THE DIGESTIBILITY OF CATTLE FOODS. 



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Average Daily Amount of Manure excreted and Water drunk (Grams) 



— Concluded. 



Sheep V. 



Period. 



Character of Food or Ration. 



Manure 



excreted 



Daily. 



One-tenth 

 Manure 

 Air-dry. 



Water 

 drunk 

 Daily. 



I. 

 III. 

 IV. 

 VI. 

 VII. 

 VIII. 

 X. 



English hay, 



Cottonseed feed meal, Creamo brand, . 



Wheat screenings 



Flax ahives, 



Cocoanut meal, 



English hay, 



Wheat screenings, 



Sheep VI. 



English hay 



Cocoanut meal, . . . . . 

 Cottonseed feed meal, Creamo brand, . 

 Wheat screenings, . . . . . 



Flax shives, 



Cocoanut meal, 



English hay, 



Wheat screenings, 



559 

 554 

 586 

 752 

 580 

 583 

 739 



29.30 

 29.08 

 29.55 

 35.84 

 27.13 

 27.93 

 26.85 



971 

 1,493 



951 

 1,691 

 1,839 

 1,902 

 2,202 



I. 



II. 



III. 



IV. 



VI. 



VII. 



VIII. 



X. 



554 



498 

 570 

 583 

 685 

 556 

 536 

 662 



28.07 

 25.50 

 29.40 

 28.95 

 34.67 

 26.31 

 26.97 

 26.09 



1,474 

 1,403 

 2,011 

 2,165 

 2,806 

 3,141 

 3,289 

 3,494 



Weights of Animals for Two Days at Beginning and Two Days at the End 

 of Period (Pouiids). 



Sheep I. 



Period. 



Chah.\cter op Food or Ration. 



IX. Cocoa shells. 



Beginning. 



First 

 Weight. 



146.50 



Second 

 Weight. 



144.00 



End. 



First 

 Weight. 



142.50 



Second 

 Weight. 



142.50 



