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iliat tlieir weight suffered no essential increase or decrease, 

 Avhen tliey received, per 1,000 lbs. live vt^eiglit, one of the 

 following rations per day : 



1, 10.5 lbs. clover hay, 



2, 3.7" " '* 13.0 lbs oat straw, and O.Gib, rape cake. 



3, 20 " '' " 14.2 " '' '' 0.5 " 



4, 3 8 '' " " 13,3 " rye straw, and O.G '' 



5, 25.6 '' mangolds, 12.6 " oat straw, and 1. '' 



it 



These rations were found to have yielded the following 

 quantities of digestible nutrientb per day : 



1 



2 



I] 



4 



5. 



Average . . 



IVrapcrature 



oC atall 

 Dfcg l?tthu 



50.7 

 61 7 

 68.7 

 68 7 

 61 7 



I'lolc in. 



02 3 



0.84 

 0.56 

 41 

 0.49 

 56 



0.57 



Flit. 

 Lbs 



CaibhyflratuH. 



Lbij. 



0.04 



7.61 



04 



7.13 



0.25 



7,52 



46 



7.03 



60 



6.44 



0.28 



7.14 



It was furthermore observed that there was rather a 



sliglit gain than any loss of flesh, showing th$t the fodder 

 was certainly sufficient to maintain the animals in their 

 original condition- In only one of the experim#iat$ was a 

 small loss of flesh obsetTed, and this took place in Experi- 

 mtnt If ith which the greiteet qu»tity of nutrients was 

 digested. It ii proW)te that this is to be explained by the 

 Idwer temperature of the stall in tiiis case, since a Idwer 

 tempt rature cutties an increased produeti<^n of heat in the 

 body at the expense of either the food materials or the 



