fl. P. Armsby—Digestion Experiments. 359 
i Sheep 1. Sheep 2. 
Fresh Water-free Water Fresh Water-free Water 
dung. dung. drunk, dung. dung. drunk, 
Nov. 1 rms Grms. rms. Grms. Gris, Grms. 
Dae ennc: CLI 284°4 ? 548°7 247 ? 
, 12---- 6133 283°3 0 575°4 265°6 0 
y Le --- 683-2 3178 865 609°0 80 1630 
NOM 866-1 263°2 893 6226 [2264] 1077 
, pb -+-. 630°5 303°5 312 849°5 67 298 
1 569°3 276-6 0 636.3 269°0 198 
Average _.. 610-6 2881 414 40° "285-8 641 
Correction® _ 0°5 mee oe 
288°6 286°3 
* For dung adhering to bags. + Excluding Nov. 14th. 
In the following table are calculated from these data the 
average amount of each ingredient of the hay eaten, excreted 
and digested per day: 
at 
E es 3 23 Se x5 
pe a3 8698 =I 23 #3 ri 
“She ag Ss ry “ag on Zs = 
7 Pag - Grms. Grms. Grms. Grms. Grms. Grms. Grms. 
‘haa 00 grms. hay ...._. 5861 5566 TTT 628 191°5 2767 10:7 
creted, 610° 6 area dung 2886 2692 404 40-4 1016 94 79 
pigested -.-- 2975 2874 373 224 900 1673 28 
cent digested... 50S «516 «480 «(85°%) | ATE 86'S 
ese ep 2, : 
700 grms, hay _._._. 5861 65566 77% 62.8 191°5 276-7 10°7 
creted, wins 3grms.dung 286°3 2675 41°2 41°2 10171 1183 64 
pigested --. 2998 2891 365 216 904 1579 48 
T cent digested ...._... 51° 519 47°) Shek AT? OTL AOR 
In these computations the average of analyses 1 and 2 4 
’ssumed to represent the composition of the hay. 
os of being solule in water, are assumed to be holly 
esti : 
Perrtop II. 
In the ota eriod, Sheep 1 received 700 grams and Sheep 
2 but 650 ¢ ar of hay, e pata two feeds per day, from the 
Second of he te o 500 pound s ale (Analyses No. 3 and 
No. 4.) Here follow the further data for this period. 
Dry matier of hay. 
No. 3, 84°59 per cent. 
No.4;' s#ie « 
