360 H. P. Armsby—Digestion Experiments. 
Composition of ee — Water bite 
rude Nitrogen 
rie ee BY Wieat. free extract. Fat. 
Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. 
SHOON Acker ace 6°71 13.99 35°70 41°24 2°36 
RAD erica ee eo 5 om 6°47 14:04 35°65 41°68 2°16 
Daily Excretion. 
Sheep 1. Sheep 2. tae 
Fresh Water-free Water Fresh Water-free Water 
dung. dung. drunk. dung. dung. drunk. 
G@rm Grms. Grms. Grms Grmi rms 
Nov. 23 _. 079 2942 695 508°6 2440 978 
05. SB1-8 300°8 921 589°8 279°0 595 
96 B16 283-2 113 §29°3 945°4 14 
@ OYoy hb 253° 0 80°8 234 9 
“ 298 639-1 3013 680 565°7 266°7 1474 
Average . 6143 286°5 483 534'8 253°9 612 
Correction 05 0°5 
287-0 2544 
Digestibility. 
: oS) = a oe 
3 gs 3 so su 2° 3 
a ee. 2 ef. £s eee 
as og Ay 45 oy] “we 
-_ Ra Grms. Grms. Grms. Grms. Grms. rms. oa 
Fed, 700 grms. hay .....- 5912 6633 80°8 633 192°5 278° 7 
Excreted, 614: fet dung 287-0 267°7 402 40-2 1024 118% shi 
Digested 304-2 2956 40°6 23°1 9071 160°2 ne 
Per cent digested _....... Biss = 52H 502 36H «AGS TS 
rp 2. : 
Fed, 65 Bi DAT ews 549°0 5231 75:0 58°83 1788 2686 ee 
Bxcroted,*s 534°3 ao dung 2544 2379 35:7 36°77 90°77 1060 77 
Digested 9946 285°2 393 23:1 881 152°6 Pri 
Per cent digested _......- 537 5A 524 893 «49S 590 
riod I, the average of the two analyses of the bay is 
As in pe 
made the basis of the computation 
In the following table are brought together for more con- 
venient comparison the results of periods I and II. 
Percentage Digestibility of Clover Hay. 
Organic Albu- Crude Nitrogen: 
matter, Protein, minoids. fiber. free extract. 
o> 1, maiter. 
seep f. Percent. Percent. Percent, Percent, Percent. Per 
Period I’ .... 50°8 516 48°0 36°7 471 
age... 612. 624 49°) 36°1 47-0 
Sheep 2. 
iod I 2 ae 519 47-0 34°4 47°2 
Period IL...) 63°% 545 52°4 39°3 49°3 
verace,..... 62'4 53°2 49°7 36°9 4 
Average of all 51:8 52-7 49-4 36°5 4t-T 
. Excluding the result on sheep 1 in period I as probably erroneous. 
Fat. 
cent Magh 
56°8 
57D 40°9 | 
57:2 40°9 
59°0 
ool 
BT 42 
