1907.] 



rUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 



97 



In all of the remaining periods a new lot of hay was used, 

 and the folloAving coefficients were employed, being the av- 

 erage of those secured for each group of sheep : — 



Old Sheep. 



Young Sheep. 



Paige Sheep. 



Dry matter, . 



Ash 



Protein, . 



Fiber, 



Nitrogen-free extract, 



Fat, .... 



60.72 

 45.60 

 53.69 

 63.79 

 &3.08 

 60.24 



57.07 

 43.64 

 47.37 

 .57.55 

 61.11 

 61.71 



57.98 

 40.62 

 63.61 

 59.06 

 61.41 

 47.76 



The composition of the old hay used in the first four 

 periods was taken to be the same as was shown by the two 

 analyses made in the preceding year. The composition of 

 the new hay represents the average of three analyses. The 

 average of the several analyses follows : — 



New Hay, 

 1904-05. 



Ash 



Protein, 



Fiber, 



Nitrogen-free extract. 



Fat, .... 



32.14 

 48.66 

 2.41 



