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HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Merchants Distillers' Grains. — Period XXIII. 

 Sheep I. 



.9 

 '3 



o 

 Ph 



OS 



03 



650 grams hay fed, 



250 grams merchants distillers' grains fed, 



Total consumed 



274.64 grams manure excreted, . 



Amount digested 



Minus hay digested 



Merchants distillers' grains digested. 



Per cent, digested 



566.93 



228.08 



795.01 

 2.56.07 



538.94 

 362.84 



176.10 

 77.21 



43.26 

 4.79 



48.05 

 27.22 



20.83 

 19.47 



1.36 



28.39 



68.20 



78.73 



179.15 

 31.27 



146.93 

 46.96 



210.42 

 69.24 



99.97 

 42.97 



141.18 

 120.03 



57.00 

 72.40 



21.15 

 67.64 



260.16 

 80.40 



340.56 

 104.50 



236.06 

 171.71 



64.35 

 80.04 



16.16 

 32.89 



49.05 

 8.14 



40.91 

 8.73 



32.18 



97.84 



Sheep II. 



Sheep in. 



Total consumed as above, . 

 268.76 grams manure excreted, . 



Amount digested, .... 

 Minus hay digested, .... 



Merchants distillers' grains digested 



Per cent, digested, 



Average per cent, digested (three sheep), 



795.01 

 250.24 



544.77 

 362.84 



181.93 

 79.77 



79.12 



48.05 

 29.13 



18.92 

 19.47 



146.93 



48.87 



210.42 

 59.08 



98.06 

 42.97 



55.09 

 69.97 



71.68 



151.34 

 120.03 



31.31 



100.00 



88.83 



340.56 

 104.50 



236.06 

 171.71 



64.35 

 80.04 



80.09 



49.05 

 8.66 



40.39 

 8.73 



31.66 

 96.26 



96.51 



Average nutritive ratio of rations for three sheep, 1 : 4.78. 



