46 MAINE AGRICUI.TURAL EXPERIMIjNT STATION. I906. 



The total weight of food eaten, and feces and urine excreted 

 by each steer for five days. 



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 n1 •- 





a 



5 



Grams. 



Grams. 



1S143 

 18143 

 15875 







6804 



15875 



6804 



15S75 



6804 



15875 



6804 



1S143 



4536 



18143 



4536 



Hay alone .' 



Hay alone 



Hay and spring wheat bran 

 Hay and spring wheat bran 

 Hay and winter wheat bran 

 Hay and winter wheat bran 

 Hay and cottonseed meal. . . 

 Hay and cottonseed meal . . . 



Grams. 

 7159 

 7133 



8786 

 8488 

 8256 

 8256 

 8501 

 8501 



Grams. 

 16964 

 17372 

 16784 

 17826 

 11130 

 16919 

 13970 

 16645 



Percentage of fertilizing material in the food, feces a/nd urine. 



Food. 



Hay 



Spring wheat bran 



Winter wheat bran 



Cottonseed meal 



Feces and Urine. 



Hay alone Steer 1 



Hay alone Steer 2 



Hay and spring wheat bran Steer 1 



Hay and spring wheat bran Steer 2 



Hay and winter wheat bran Steer 1 



Hay and winter wheat bran Steer 2 



Hay and cottonseed Steer 1 



Hay and cottonseed Steer 2 



% 



% 



% 



0.79 

 2.66 





0.33 

 3.19 





2.58 



7.48 



Feces. 





2.86 



3.10 



Feces. 





Urine. 



1.34 



0.59 



0.58 



1.25 



0.59 



0.64 



1.47 



0.97 



2.83 



1.51 



0.86 



2.49 



1.45 



1.16 



2.32 



1.48 



0.75 



2.26 



1.80 



1.87 



1.94 



1.81 



1.48 



1.57 



% 



1.49 

 1.79 

 1.46 

 1.94 

 Feces. 

 0.59 

 0.48 

 1.69 

 1.17 

 1.74 

 1.29 

 0.98 

 1.04 



