1910.] 



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The foodiiig of 250 grams of molasses caused a loss of 8.8 per 

 cent, ill the digestibility of the haj-gluten-fecd ration. Each 

 sheep lost 3 pounds in live weight during the seven days. 



Series XII., Period XI. 



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

 (a) Coefficients for Molasses. 



{h) Depression noted (Grams). 



Dry 



Matter.' 



Protem. 



Extract 

 Matter. 



Digested of 600 grams English hay and 200 

 grams gluten feed when fed without luo 

 lasses, 



Digested of hay and gluten feed plus 250 

 grams molasses, 



Minus 250 grams molasses, all digested. 



Remains for hay and gluten feed digested 

 when fed witli molasses, . 



Difference or depression, 



628.12 

 185.45 



442.67 

 —55.45 



15.47 



20.82 

 13.50 



7.32 



—8.15 



71.91 

 7.05 



64.86 

 —9.43 



1.39.31 

 131.24 



131.24 



—8.07 



393., 59 

 164.90 



228.69 

 —28.17 



11.84 

 10.56 



10.56 

 —1.28 



The ratio of the hay-gluten- feed-molasses ration was as 1 : 7.G, 

 and of the hay-gluten-feed ration 1:5.7; molasses constituted 

 20.4 per cent, of the dry matter of the total ration. The depres- 

 sion observed was 22 (22.2) grams of dry matter and 18.8 (19) 

 grams of organic matter for each 100 grams of molasses fed, 

 and was equivalent to about 30 j)er cent, of the dry matter of the 

 molasses. The feeding of 250 grams of molasses caused a loss 

 of 11,1 per cent, in the digestibility of the hay and gluten feed. 

 The sheep passed through the trial in good condition, and 

 neither gained nor lost in live weight. 



Series XII., Period X, 



[600 grams English hay, 200 grams gluten feed, 300 grams molasses, 10 grams salt.] 

 (a) Coefficients for Molasses. 



