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EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Sumviary of the Coefficients (Per Cent.'). 



Periods V., VI., IX. 



Tlie tliree lots of sheep digested tlie hay quite imiforinly. 

 The Old Sheep gave slightly higher digestion coefficients than 

 the other two lots, — ■ a condition v^hich has been noticed in 

 previous trials. The hay proved to have a higher digestibility 

 than the average of previous lots ; the high digestibility of the 

 fiber indicates that the ligiiin substances were only slightly 

 developed, or, in other words, that the grass was tender and 

 comparatively immature. 



Gluten Feed. — The sample of gluten feed, consisting of 

 the gluten, skins, starchy matter and broken germs of the 

 Indian corn, was in good condition, although a little below the 

 average in protein. 



