104 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 152. 



Mellen's Food Refuse, Period XIII — Concluded. 



Sheep VI. 



Average nutritive ratio of rations for both sheep, 1:9.52. 



Molassine Meal, Period XIV. 



Sheep I. 



Average nutritive ratio of ration, 1:11.5. 



Brook Farm Hay, Period XIV 



Sheep V. 



750 grams Brook Farm hay fed, 

 309.50 grams manure excreted. 

 Grams digested, . 

 Per cent, digested. 



669.38 

 287.62 



381.76 

 57.03 



42.30 

 27.73 



14.57 

 34.44 



59.57 

 29.37 



• 215.00 

 86.49 



30.20 

 50.70 



128.51 

 59.77 



318.25 



135.23 



183.02 

 57.51 



Average nutritive ratio of ration, 1:10.7. 



