1904.] 



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Digestion Hay. — Period XX. 

 Sheep I. 



Sheep III. 



900 grams hay fed, 



300.70 grams manure excreted. 



Grams digested 



Per cent, digested, 



Average per cent, digested (three sheep), 



770.31 

 270.99 



499.32 

 64.82 



63.84 



58.7' 



92.67 



33.44 .37.15 



25.33 

 43.10 



44.73 



,55.52 

 59.91 



62.53 



243.42 

 72.41 



353.50 

 117.31 



171.01 

 70.25 



66.62 



236.19 

 66.81 



21.95 

 10.68 



11.27 

 51.34 



68.08 53.74 



Average nutritive ratio of rations for three alieep, 1 : 7.29. 



