148 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Methods Employed. 



Four sheep were used. Nos. 1 and 2 were four years old, 

 and Nos. 3 and 4 two years. The full details of the method 

 will be found fully described in the eleventh report of this 

 station, 1893. 



Feeds Tested. 

 Hay of Mixed Grasses. 



The hay is a fair average of that grown upon the station 

 grounds. It was harvested the latter part of June, when 

 the various grasses were in blossom. The grasses of which 

 it was composed were principally herds grass, red top, 

 Kentucky blue grass, meadow fescue, sweet-scented vernal 

 grass, together with a fair sprinkling of clover. It was fed 

 alone, and as a coarse fodder in combination with the differ- 

 ent grains tested. 



Vefch and Oats. 



The vetch and oats are fed by us as a substitute for hay. 

 They were sown at the rate of 4 bushels of oats and 40 

 pounds of vetch per acre about the middle of April. These 

 were cut in late blossom, and made into hay. If cut in 

 early bloom they would probably prove somewhat more 

 digestible. 



JVeiv-process Linseed 3feal. 



Linseed meal is the flaxseed remaining after the oil has 

 been removed. In case of the new-process meal the oil is 

 extracted by naphtha or some similar solvent, and is in con- 

 sequence more thoroughly removed than by pressure. 



Buffalo Gluten Feed. 



This is a by-product in the manufacture of starch from 

 corn. The starch is separated from the yellow or albumi- 

 nous part of the grain by means of water. The hulls and 

 germs are separated by screening. After the starch is re- 

 moved the yellow or flinty portion is mixed with the germs 

 and hulls. The mixture is kiln-dried and partially ground. 



