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EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



(b) Depression noted (Grams). 



The nutritive ratio of the hay ration was as 1 : 9.9, and of the 

 hav-molasses ration, 1 : 10.7 ; molasses constituted 13.2 per cent, 

 of the dry matter of the total ration. In this case the results are 

 contradictory, in one case increasing and in the other depressing 

 the digestibility of the hay. Each sheep lost 2 pounds in weight 

 during the seven days. 



Series XIII., Period III, 

 [600 grams bay, 200 grams molasses, 10 grams salt.] 



(a) Coefficients for Molasses. 



Dry Matter. 



Ash. 



Crude Protein. 



Extract Matter. 



Sheep I, . 

 Sheep II, 



88.96 

 74.67 



59.34 

 52.41 



21.67 



94.76 



89.72 



(b) Depression noted [Grams). 

 Sheep I. 



Dry 



Matter. 



Ash. 



Crude 

 Protein. 



Fiber. 



Extract 

 Matter. 



Fat. 



Digested of 600 grams liiiy wlien fed alone, 



Digested of 600 grams hay plus 200 grams 

 molasses 



Minus 200 grams molasses, assumed to be 

 all digested, 



Remains for 600 grams hay digested when 

 • led with molasses, 



Difference or depression, . . . . 



357.06 



486.81 



145.86 



340.95 

 -16.11 



18.22 

 25.24 

 11.83 



13.41 



-4.81 



40.72 



42.20 



6.86 



35.34 

 —5.38 



111.13 

 111.76 



111.76 

 +.63 



180.37 



300.89 



127.18 



173.71 

 —6.66 



6.60 

 6.75 



6.75 



+.15 



Sheep II. 



