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The average depression was 36.32 grams of dry matter and 

 34.42 grams of organic matter per 100 grains of molasses fed, 

 and equaled 50 per cent, of the dry matter of the molasses fed. 

 The feeding of 100 grains of molasses caused a depression, or 

 loss of 7 per cent, in the digestibility of the hay-gluten-feed 

 ration. 



Both sheep were in good condition during the experiment; 

 Sheep IV. showed an apparent gain of 4 pounds and Sheep V. a 

 loss of 3.5 pounds. Such variations would hardly be expected. 



Series XIV., Period IX. 



[500 grams bay, 150 grams gluten feed, 150 grams molasses, 10 grams salt.] 

 (a) Coefficients for Molasses. 



Dry Matter. 



Ash. 



Crude Protein. 



Extract Matter. 



Sheep IV., 



5fi.63 



30.24 



76.86 



The nutritive ratio of the hay -gluten-feed ration was as 1 : 7.5, 

 and of the hay-gluten-feed-molasses ration, 1 : 9.7 ; molasses com- 

 posed 16 per cent, of the dry matter of the ration. The depres- 

 sion noted was 33.52 grams of dry matter and 29.16 grams of 

 organic matter per 100 grains of molasses fed, and is likewise 

 equivalent to practically 45 per cent, of the dry matter of the 

 molasses consumed. The feeding of 150 grains of molasses 

 caused a loss of 11.9 per cent, in the digestibility of the hay- 

 gluten-feed ration. This sheep made a gain of 5 pounds in one 

 week according to our weights. 



