I48 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 10,00. 

 DIGESTION EXPERIMENT 76— OAT AXD PEA HAY. 



RATIONS. 



Fed Sheep I 600 grams per day. 

 Fed Sheep II 600 grams per day. 

 Fed Sheep III 400 grams per day. 

 Fed Sheep IV 400 grams per day. 



WASTE LEFT BY EACH SHEEP FOR FIVE DAY: 



Sheep I. 



Sheep II. Sheep III. 



Sheep IV. 



251 grams. 



291 grams. 257 grams. 

 COMPOSITION OF WASTE. 



167 grams 



rater. Ash. 



Protein. Nitrogen-free extract. 



Fiber. 



24.54 6.99 



4.58 29.99 



32.85 



Fat. 

 1.05 



COMPOSITION OF FODDER AND FECK; 





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Fodder. 





% 



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% 



% 





Oat and pea hay. 



4174 



85.50 



90.65 



9-35 



16.85 



31-39 



39.41 



3.00 



44»0 



Fzces. 























4176 





89-54 



10.46 



12.16 



32.51 



40.TJ 



4.10 



4690 





4177 







89.62 



10.38 



13.13 



32.67 



39.74 



4.0S 



4702 





4176 





88.45 



11.55 



15.13 



29.23 



40.00 



4.09 



4635 



Sheep IV 



4179 





88-81 



11.19 



15.08 



30.65 



39.31 



3.77 



4402 



