Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-09-19

substances soluble in water 1910, and IL
latter only $50 per cent. Here, again,
early cut straw is wol tn double that VIII cl
is dead ripe. The barley straw, on the V hol
is more nutritious than wheat straw. Doct
Voclcker thinks that barley not too 1ipe i.
nearly equal to cat straw, cut in the sam,
state OF maturity" 1t is of softer texture
and contains more album.nous matter thar
wheat straw. .a.. s.
OAT STRAw.-Three samples Of oat straw
were examined, one green" another fair
ly ripe" and the third lover ripe" Tn this
case, as in the others, the degree of ripeness
greatly effected the composition and nutritive
value of the straw. OF soluble protein com.
pounds thu green straw contained, when dry
Cos, the ripe, 1913, and the over ripe. 1.54
per cent of sugar, gum, mucilage, and cx-
tractive matters, the green contained 1908,
the ripe. 1853. and the over ripe, $40 per
cent The total percentage of Nitrogen in
me dfv state was; green, 1.G2, ripe, orc,
over ripe, O.0S. a.
These are very remarkable results. The
amount OF poTtein or tlesh-formng compound
in green cat straw is as large as in ordinary
meadow hay. The greater portion of this
matter, too, is found in a soluble condition
and would therefore he easily dgesicd. As
the straw approaches maturity The nitrogen
lied matter dwindles down to less than one
bali. The question arises" says Dr.. Noel-
cker, "what becomes Of all the nitIogcnized
matter, which disappears with extreme rap
lditv when our cereal crops arrive al matur-
itv Although lave not made any spec;a
experiment with a view Of ascertainns this
point 1T does not appear 10 me likely that
the matter is all stored up in the grain; and
| have not much doubt that as obSc,ve1 Ev
Mcssrs. Lawes and Gilbert, a considerable
loss of nitrogen takes place in the erow,h Of
corn crops, which loss is particularly notice
able when Che crops arrive at maturity"
Vi sugar, gum, and other matters soluble,
in water, not less than % per cent refcund
in the green straw, against less than per
cent. in the over-ripe straw. These are tbe
most nuiritive constituents, and the results
show that the straw Of oais cut Q cen is fou:
times as nutritious as that allowed to uat
over-ripc. The sugar, ETC. Of the straw is
turned into indigcstiblt woody f;y'e. The
green straw contains only 25 per cent. of tbs
substance, while the fairly ripe straw cen
tains 80, and the over-ripe ~ per cent. of ibis
ma,ier.
DIR. Noalcker suggests that where oats are
raised for use on the farm, it would be well
to cut them in The green state, and feed them
out without thrashing This is often cone
in England, and we have Enown a nrnLer
of horses kept in good condition all Mlnter
on this chopped green fodder with out any
hay or grain.
PEA STRAw.-Pea-haulm is considered by
English farmers the most nu!ricious Of all
straw, and the ana rscs of Dr.. VoelL er con-
fiIm this opinion. Ii contains IA per cent
OF soluble matter, ] per cs II. Of n'fo.e
and owe" / per cent. of oil. 1t opportunities
more closely to hay than anv other sLaw.
Assuming that all are harvested ia like de-
grees o; maturity and coalition, DR.. Voelcker
thinks pea straw best, oat straw next, then
barley, and wheat last. Genesee Farmer.