First [-twelfth] annual report of the Board of Control of the State Agricultural Experiment Station at Amherst, Mass Volume 12

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...Nitrogen-free extract matter,...;...42.72 100.00 Dry matter contains:--Nitrogen, 2.48 Potassium oxide, 2.47 Phosphoric acid,.74 This variety of clover has served us well in our meadows, it being seeded every two years at the rate of three to four pounds per acre, applied in the spring. Medium red clover (Trifoliura medium), five rows. The seed was sown May 10, first appearing above ground May 17. The crop did not make sufficient growth, on account of the diy weather, so that it was not cut. The seed was purchased of J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, at fifteen cents per pound. Below is given an analysis of the dry fodder:--Per Cent. Moisture at 100 C 11.41 Dry matter, 88.59 Analysis of Dry Matter. Per Cent. Crude ash, 9.84 "fibre, 27.51 "fat 2.13 "protein, 15.75 Nitrogen-free extract matter, 44.77 100.00 Dry matter contains:--Nitrogen, 2.37 Potassium oxide, 2.48 Phosphoric acid,.48 As this is the standard variety of clover for use on grass lands, no further discussion with regard to its merits is needed. Sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa), four rows. The sainfoin remained in the ground from last year, the five rows being reduced to four. It started into growth well, and May 19 had commenced to bloom. It was sampled for analysis on May 28 and June 7, being cut for feeding June 11, when thirty inches high. It made a very good second growth, coming into bloom July 17. Fertilizing Constituents. Per Tout. Moisture at 100 C, 12.17 Dry matter contains:--Nitrogen, 2.90 Potassium oxide, 2.2!) Phosphoric acid, 86 This crop requires a calcareous soil and dry subsoil to do its best. Japanese clover (Lespedeza striata), five rows. Seed sown May 10, first appearing above ground June 1. Being a perennial, the plant did not make sufficient growth to permit of an...