. Alfalfa farming in America. Alfalfa. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION. 371 of Agriculture) we extract the following useful and instructive tables: AVERAGE PERCENTAGE COMPOSITION OF ALFALFA AND OTHER FORAGE CROPS.* KIND OP FOKAGE. Fresh Fresh Alfalfa Clover hay— Timothy Cowpea Number of analy- ses. Water. Ash. Protein. Crude fiber. Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent 23 43 21 38 68 8 Ether extract (fat). Per cent *In part from Henry's &
. Alfalfa farming in America. Alfalfa. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION. 371 of Agriculture) we extract the following useful and instructive tables: AVERAGE PERCENTAGE COMPOSITION OF ALFALFA AND OTHER FORAGE CROPS.* KIND OP FOKAGE. Fresh Fresh Alfalfa Clover hay— Timothy Cowpea Number of analy- ses. Water. Ash. Protein. Crude fiber. Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent 23 43 21 38 68 8 Ether extract (fat). Per cent *In part from Henry's "Feeds and Feeding," Appendix. AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF DIGESTIBILITY OF ALFALFA AND OTHER FORAGE CROPS. (Experiments with ruminants.) KIND OF FORAGE. Fresh alfalfa. Fresh clover. Alfalfa Clover Timothy hay. Cowpea hay . Number of experiments. Protein. Crude fiber. Per cent Per cent 2 81 45 2 67 53 28 73 43 46 55 49 26 48 52 2 65 43 Nitrog-en-free extract. Per cent 76 78 66 69 63 71 Ether extract (fat). Per cent 52 65 54 53 57 50 DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS IN ALFALFA AND OTHER FORAGE CROPS. Dry matter in 100 lbs. DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS IN 100 LBS. KIND OF FORAGE. Protein. Carbohy- drates. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs ? lbs. lbs. Ether extract. Fresh alfalfa lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Fresh clover. ... lbs. Alfalfa hay lbs. Clover hay ... lbs. lbs. Cowpea hay lbs. lbs. Shelled corn lbs. The following table indicates the actual feeding value of eight different kinds of feed, based on the amount of digestible nutrients contained in them. These values are calculated from the figures given in the table just preceding. The values per pound assigned as the basis of calculation are protein, $; carbohydrates (starches, etc), $; ether extract (fats), $ Thes
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