l62 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I9OO. 



DIGESTION EXPERIMENT 83— ROYAL OAT FEED. 



RATIONS. 



Fed Sheep I 400 grams Royal Oat Feed and 400 grams hay. 

 Fed Sheep II 400 grams Royal Oat Feed and 400 grams hay. 

 Fed Sheep III 400 grams Royal Oat Feed and 400 grams hay. 



Left by Sheep I, 118 grams hay for five days. 



COMPOSITION OP PODDERS AND FECES. 









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Fodder. 





% 



% 



% 



% 



% 



% 



% 





Hay 



4244 



87.00 



93.89 



6.11 



7.12 



32.43 



51.62 



2.72 



4599- 



Royal Oat Feed.. 



4245 



89.63 



93.61 



6.39 



7.46 



24. 9S 



57-73 



3.44 



4430 



Feces. 























4246 





91.68 



8.32 



5.45 



32.42 



52.26 



1.55 



447& 





4247 





90.87 



9.13 



6.09 



30.84 



52.20 



1.74 



4472' 



Sheep III 



4248 





91.58 



8.42 



5.58 



31.91 



52.59 



1.50 



4480 



