1907.] 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 



97 



Old Sheep 

 II. and III. 



Young Sheep 

 I. 



Young Sheep 

 II. 



Young Sheep 

 III. 



Dry matter, . 



Ash, 



Protein, . 



Fiber, 



Nitrogen-free extract, 



Fat, .... 



58.50 

 22.00 

 42.50 

 61.00 

 64.00 

 46.50 



49.89 

 13.86 

 37.37 



49.98 

 .')6.29 

 38.24 



54.34 

 22.60 

 37.72 

 55.85 

 59.77 

 44.19 



61.53 

 16.55 

 36.36 

 53.13 



57.02 

 36.97 



In all of the remaining periods a new lot of hay was used, 

 and the following coefficients were employed, being the av- 

 erage of those secured for each group of sheep : — 



Old Sheep. 



Young Sheep. 



Paige Sheep. 



Dry matter, . 

 Ash, .... 

 Protein, . 



Fiher, 



Nitrogen-free extract, 



Fat 



60.72 

 45.50 

 53.69 

 63.79 

 63.08 

 50.24 



57.07 

 43.64 

 47.37 

 57.55 

 61.11 

 51.71 



57.98 

 40.52 

 53.61 

 59.06 

 61.41 

 47.76 



The composition of the old hay used in the first four 

 periods was taken to be the same as was shown by the two 

 analyses made in the preceding year. The composition of 

 the new hay represents the average of three analyses. The 

 average of the several analyses follows : — 



New Hay, 

 1904-05. 



Ash, .... 

 Protein, 

 Fiber, 



Nitrogen-free extract, 

 Fat 



8.20 

 8.69 

 32.14 

 48.56 

 2.41 



