172 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



By feeding the following grains in connection with English 

 hay (h) we are enabled to find their coefficients of digesti- 

 bility. 



New-process Linseed Meal. Period IV. 



Sheep II. 



Extract 

 Matter. 



600 grams hay fed, . 



250 grams new-proces.s linseed 

 meal, 



Total consumed, , 



297.01 grams manure air dry 



Amount digested, , 



Minus 600 grams hay digested 



Remains linseed meal digested 



Per cent, digested, . 



Grams. 



239.82 

 90.84 



78.41 

 86.31 



Sheep III. 



Average nutritive ratio of ration for two sheep, 1 : 3.30. 



