1894.] 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 



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Old-process Linseed Meal. Period V. 

 Sheep II. 



Sheep III. 



Total consumed, as above, . 

 283.20 grams manure air dry, 



Total digested. 

 Minus 600 grams hay digested. 



Remains old-process linseed 

 meal digested. 



Per cent, digested, . 



322.55 

 116.89 



205.66 

 137.29 



68.37 



78.73 



Sheep IV. 



600 grams hay consumed, 



250 grams old-process linseed 

 meal, .... 



Total consumed, . 

 296 . 2 grams manui'e air dry. 



Total digested. 

 Minus 600 grams hay digested, 



Remains old-process linseed 

 meal digested, 



Per cent, digested, . 



Average per cent, three sheep 

 dio-ested, .... 



239.82 

 87.56 



66.18 

 75.58 



77.55 



Average nutritive ratio of x-ation for three sheep, 1 : 3.59. 



