-------------------+-----------------+----------------- | TOTAL | DIGESTIBLE +--------+--------+--------+-------- | Corn |Alfalfa | Corn |Alfalfa -------------------+--------+--------+--------+-------- |_Pounds_|_Pounds_|_Pounds_|_Pounds_ Dry matter | 5,539 | 10,304 | 3,605 | 5,611 Albuminoids | 405 | 1,602 | 296 | 1,198 Starch, sugar, etc.| 3,263 | 4,782 | 2,186 | 3,114 Fiber | 1,472 | 2,800 | 1,060 | 1,198 Fat (ether extract)| 84 | 246 | 63 | 101 Ash | 315 | 829 | .... | .... -------------------+--------+--------+--------+-------- COMPARATIVE VALUES OF ALFALFA HAY AND OTHER FEED STUFFS FOR PROTEIN -------------------------------+------------------------------ |Value per ton when prairie hay | is worth per ton-- Feedstuff | $2.00 | $3.00 | $4.00 -------------------------------+---------+---------+---------- Alfalfa hay (average) | $6.05 | $9.08 | $12.11 Red clover hay | 3.88 | 5.82 | 7.77 Orchard-grass hay | 2.74 | 4.11 | 5.48 Millet hay | 2.57 | 3.85 | 5.14 Timothy hay | 1.65 | 2.48 | 3.31 Sorghum hay | 1.37 | 2.05 | 2.74 Corn-fodder (stover) | 1.14 | 1.71 | 2.28 Oat straw | .91 | 1.37 | 1.82 Wheat straw | .45 | .68 | .91 Sugar beets | .62 | .94 | 1.25 Mangel-wurzels | .57 | .85 | 1.14 Alfalfa hay containing 12.9 per| | | cent digestible protein | 7.36 | 11.05 | 14.73 Wheat bran | 7.02 | 10.53 | 14.04 -------------------------------+---------+---------+---------- It is seen that the alfalfa yielded nearly twice as many pounds of dry matter as the corn, with the digestible nutrients far in the lead, and the protein of the alfalfa was three times that of the corn. THE BALANCED RATION