144 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I9OO. 

 DIGESTION EXPERIMENT 74— HAY. MOSTLY TIMOTHY 



RATIONS. 



Fed Sheep II 600 grams hay per day. 

 Fed Sheep IV 500 grams hay per day. 



COMPOSITION OF FODDER AND FECES. 



Water-free. 





— 



S - 



z B 



£ 5 



Fodder 

 Hay 



Feces. 



Sheep II 



Sheep IV .... 



4170 



% 

 93.29 



4168 1 92.84 



4169 1 92.42 



% 



% 



% 



6.71 



10.49 



30.34 



7.16 



7.91 



38.02 



7.58 



9.36 



36.32 



% 



50.02 



43.82 

 43.45 



2.44 



4487 



3.09 4741 

 3.29 i 4660 



