COMPARATIVE VALUES OF ALFALFA HAY AND OTHER FEED STUFFS FOR PROTEIN
| Feedstuff | Value per ton when prairie hay is worth per ton— | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $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.