I38 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I9OO. 



DIGESTION EXPERIMENT 71— CLOVER HAY CUT IN LATE 



BLOOM. 



RATIONS. 



Fed Sheep I 600 grams per day. 

 Fed Sheep II 600 grams per day. 

 Fed Sheep III 600 grams per day. 



COMPOSITION OF FODDERS AND FECES. 





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Fodder. 





% 



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% 



% 



% 



% 





Late cut clover . . 



4156 



82.3 



91.59 



8.41 



14.57 



29.47 



44.63 



2.92 



4350 



Feces. 























4157 

 4158 

 4159 





87.78 

 87.74 

 89.55 



12.22 

 12.26 

 10.45 



11.07 



9.30 



11.82 



37.52 

 38.92 

 35.96 



35.27 

 34.78 

 37.73 



3.92 

 4.76 

 4.04 



4534 



Sheep II 



4745 



Sheep III 



4563 







