('()\(M.rsi()xs I'.vj 



of sewage-irrigatod and t.rdinnrv meadow ,i:ra>s. wiih iiirus.'..r 

 malted foods, with tlic valiir of ensilage ; l.m iIm-s.. ujl) )„. 

 dealt with separately. 



JSpeaking generally, these feeding expcrimriits ni" l.awcs .uid 

 Gilbert, while they will not l>oar the exact analysis to which 

 later experiments carried out in respiration chamltcrs can )>.• 

 subjected, so that the digestibility of the foods and thf p<ii-tion> 

 which go to maintenance, increase, and work respi-ctivcly can 

 be ascertained, yet gave a somul general idea of the broad 

 principles of animal nutrition as they affect the farmer. Tin \ 

 are noteworthy for the intuition with which correct opinions o| 

 the general processes were deduced ])y statistical means from 

 experiments carried out in the main under onlin.uy farming' 

 conditions, opinions which have in all cases l»een .ilinndantlv 

 verified l:)y later and more accurate research. 



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