DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 



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THE COMPOSITION OF FEEDING STUFFS USED IN DIGESTION EXPERI- 

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ON FRESH BASIS. 



Clover cut in early bloom 



Clover cut in late bloom 



Clover silage 



Clover bay 



Ha j - , mostly timotby 



Oat and pea bay 



Oat and pea silage 



Oat and vetcb hay 



Oat and vetcb bay 



Oat and pea bay 



Hay, mostly timotby. 



Oats 



Corn meal 



Oats 



Germ meal 



ON WATER-FREE BASIS. 



Clover bay (cut in early bloom) 

 Clover bay (cut in late bloom) 



Clover sila'ge 



Clover bay 



Hay, mostly tirnothy 



Oat and pea bay 



Oat and pea silage 



Oat and vetcb bay 



Oat and vetch hay 



Oat and pea silage 



Hay, mostly timotby 



Oats 



Corn meal 



Oats 



Germ meal 



4152 

 4150 

 4160 

 4163 

 4170 

 4174 

 4202 

 4212 

 4217 

 4222 

 4235 

 4145 

 4180 

 4234 

 4227 



4152 

 4156 

 4160 

 4163 

 4170 

 4174 

 4202 

 4212 

 4217 

 4222 

 4235 

 4145 

 4180 

 4234 

 4227 



% 

 19.21 

 17-73 

 78.84 

 19. 28 

 11.81 

 14.50 

 73. SO 

 21.08 

 20.00 

 25. OS 

 13.00 

 11.15 

 14.55 

 13.16 

 9.58 



% 



% 



7.80 



12.60 



6.92 



11.99 



2.20 



2.56 



7-38 



12.08 



5.92 



9.24 



7.99 



14.41 



2.05 



3.34 



5.49 



7.71 



6.07 



S.51 



5.93 



10.31 



5.32 



6.19 



2.92 



12.56 



1.60 



9.63 



3.15 



11.38 



3.57 



22.94 



9.66 



15.59 



S.41 



14.57 



10.39 



12.10 



9.14 



14.96 



6.71 



10.49 



9.35 



16.85 



7.83 



12.74 



6.95 



9.77 



7.59 



10.64 



7.91 



13.76 



6.11 



7.12 



3.28 



14.09 



1.S7 



11.27 



3.63 



13.10 



3.95 



25.37 



% 



23.36 

 24.25 



7.S7 

 25.36 

 26.76 

 26.84 



8.75 

 26.12 

 24.93 

 25.01 

 28.21 

 11 28 



2. IS 

 10.31 

 21.45 



2S.91 

 29.47 

 37.18 

 31.42 

 30.34 

 31.39 

 33.40 

 33.10 

 31.16 

 33 38 

 32.43 

 12.70 

 2 55 

 11.87 

 23.72 



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% 



35.24 



36.71 

 7.71 

 34.34 

 44.12 

 33.69 

 10.45 

 37.20 

 37.68 

 31.45 

 44.91 

 57.70 

 69.17 

 57.06 

 32.26 



43.62 

 44.63 

 36.45 

 42.55 

 50.02 

 39.41 

 39.90 

 47.26 

 47.10 

 41.99 

 51.62 

 64.99 

 80.95 

 65. 71 

 35.68 



% 

 1.79 

 2.40 

 .82 

 1.56 

 2.15 

 2.57 

 1.61 

 2.30 

 2.81 

 2.22 

 2.37 

 4.39 

 2.87 

 4.94 

 10.2 



2.22 



2.92 

 3. 88 

 1.93 

 2.44 

 3.00 

 6.13 

 2.92 

 3.51 

 2.96 

 2.72 

 4.94 

 3.36 

 5.69 

 11.28 



