573 



Eations; gain in live weight; financial results. 



Lotl. 



Lot 2. 



Lots. 



Quantities per ten head per day added to basal ration : 



Cotton-seed meal pounds . . 



AVheat bran do 



Digestible nutrients in total food : 

 Per ten liead per day — 



Protein do 



Fats do 



Carbohydrates do 



Per 1,000 pounds live weight per day : 



Protein do 



Fats do 



Carbohydrates do 



Nutritive ratios 



Potential energy in digestible uutritnts per 1,000 pounds 



live weight per day Calories.. 



Gain in live weight per ten head per day pounds . . 



Financial loss per ten head per day cents. . 



L43 

 9.68 



3.32 

 0.57 

 12.83 



3.15 

 0.54 

 12.15 

 1:4.3 



34, 125 

 1.67 

 —'0.1 



3.08 



7.48 



3.81 

 0.68 

 11.90 



3.60 



0.65 



11.27 



1:3.6 



33, 825 

 L94 

 — 3.8 



4.62 

 6.27 



4.38 

 0.84 

 11.70 



4.15 

 0.79 

 11.08 

 1: 3.2 



35, 275 

 2.13 

 — 2.7 



Series M. — Effects of one-sided increase of non-nitrogenous foods. 

 Cotton-seed meal and maize added in different quantities to hasal ration. — 

 Coiiducted. by Herr Henneberg in Wasserlebeii. Thirty sheep averaging 

 99 pounds Mve weight, divided into three lots of ten each. Basal ration 

 per ten head per day in pounds, beet diffusion residue 66, wheat straw 

 7.7, pea straw 1.1, wheat bran 2.75 j cotton-seed meal and maize in 

 quantities as stated. Duration of experiment from January 23 to April 

 5 — 73 days. 



Eations; gain in weight; financial results. 



Lotl. 



Lot 2. 



Quantities per ten head per day added to basal ration: 



Cotton-seed lueal pounds . . 



Maize do 



Digestible nutrients in total food : 

 Per ten head per day — 



Protein do 



Fats do 



Carbohydrates do 



Per 1,000 pounds Uve weight per day: 



Protein do 



Fats do 



Carbohydrates do 



Nutritive ratios • 



Potential energy in digestible nutrients per 1,000 pounds 



live weight per day Calories.. 



Gain in live weight per ten head per day pounds.. 



Financial loss per ten head per day cents . - 



2.75 

 1.10 



3.50 

 0.75 

 12.91 



3.53 

 0.76 

 13.04 

 1:4.2 



37, 855 

 2.13 

 — 3.2 



2.31 

 3.30 



3.50 



0.77 

 14.28 



3.53 

 0.78 

 14.42 

 1:4.6 



40. 815 

 2.02 

 — 0.0 



L87 

 5.39 



3.50 

 0.77 

 15.62 



3.53 

 0.78 

 15.78 

 1:5.0 



43, 595 

 2.55 

 — 5.2 



Series ISF. — Effects of one-sided increase of non-nitrogenous foods. 

 Poppy cal-e and wheat hran added in different quantities to hasal ration. — 

 Conducted by Herr Wohltmann in Mahndorf. Thirty sheep averaging 

 92.4 pounds live weight, divided into three lots of ten each. Basal 

 ration per ten head per day in pounds, beet diffusion residue 66, wheat 

 chaff" 7.15, pea straw 8.36, lupines 2.75; poppy cake and wheat bran in 

 quantities as stated. Duration of experiment from January 23 to April 

 23—91 days. 



