154 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. IOXHD. 

 DIGESTION EXPERIMENT 79— OAT AND VETCH HAY. 



RATIONS. 



Fed Sheep I ^00 grams per day. 

 Fed Sheep II 500 grams per day. 

 Fed Sheep III 500 grams per day. 



COMPOSITION OF FODDERS AND FECES. 





3 





Water-free. 













a 









2 



- 











.- 





















*? 































= 



• 





c 





3+3 













>-. 



c 

 5"i 



m 





 c 



C 



a 



c - 



+f 



5 





cc 



"" 



'■ 



< 



cu 



'— 



Zo 



fe, 



a 



Fodder. 





% 



% 



% 



% 



% 



% 



% 





Oat and vetch 























4217 



SO -00 



92.41 



7-59 



10.64 



31.16 



47.10 



3.51 



4342 



Feces. 







4218 





92.96 



7.04 



8.13 



37.97 



44.46 



2.40 



4611 





4219 





92.00 



S.00 



7.92 



39.39 



42.44 



2.25 



4651 



Sheep III 



4220 





92.09 



7.91 



8.50 



35.99 



45.32 



2.28 



4570 







