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of organic matter per 100 grams of fresh molasses fed, and 

 eqnaled about 70 per cent, of the dry matter of the molasses fed. 

 The feeding of 50 grams of molasses caused an apparent de- 

 pression, or loss of G.9 per cent, in the digestibility of the hay- 

 gluten-feed-ration. The cause of this excessive depression for so 

 small an amount of molasses is not clear. The sheep substan- 

 tially maintained their weight during the experiment. 



Series XIV., Period VII. 



[.'iOO grams hay, 150 grama gluten feed, 100 grams molasses, 10 grams salt.] 

 (a) Coefficients for Molasses. 



Dry Matter. 



Ash. 



Crude Protein. 



Extract Matter. 



Sheep III., 

 Sheep IV., 



66.37 

 42.92 



19.61 

 34.36 



86.02 

 65.48 



(&) Depression noted (Grams). 



(c) Average, Sheep III. and IV. {Grams). 



The nutritive ratio of the hay-gluten-feed ration was 1 : 7.3, 

 and of the hay-gluten-feed-molasses ration, 1: 8.6; molasses con- 

 stituted 11.3 per cent, of the dry matter of the total ration. The 

 average depression found was 35.56 (3i.l4) grams of dry 



