Experiments ll'itli li'ethers. 19 



SHEEP KK. 



Amount fed, 3,400 grams. 



Amount of orts, 00 grams. 



Amount of feces (air dry) First day 167.9 grams 



Second day 244.3 grams 



Third day 198.4 grams 



Fourth day 248.8 grams 



Fifth day 360.2 grams 



ANALYSIS. 



Nitrogen- 

 Ether Crude Crude free 



Water Ash extract fiber protein extract 

 Feed 5.83 10.28 1.46 29.35 17.32 35.76 



Feces, first day... ...2.77 11.85 2.59 44.80 9.38 28.61 



Feces, second day 2.48 12.77 2.73 43.83 9.44 28.75 



Feces, third day 2.10 13.79 3.00 43.72 9.63 27.76 



Feces, fourth day 2.72 13.58 2.67 43.95 9.38 27.70 



Feces, fifth day 2.58 13.61 2.71 43.35 9.63 28.12 



AMOUNTS IN GRAMS. 



Nitrogen- 

 Dry Ether Crude Crude free 

 matter Ash extract fiber protein extract 

 Feed 3201.8 349.7 49,6 998.0 588.8 1215.7 



Feces, first day 163.2 19.9 4.4 75.2 15.7 48.0 



Feces, second day 238.2 31.2 6.7 107.0 23.1 70.2 



Feces, third day.'. 191.2 27.4 5.9 86.7 19.1 55.1 



Feces, fourth day 242.0 33.8 6.6 109.4 23.3 68.9 



Feces, fifth day 350.9 49.0 9.8 156.1 34.7 101.3 



Total 1188.5 161.3 33.4 534.4 115.9 343.5 



*Less 2/122 19.5 2.6 0.6 8.8 1.9 5.6 



Total feces.. 1169.0 15S.7 32.8 525.6 114.0 337.9 



Digested 2032.8 191.0 16.8 472.4 474.8 877.8 



Per cent digested 63.49 54.62 33.87 47.33 80.64 72.21 



*Two hours overrun. 



Average Digestion Coefficients of Alfalfa Hay (Second Cutting). 



Nitrogen- 

 Dry Ether Crude Crude free 

 matter Ash extract fiber protein extract 



Sheep K 63.64 58.31 36.29 46.30 81.20 72.02 



Sheep KK 63.49 54.62 33.87 47.33 80.64 72.21 



AVERAGE 63.58 56.46 35.O8 46.81 8O.92 72.11 



The feces were analyzed each day as a check upon the 

 work and also to determine if there was any appreciable dif- 

 ference in composition. As may be noted, the variation in the 

 percentage composition of the feces from day to day is very 

 small. The first day the sacks were put on in the afternoon 

 and emptied in the morning, and the last day they were not 

 emptied until the afternoon, which accounts for the great varia- 

 tion in the amount of feces on these two days. 



