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EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Series XL, Period VI., Sheep II. 

 English Hay. 



Series XI., Period VI., Sheep III. 

 English Hay. 



Average nutritive ratio of rations for two sheep, 1: 7.7. 



Series XL, Period VII., Sheep IV. 

 Hay and Gluten Feed. 



600 grams English hay fed, 



200 grams gluten feed fed, 



Amount consumed, . 



208.20 grams manure excreted. 



Grams digested, 



Per cent, hay and gluten feed di- 

 gested. 



531.30 

 180.06 



711.36 

 194.60 



516.76 

 72.64 



35.86 

 3.01 



38.87 

 20 53 



18.34 

 47.19 



64.98 

 44.98 



109.96 

 29.83 



80.13 



72.87 



177.72 

 13.00 



190.72 

 43 49 



147.23 

 77.19 



237.33 

 114.05 



351.38 

 91.85 



259.53 

 73.86 



15.41 

 5.02 



20.43 



11.54 

 56.40 



Series XL, Period VII., Sheep V. 

 Hay and Gluten Feed. 



Average nutritive ratio of rations for two sheep, 1 : 5.4. 



