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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN HAY EATEN AND FECES EXCRETED IN FIVE 

 DAYS AND PERCENTAGES DIGESTED. 



Sheep I. 



Feci iu hay 



Fed in skimmed milk 



Total fed 



Total feces 



Total digested 



Digested from bay — 



Digested from skim 

 med ruilk 



Per cent digested from 

 skimmed milk 



Sheep II. 



Fed in bay 



Fed in skimmed milk . 



Total fed 



Total from feces 



Total digested 



Digested from bay — 



Digested from skim- 

 med milk 



OS 

















o 









c 







< 



s. 



Grams. 



1670.0 

 1649.0 



2535.3 

 956.6 



1578.7 



835.0 

 1653.8 

 2488.8 



450.5 

 203S.3 



451.6 



15S6.7 



Per cent digested from 

 skimmed milk 



Sheep III. 



1070 



Fed in skimmed milk . 



1655.4 



Total fed 



3S25.4 





740.7 

 2584.7 



Digested from bay — 



896.8 



Digested from skim- 

 med milk 



Per cent digested from 

 skimmed milk 



101.9 



Grams. 



Grams. 



1571.6 



98.4 



1518.8 



130.2 



228.6 



3090.4 



640.9 



142. S 



2449.5 



85.8 



930.9 



25.7 



1518.6 



60.1 



99.9 



46.1 



785.8 



49.2 



1523.2 



130.6 



.'309.0 



179.8 ! 



350.5 



100.0 



1958.5 



79.8 



439.3 



12.3 



1519.2 



67-5 



99.8 



51.7 



1571.6 



98.4 



1524.6 



130.8 



3096.2 



229.2 



640.2 



100.5 



2456.0 



128.7 



864.4 



31.8 



1591.6 



96.9 



104.4 



74.1 



Grams. Grams. 



158.1 

 617.9 



776.0 

 124.5 

 651.5 



76.0 



575.5 

 93.1 



79.0 

 619.7 



698.7 

 90.8 



607.9 

 30.7 



577.2 



93.1 



15S.1 

 620.7 



108.9 



669.9 



73.2 



596.7 



96.13 



531.4 



531.4 

 188.6 

 342.8 



292. C 



265.7 



265.7 



89.1 



176.6 



141.6 



531.4 



531.4 



201.6 



329.8 



262.7 



S46.7 

 880.1 



1726.8 

 307.7 



1419.1 

 548.4 



870.7 



423.4 



882.6 



1306.0 

 162.1 



1143.9 

 260.7 



883.2 



100.4 



846.7 



8S4.0 



1730.7 

 311. S 



141&.9 

 513.0 



905.9 



102.5 



Grams. 

 35.4 



20 :s 



56.2 

 20.1 

 36.1 

 13.9 



106.7 



17.7 

 20.9 

 38.6 



8.5 

 30.1 



6.3 



23.8 



113.9 



35.4 

 20.9 

 56.3 

 17.9 

 38.4 

 15.6 



22.8 



109.1 



