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Digestion Hay. — Period XX. 



Sheep T. 



S/ieep //. 



900 grams hay fed, 



304.86 grams manure excreted, 



Grams digested, . 



Per cent, digested. 



21.95 

 10.00 



11.95 

 .54.44 



Sheep III. 



900 grams hay fed 



300.70 grams manure excreted, 



Grams digested 



Per cent, digested 



Average per cent, digested (three sheep) , 



770.31 

 '270.99 



499. 3'2 



64.82 



63,84 



58. 

 33.44 



•25.33 

 43.10 



92.67 

 37.15 



55.. 52 

 59.91 



44.73 62,53 



•243.42 



72.41 



353.50 

 117.31 



171.01 

 70.25 



66.62 



•236.19 

 66.81 



21.95 

 10.68 



11. '27 

 51.34 



66.08 53.74 



Average nutritive ratio of rjitioiis for three sheep, 1 : 7. '29. 



