The composition of the Vetch, Sainfoin, and Lucerne, resembles very closely that of the Clover: indeed, it appears to me that all these leguminous plants are nearly equally valuable as green forage, but that the best adapted for hay is the Clover. In the following table the composition of these plants is shown:-- ANALYSES OF CLOVER, BY DR. VOELCKER. ---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+---------+--------- | I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. | Red | White |Yellow | Alsike. | Bokhara |Clover.|Clover.|Clover.| Clover. | Clover. +-------+-------+-------+---------+--------- Water | 80·64 | 83·65 | 77·57 | 76·67 | 81·30 | | | | | Soluble in Water-- | | | | | _a._ Organic substances | 6·35 | 4·98 | 8·26 | 4·91 | 6·80 _b._ Inorganic substances| 1·55 | 1·13 | 1·40 | 1·33 | 1·54 | | | | | Insoluble in water-- | | | | | _a._ Impure vegetable | | | | | fibre | 11·04 | 9·80 | 12·17 | 16·36 | 10·01 _b._ Inorganic matters | | | | | (ash) | 0·42 | 0·44 | 0·60 | 0·73 | 0·35 +-------+-------+-------+---------+--------- |100·00 |100·00 |100·00 | 100·00 | 100·00 ---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+---------+--------- ANALYSES OF LUCERNE, SAINFOIN, AND VETCH. ---------------------------------------+----------+-----------+-------- | I. | II. | III. | Lucerne. | Sainfoin. | Vetch. +----------+-----------+-------- Water | 73·41 | 77·32 | 82·16 | | | Soluble in Water | | | _a._ Organic substances | 9·43 | 8·00 | 6·07 _b._ Inorganic substances | 2·33 | 1·20 | 1·07 | | | Insoluble in water | | | _a._ Impure vegetable fibre | 14·08 | 12·95 | 10·23 _b._ Inorganic matters (ash) | 0·75 | 0·53 | 0·47 +----------+-----------+-------- | 100·00 | 100·00 | 100·00 ---------------------------------------+----------+-----------+--------