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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



DIGESTION EXPERIMENT 65 — (OAT HAY CUT IN DOUGH.) 

 RATIONS FED. 



Fed daily, Sheep i, 600 grams per day. 

 Fed daily, Sheep II, 400 grams per day. 

 Fed daily, Sheep III, 600 grams per day. 

 Fed daily. Sheep IV, 400 grams per day. 



COMPOSITION OF FODDERS AND FECES. 





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Fodder. 





% 



% 



% 



% 



% 



% 



% 





Oat hay (cut when in 





















dough) 



4089 



83.70 



93.77 



6.23 



7.73 



31.74 



50.91 



3.39 



4541 



Feces. 























4091 



4092 

 4093 

 4094 



- 



91.85 

 93.50 

 91.43 



91.84 



8.15 

 6.50 



8.57 

 8.16 



9.39 

 8.36 

 S.69 

 12.05 



34.45 

 35.77 

 35.23 

 31.01 



45.54 

 46.43 

 45.29 

 45.40 



2.47 

 2.94 

 2.21 

 3.38 



4643 



Sheep II 



4850 



Sheep III 



4654 



Sheep IV 



4859 







