260 



MAISrUxlL OB^ CATrLE-FEEDING. 





Podder por day. 

 Pounds. 





Digested. 







Protein. 



Per cent. 



Fat. 

 Per cent. 



Cnide fibre. 

 Per cent. 



Nitr igen- 



tree 



extract. 



Per cent. 



17 6. 





74 

 73 

 77 



• • 



• • 



• • 



33 

 37 

 43 



70 



2S 0. 





71 



26.4 



73 







A point to be considered is that all tlie observations 

 hitherto made have been only on meadow hay, clover, 

 and lucerne, of good or medium quality; but the same fact 

 is, in all probability, true also for the more indigestible 

 fodders, such as straw, chaff, etc. 



This constancy is very important, and facilitates greatly 

 the calculation of rations for the various purposes of agri- 

 cultural practice. 



Eflfect of Drying. — All the nutrients of dry coarse fod- 

 der are digested and resorbed to the same extent as when 

 it is fed green. 



Of the numerous experiments on this point, the follow- 

 ing, by Weiske,"^ may serve as an example. They were 

 made on two sheep, with lucerne, which was first fed 

 green, and then after having been carefully dried without 



loss, T 



he averages of the results on both animals 



were : 







DiaESTED. 





Protem 

 Per cent 



79 



78 



Ontde fibre. 

 Per cent. 



Fat 

 Per cent. 



Nitrogen- 

 free extract. 

 Per cent. 



Green 



33 

 34 



38 

 50 



08 



Dry 



65 



"^ V • * • • • 







* Wo'ff : '* D*e Ernalirung der Landw Katzthiere," p, 97. 



