The results of the analyses
are as follows, calculated on the dry matter. The moisture was
practically the same, being 70.48 per cent, in the grass and 72.97 in
the silage.
_Composition of Grass and Silage (dried at 100 deg.C.)._
Grass. Ensilage.
Fat (ether extract) 2.80 5.38
Soluble albuminous compounds 3.06 5.98
Insoluble albuminous compounds 6.94 3.77
Mucilage, sugar, and extractives, etc. 11.65 4.98
Digestible fiber 36.24 33.37
Indigestible woody fiber 32.33 31.79
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93.02 85.27
Soluble mineral matters 5.24 12.62
Insoluble mineral matters 1.74 2.11
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100.00 100.00
The striking difference in the mineral matter of the grass and silage
I will merely draw attention to; it is not due to the salt added to
the silage. I may say, however, that other analysts and I myself have
found similar striking differences. For instance, Prof. Kinch[2]
found in grass 8.50 per cent. mineral matter, in silage 10.
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