152 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I9OO. 



DIGESTION EXPERIMENT 78— OAT AND VETCH HAY. 



RATIONS. 



Fed Sheep I 500 grains per day. 

 Fed Sheep II 500 grams per day. 

 Fed Sheep III 500 grams per day. 



WASTE LEFT BY EACH SHEEP FOR FIVE DAYS. 

 Sheep 1. Sheep II. Sheep III. 



90 grams. 56 grams. 108 grams. 



COMPOSITION OF WASTE. 



Water. Ash. Protein. Crude fiber. Nitrogen -free extract. Fat. 

 29.8 6.54 4.02 23.0 35.66 .98 



COMPOSITION OF FODDERS AND FECES. 





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Oat and vetch 























4212 



78.92 



93.05 



6.95 



9.77 



33.10 



47.26 



2.92 



4410 



Feces. 







4213 





91.64 



8.36 



7.98 



38.53 



42.96 



2.17 



4742 



Sheep II 



4214 





91.17 



8.83 



7.41 



37.23 



43.77 



2.76 



4486 







