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prepared for analysis, the main object of the experiment being to de- 

 termine the actual quantities of ash, protein and fats that had been 

 produced in the bodies of the several steers. 



The food. The grains were purchased in the Bangor market. The 

 hay fed was mostly timothy and was nearly all raised on the College 

 Farm. The corn fodder and silage were also from corn produced by 

 the experiment station in 1893. 



The composition and digestibility of the foods. As before stated the 

 grains were mixed in large lots and samples were taken for analysis. 

 Xo analyses were made of the particular hay eaten, but it is assumed 

 to have a composition similar to the average composition of the hay 

 produced on the College Farm during five previous seasons.* 



The corn fodder and silage are assumed to have the same compo- 

 sition as the entire lots of southern corn and field corn for the 

 year 1893.** 



Table XXIV shows the composition of various foods. 



* See Report Maine Experiment Station, 1SS9, p. 39. 

 ** See Report Maine Experiment Station, 1S93, p. 27. 



