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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



DIGESTION EXPERIMENT 66 — (OAT HAY PARTLY 

 PARTLY IN MILK.) 

 RATIONS. 



Fed daily, Sheep I, 600 grams per day 

 Fed daily, Sheep III, 600 grams per day 



IN BLOOM, 



COMPOSITION OF FODDERS AND FECES. 













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Fodder. 





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% 



% 



% 



% 



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Oat hay (just coming 





















inginto milk). 



4127 



86.24 



92.66 



7.34 



10.20 



33.48 



45.66 



3.32 



4535 



Feces. 





















Sheep 1 



4128 



- 



89.95 



10.05 



7.95 



34.95 



44.10 



2.95 



4611 



Sheep III 



4129 



- 



89.33 



10.67 



8.89 



34.06 



43.80 



2.58 



4655 







TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN FOOD EATEN AND FECES EXCRETED IN FIVE 

 DAYS AND PER CENT DIGESTED. 

























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Sheep I. 



Grams. 



Grams. 



Grams. 



Grams. 



Grams. 



Grams. 



Grams. 



Oat hay (just coming 



















2587.2 

 1132.3 



1454.9 



2397.3 

 1018.5 



1378.8 



189.9 

 113.8 



76.1 



263.9 

 90.1 



173.8 



866.2 

 395.7 



470.5 



1181.5 

 499.3 



682.0 



85.9 





33.4 



Amount digested 



52.5 



Per cent digested 



56.2 



57.5 



40.1 



65.9 



54.3 



57-7 



61.1 



Sheep III. 

















Oat hay (just coming 

















into milk) 



2587.2 



2397.8 



189.9 



263.9 



866.2 



1181.3 



85.9 



Feces 



1151.5 

 1435.7 



1028.7 

 1368.6 



122.9 

 67.0 



102.4 

 161.5 



392.2 

 474.0 



504.3 



677.0 



29.7 



Amount digested 



56.2 



Percent digested 



55.5 



57.1 



35.3 



61.2 



54.7 



.57.3 



65.4 





55.9 



57.3 



37.7 



63.6 



54.5 



57.5 



63.3 







