APPENDIX TO MIMEO REPORT 58-14 TABLE 8

 PROXIMATE ANALYSIS/ OF SOME PLANT MATERIALS AS AFFECTED BY MECHANICAL DEWATERING

 E.E.S.
 Plant Series Percentage Calculate
Material No. Dry Matter Protein Fat Fiber NFE Ash TDN
 (Percentage of Dry Weight)


Celery Tops


Celery Leaves


St. Augustine-
 grass

Paragrass


Napiergrass


Caribgrass


Oats


White Dutch
 Clover


8.6
24.2
35.7

7.8
17.3

21.0
33.7

12.0
29.4

13.0
40.2

17.8
30.5

14.3
32.3

13.0
38.2


1/ The chemical analysis (courtesy of A. Duda and
 Thornton Laboratories, Inc., Tampa, Florida.

/ Fresh Chop

3/ K = Press Cake; KX : Press Cake (2 Pressings)


26.3
24.4
24.2

29.4
27.1

15.3
14.0

23.3
14.4

14.8
14.3

13.2
13.2

31.3
19.8

24.3
17.6


3.9
1.9
1.6

2.9
2.0

1.9
2.7

1.8
1.4

2.0
2.0

1.4
1.9

4.6
2.8

2.1
2.4


13.9
22.4
24.4

15.3
19.4

29.4
31.1

27.1
31.6

33.8
34.9

32.5
32.1

20.3
32.6

18.8
29.7


40.3
42.9
43.2

36.3
41.3

43.1
45.7

35.8
46.2

44.7
44.2

47.6
48.5

69.1
62.4

44.8
44.7


16.1 87.5
10.2 92.3


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15.6
8.4
6.6


89.3
94 .
95.4


10.3
6.5

12.0
6.4

-4.7
4.6

5.3
4.3

13.0
7.2

10.0
5.6


92.1
96.9

90.2
95.3
97.8
97.9

96.4
98.1

92.8
96.3

92.6
103.0


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