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EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



ration. Sheep IV. passed throngli the experiment in good con- 

 dition. Shcej) V. began to show signs of indigestion shortly 

 after the beginning of the period proper, and the disturbance 

 became so pronounced that the experiment was discontinued 

 at the end of the sixth day. The results show that he digested a 

 little less than Sheep IV. 



This and the trial immediately preceding show similar re- 

 sults ; namely, an equal depression and a loss in weight, in spite 

 of the fact that the several animals were receiving more than a 

 maintenance ration. 



Series XI., Period VIII. 



[600 grams hay, 200 grams gluten feed, 250 grams molasses, 10 grams salt.] 

 . (a) Coefficienis for Molasses. 



(b) Depression noted (Grams). 



The nutritive ratio of the hay-gluten-feed ration was 1 : 5.3, 

 and of the hay-gluten-feed-molasses ration, 1 : 7.1 ; molasses con- 

 stituted 20.2 per cent, of the dry matter of the total ration. The 

 average depression for both sheep was 18.5 grams of dry matter 

 and 16.1 grams of organic matter per 100 grams of molasses, 

 and equals 25.5 per cent, of the dry matter of the molasses fed. 



