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30 pounds of turnips. How about the amount of digestible ma- 

 terial in each case? At the time the experiment was begun, the 

 amount of dry matter in the turnips was not actually known, 

 but was assumed from previous analyses. During the time of 

 the first feeding period the percentage of dry matter actually 

 present in the turnips that were beiDg fed was ascertained 

 and it was found that the five pounds of mixed grain contained 

 about four-tenths of a pound more of digestible material than the 

 30 pounds of turnips. The ration for the second period of feed- 

 ing, beginning on Jan. 30. was changed therefore somewhat from 

 that of the first period. The changed rations were as follows: 



t 20 ibs. Hay. 

 Lot 1. ] 9 lbs. Mixed Grain. 



( 50 lbs. Rutabagas. 



t 20 lbs. Hav. 

 Lot 2. j 13 lbs. Mixed Grain. 



( 20 lbs. Rutabagas. 



In this period 30 pounds of turnips were offset by only 4 pounds 

 of grain. Lot 1 was fed the larger amount of turnips instead of 

 Lot 2 as in Period 1. The feeding was continued until March 3, 

 the animals being again weighed on each of the last two days. 



Below can be seen the weight of the two lots and the amount 

 of gain of each during the second period. 



Food axd Gats* of Sheep in Period 2. 



Xo. of days fed 



Weight of hay fed 



Weight of mixed grain eaten. 

 Weight of rutabagas eaten... 



Weight of sheep at end of period 



Weight of sheep at beginning of period. 



Gahi in weight 



Lot 1. 



More 

 Turnips. 



32 



G4m lbs 

 288 li 



pjoij •■ 



1346 lbs 

 122 2 •• 



Lot 2. 

 More 

 Grain. 



32 



640 lbs. 

 416 ki 

 640 " 



1262 lbs. 

 1124 " 



124 lbs. I 138 Jh=. 



Gain of both lots of sheep eating more turnips 235 lbs. 



" " " " '■ " grain 196" 



Difference in favor of ration containing more grain 39 lbs . 



The results of the second feeding period still show an advantage 

 with the sheep eating the more grain as compared with the sheep 

 eating the more roots, although rather more digestible material 



was fed to the latter lot. 



