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The Nutritional Value of Hay
The following two alphabetic charts provide nutritional data for common forages. Variations occur from field to field. Remember that growing conditions, maturity, and soil nutrients affect all mineral percents.
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HAY CHART
All Hay Sun-cured
Values in % or Ratio |
Dry
Matter
% |
Crude
Protein
% |
Calcium
% |
Phosph.
% |
Magnes.
% |
Ca:P
Ratio |
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| Alfalfa ---- All | 90 | 16.0 | 1.28 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 5.3:1 |
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| Alfalfa - Prebloom | 90 | 20.2 | 1.34 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 4.5:1 |
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| Alfalfa - Midbloom | 91 | 17.1 | 1.27 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 5.8:1 |
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| Alfalfa - Mature | 91 | 15.2 | 1.07 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 5.6:1 |
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| Bermudagrass | 91 | 9.2 | 0.43 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 2.7:1 |
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| Bluegrass, Kentucky -- All | 89 | 9.1 | 0.40 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 1.5:1 |
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| Bluegrass, Kentucky - Mature | 89 | 5.6 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 1.2:1 |
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| Bromegrass ---- All | 91 | 8.7 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 2.1:1 |
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| Bromegrass - Prebloom | 88 | 9.2 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.08 | 0.8:1 |
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| Bromegrass - Mature | 92 | 6.1 | 0.40 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 4.4:1 |
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| Clover, Red ---- All | 88 | 13.0 | 1.22 | 0.22 | 0.34 | 5.5:1 |
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| Clover, Red - Immature | 87 | 18.7 | 1.35 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 4.2:1 |
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| Clover, Red - Mature | 91 | 11.8 | 1.07 | 0.19 | 0.32 | 5.6:1 |
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| Clover, White | 90 | 16.9 | 1.71 | 0.29 | -- | 5.9:1 |
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| Fescue, Meadow | 88 | 8.2 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 1.61 | 1.3:1 |
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| Fescue, Tall | 89 | 7.2 | 0.35 | 0.21 | 2.12 | 1.7:1 |
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| Grass ---- All | 89 | 8.0 | 0.44 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 2.4:1 |
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| Grass - Immature | 87 | 14.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| Grass - Mature | 90 | 3.9 | 0.34 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 2.4:1 |
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| Lespedeza, Common | 89 | 13.8 | 0.78 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 3.1:1 |
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| Oats ---- All | 91 | 8.6 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 1.3:1 |
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| Oats - Immature | 91 | 12.6 | 0.30 | 0.39 | -- | 0.8:1 |
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| Oats - Dough Stage | 92 | 8.6 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 1.1:1 |
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| Orchardgrass | 89 | 9.4 | 0.34 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 1.5:1 |
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| Prairie Grass, Midwest (Prairie Hay) | 91 | 5.8 | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 2.5:1 |
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| Prairie Grass, Midwest - Immature | 90 | 7.9 | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 3.0:1 |
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| Prairie Grass, Midwest - Mature | 90 | 5.6 | 0.41 | 0.08 | -- | 5.1:1 |
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| Quackgrass | 91 | 9.5 | 0.30 | 0.11 | -- | 2.7:1 |
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| Rye | 93 | 7.9 | 0.31 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 1.7:1 |
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| Timothy ---- All | 91 | 6.8 | 0.38 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 2.2:1 |
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| Timothy - Prebloom | 89 | 12.4 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.10 | 1.3:1 |
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| Timothy Early Bloom | 89 | 9.5 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.11 | 1.8:1 |
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| Timothy Midbloom | 89 | 8.6 | 0.32 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 1.6:1 |
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| Timothy Fullbloom | 89 | 6.8 | 0.36 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 1.7:1 |
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| Wheat | 89 | 7.7 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.7:1 |
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| Wheat, Crested | 92 | 10.3 | 0.24 | 0.14 | -- | 1.7:1 |
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| Wheat, Intermediate | 90 | 7.7 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 1.9:1 |
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| Wheat, Slender | 91 | 8.1 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 1.4:1 |
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