The journal of the Ministry of Agriculture. (1920) (14774990744)

Identifier: journalofministr2610grea (find matches)
Title: The journal of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture
Subjects: Agriculture Agriculture
Publisher: London : Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: BHL-SIL-FEDLINK



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tter for hay, straw, and chaff,and that the blue variety is better for seed. Baron von Nathusius stated that in Prussia he sowed yellowlupins in June, ploughing in green, or folding with sheep. Hefound that the blue lupin makes excellent hay, but is difficultto dry. He also stated that the seed of both varieties wasfound to make excellent food for sheep and that the straw andchaff was of value for store sheep. He gave the followinganalysis of lupin seed :— Water .. .. .. .. .. 14-15 per cent. Fatty matter .. .. .. .. 6-7 ,, Nitrogenous substances .. .. .. 33-36 ,, Starch .. .. .. .. .. 26-30 Woody fibre 11-12 Mineral matter .. .. .. .. 3-4 In the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society, 1896, Dr.Bernard Dyer gave an account of experiments conducted byDr. Schultz, of Lupitz, Saxony. Dr. Schultz worked at theproblem of improving a poor sandy soil, which contained fromo-18 to 0-26 per cent, of lime, and succeeded in greatly increasing * Loc. cit. t Jour, of the Roy. Agric. Soc, 1859.
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Img. 1.—Blue Lupine (Lupimis luteus) : a. Seed x li.Seedling; b. Cotyledon; c. Second stage of Seedling; d. Thirdstage o( Seedling; e. Flowering Plant ; e. Flower x