2MM. 



LATERAL FIN 



MANTLE 



PIGMENT SPOT 



FUNNEL 



EYE 



ARM 



YOLK SAC 



Table 3." Proximate analysis of turtle grass from Boca Ciega Boy, Fla. 



Figure 7. --Late embryo of the squid, L. brevis. from 

 Tampa Bay, Fla. 



Analysis of whole plants of turtle grass 

 shows that it is notably high in protein (table 

 3), and this knowledge prompted us to ex- 

 plore the idea of using turtle grass as a 

 feed for livestock. In August about 363 kg. 

 (dry weight) of turtle grass were harvested 

 and shipped to College Park (fig. 8). The 

 grass was processed and fed to sheep. One 

 group of sheep was fed a normal diet, and 

 an experimental group was fed in the same 

 way except that turtle grass was substituted 

 for 20 percent of the regular ration. Sheep 

 that received the feed containing turtle grass 

 grew significantly more than the control group. 



Figure 8.— Harvesting turtle grass (T. testudinum ). A— turtle grass beds along the west coast of Florida; B— mower 

 for cutting sea grass; C~harvesting operation; D— rinsing racks and drying turtle grass leaves. 



