164 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I9OO. 

 DIGESTION EXPERIMENT 84— MIXED FEED. 



RATIONS. 



Fed Sheep I 400 grams mixed feed and 400 grams hay. 

 Fed Sheep II 400 grams mixed feed and 400 grams hay. 

 Fed Sheep III 400 grams mixed feed and 400 grams hay. 



COMPOSITION OF FODDERS AND FECES. 





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Water-free. 





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Fodder. 





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% 



% 



% 



% 



% 



% 





Hay 



4251 



87.00 



93.89 



6.11 



7.12 



32.43 



51.62 



2.72 



4599 





4250 



S7-64 



94.27 



5-73 



12.98 



14.56 



62.11 



4.62 



4513 



Feces. 























4252 

 4253 





90.07 

 90.12 



9.93 

 9.88 



9.80 

 9.71 



30.16 

 30.28 



48.28 

 48.27 



1.83 

 1.S6 



4459 



Sheep II 



4429 



Sheep II r 



4254 





89.97 



10.03 



9.93 



28.73 



49.02 



2.29 



4449 



