worth but little for fodder.”’ 
From Vassalborough:{ ‘‘ Straw, except oat, is seldom used for fod- 
der. Oat-straw is equal to half its weight of good upland hay.”’ 
* “ Report of Sec. Connecticut Board of Agriculture,” 1868, pp. 119, 184, 156. 
t Papers, 1807, pp. 19, 20. 
$¢ Mass. Repository and Journal, 1815, 3. pp. 57, 117, 261. 
