O MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. IQOO. 

 DIGESTION EXPERIMENT 82— OATS FED WITH HAY. 



RATIONS. 



Fed Sheep I 400 grams oats and 400 grams hay per day. 

 Fed Sheep II 400 grams oats and 400 grams hay per day. 

 Fed Sheep III 400 grams oats and 400 grams hay per day. 



Sheep I left 177 grams waste for the five days. 



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Hay 



4235 

 4234 



87.00 

 86.84 



93.89 

 96.93 



6.11 

 3.63 



7.12 

 13.10 



32.43 

 11.87 



51.62 

 65.71 



2.72 

 5.69 



4599 





4685 



Feces. 























4236 





91.89 



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S.26 



30.83 



50.24 



2.56 



4681 



Sheep 11 



4237 





92.07 



7-93 



7.91 



31.85 



50.07 



2.24 



4651 



Sheep III 



423S 





90.41 



9.59 



8.44 



30.18 



49.34 



2.45 



4588 







