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MAINE) AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I904. 



COMPOSITION OF FOOD3 AND FECES IN DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH 



SHEEP. 





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Experiment I 



Clover silage 



Feces, Sheep I 



Feces, Sheep II 



Feces, Sheep III — 



Experiment 87. 



Clover hay 



Feces, Sheep 1 



Feces, Sheep II 



Feces, Sheep III 



Experiment ! 



Timothy hay 



Feces, Sheep I 



Feces, Sheep III 



Experiment 89. 



Hay 



Coarse spring wheat bran. 



Feces, Sheep 1 



Feces, Sheep II 



Feces, Sheep III 



Experiment 90. 



Hay 



Winter wheat mixed feed. 



Feces, Sheep II 



Feces, Sheep III 



Experiment 91. 



Hay 



Cottonseed meal 



Feces, Sheep II 



Feces, Sheep III 



Experiment 92. 



Hay 



Cottonseed meal 



Feces, Sheep II 



Feces, Sheep III 



Experiment 93. 



Hay 



Coarse corn meal 



Feces, Sheep II 



Feces, Sheep III 



Experiment 94. 



Hay 



Fine corn meal 



Feces, sheep II 



Experiment 102. 



Corn fodder 



Waste, Sheep I 



Waste, Sheep II 



Feces, Sheep I 



Feces, Sheep II 



Experiment 103. 

 Learning corn silage . . . 



Feces, Sheep I 



Feces, Sheep II 



4259 

 4260 

 4261 

 4262 



4263 

 4264 

 4265 

 4266 



4274 

 4275 



4277 



4274 

 4309 

 4268 

 4269 

 4270 



4274 

 4310 

 4272 

 4273 



427S 

 4211 



4288 

 4289 



4278 

 4311 

 4291 



4292 



4306 

 4307 

 4293 

 4295 



4306 

 4308 

 4297 



4313 

 4324 

 4325 

 4327 



4328 



4315 

 4329 

 4330 



% 



21.14 

 91.24 

 91.25 



90.83 



81.46 

 91.45 

 91.86 

 91.79 



80.06 

 91.90 

 91.64 



80.06 

 92.57 

 92.02 

 90.83 

 91.61 



80.06 

 90.70 

 91.77 

 92.16 



82.58 

 91.99 

 91.02 

 91.02 



82.58 

 91.99 

 90.45 

 90.58 



83.90 

 87.54 

 89.69 



90.52 



83.90 

 87.53 

 89.32 



51.38 

 46.13 

 43.71 



88.63 

 89.74 



19.60 



89.58 

 89.43 



% 



19.20 

 81.57 

 81.76 

 81.30 



% 



1.94 



9.67 



9.49 



9.53 



% 



2.25 

 10.56 

 11.94 

 10.13 



% 



8.25 

 33.76 

 33.09 

 31.82 



% 



7.97 

 33.95 

 33.51 

 36.46 



% 

 0.73 

 3.30 

 3.22 



2.89 



75.63 

 83.14 

 82.78 

 83.79 



5.83 

 8.31 



9.08 

 8.00 



7.90 

 8.56 

 8.56 

 8.75 



27.63 

 35.44 

 35.06 

 34.76 



38.34 

 36.79 

 36.69 

 37.92 



1.76 

 2.35 

 2.47 

 2.36 



75.67 

 85.16 



85.08 



4.39 

 6.74 

 6.56 



4.93 

 7.63 

 6.94 



24.57 

 30.01 

 30.59 



44.02 

 43.75 

 44.33 



2.15 

 3.77 

 3.22 



75.67 

 86.01 

 83.20 



81.75 

 83.39 



4.39 

 6.56 



8.82 

 9.08 

 8.22 



4.93 

 16.63 

 8.69 

 8.94 

 8.31 



24.57 

 11.17 

 25.83 

 24.49 

 25.73 



44.02 

 53.11 

 43.52 

 43.60 

 44.18 



2.15 



5.00 

 5.16 

 4.72 

 5.17 



75.67 

 84.60 

 83.24 



83.78 



4.39 

 6.10 

 8.53 

 8.50 



4.93 

 16.13 

 9.13 

 8.50 



24.57 

 13.33 

 26.80 

 26.85 



44.02 

 49.94 

 43.71 

 45.44 



2.15 



5.20 

 3.60 

 2.99 



78.60 

 84.40 

 83.26 

 84.01 



3.98 

 7.59 

 7.76 

 7.01 



4.87 



46.75 



9.31 



9.06 



25.78 

 6.23 

 28.69 

 27.99 



45.59 

 21.64 

 41.93 

 43.68 



2.36 



9.78 

 3.33 



3.28 



78.60 

 84.40 

 81.91 

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3.98 

 7.59 

 8.54 

 8.74 



4.87 

 46.75 

 10.50 

 10.81 



25.78 



6.23 



28.53 



27.67 



45.59 

 21.64 



39.89 

 40.60 



2.36 



9.78 

 2.99 

 3.09 



79.66 

 86.62 

 83.17 

 84.49 



4.24 

 1.02 

 6.52 

 6.03 



5.00 

 9.06 

 9.75 

 8.81 



26.98 



2.25 



27.92 



30.26 



44.26 

 72.25 

 41.91 

 42.44 



3.42 



2.96 

 3.59 

 2.98 



79.66 

 86.51 

 83.17 



4.24 

 1.02 

 6.15 



5.00 



8.81 

 8.56 



26.98 

 2.09 



28.29 



44.26 

 72.28 

 43.25 



3.42 

 3.33 

 3.07 



48.06 

 40.43 

 40.93 

 75.90 



77.83 



3.32 



5.70 

 2.78 

 12.73 

 11.91 



4.24 

 3.99 

 3.14 

 11.13 

 10.75 



15.61 

 13.22 

 14.25 

 20.75 

 23.77 



27.28 

 22.45 

 23.04 

 42.07 

 41.76 



0.93 

 0.77 

 0.50 

 1.95 

 1.55 



18.60 

 81.70 

 81.81 



1.00 



7.88 

 7.62 



1.60 

 9.44 

 8. SI 



5.42 



25.09 

 27.57 



11.09 

 46.81 

 44.01 



.49 

 1.36 

 1.42 



