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The^first table contains the analyses of the diflferent art- 

 icles of fodder fed during the experiments recorded in the 

 second {table. The highest and the lowest results of their 

 analyses are stated for the particular purpose of calling the 

 attention of practical farmers to the important fact that 

 the quality of their crops deserves the most serious con- 

 sideration in a rational system of stock-feeding. The in- 

 fluence of the condition of the lands, as far as manuring is 

 concerned, and the particular system of cultivation on 

 the composition of the crops, is far more serious than 

 generally assumed. 



The second table (pnge 110) states the rates of digesti- 

 bilitjs in percentages, of each group of essential constituents 

 of the fodder articles which served in the recorded experi- 

 ments. The highest and the lowest rates are stated, to con- 

 vey some approximate idea regarding the influence which 

 the condition of the fodder and the individuality of the 

 animal may exert on the digestibility of the particular con- 

 stituents of the former. 



