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IVyoming Experiment Station. 



EXPERIMENT IX. 

 Alfalfa Hay (Second Cutting). 



SHEEP K. 



Amount fed, 6,620 grams. 



Amount of orts, 21 grams. 



Amount of feces (air dry), 2,223 grams. 



ANALYSTS. 



Water 



Feed 6.74 



Orts 5.50 



Feces 3.12 



Ash 

 9.04 

 8.60 



12.79 



Ether 

 extract 

 1.87 

 1.24 

 3.35 



Crude 

 fiber 



29.17 

 38.47 

 44.63 



Nitrogen- 

 Crude free 

 protein extract 

 15.43 37.75 



12.02 34.17 



9.61 26.50 



AMOUNTS IN GRAMS. 



SHEEP KK. 



Amount fed, 5,700 grams. 



Amount of orts, 309.5 grams. 



Amount of feces (air dry), 1,717 grams. 



ANALYSTS. 



Nitrogen- 

 Ether Crude Crude free 

 Water Ash extract fiber protein extract 



AVERAGE OO.01 53.74 43.SO 5O.BB 7S.7!> 7O.71 



