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Table V .—Quantities of manure and urine excreted and water consumed daily by sheep 
fed vegetable-ivory meal , gluten feed, and hay 
SHEEP 5 
Date. 
Manure. 
Urine. 
Total 
weight. 
Weight 
of the 
one-tenth 
preserved. 
Air-dry 
weight. 
Weight.® 
Nitrogen 
in urine. 
Nov.16. 
Nov.17. 
Nov. 18.—. 
Nov. 19. 
Nov. 20. 
Nov. 21... 
Nov. 22. 
Average. 
Gm. 
711 
626 
684 
476 
476 
536 
61 5 
Gm. 
71. I 
62. 6 
68.4 
47.6 
47.6 
53-6 
61. 5 
Gm. 
29. 25 
28. 20 
28.63 
21. 20 
20. 45 
23-37 
25-37 
Gm. 
2 , 15 ! 
*>75 
1,397 
2, 201 
I,135 
i ,459 
914 
Per cent, 
0.48 
■ 83 
.58 
' • 64 
.68 
• 57 
.80 
589 
S 8-9 
25. 21 
1,461 
• 6 S 
SHEEP 6 
Nov. 16. 
535 
53 - 5 
25. 21 
621 
i- 73 
Nov. 17... 
527 
52. 7 
25- 45 
665 
i- 34 
Nov. 18. 
495 
49-5 
23. 21 
681 
1. 25 
Nov. 19. 
483 
48.3 
23 - 39 
547 
1. 42 
Nov.20. 
545 
54 - 5 
25.89 
643 
1. 40 
Nov. 21. 
407 
40. 7 
19 - 93 
543 
1. 08 
Nov.22. 
512 
51.2 
26. 28 
647 
i- 3 i 
Average. 
507 
50 - 7 
24. 19 
621 
1. 36 
a The quantity of urine in each case was increased by 100 c. c. of carbolic disinfectant and wash water 
used at the bam. 
Table VI .—Percentage composition of feces of sheep fed vegetable-ivory meal, gluten 
feed, and hay 
MOISTURE 
Constituent. 
Sheep 5. 
Sheep 6. 
Moisture. 
5 - 70 
94 - 30 
5 - 50 
94 - 50 
Dry matter. 
Total. '.... 
100. 00 
100. 00 
DRY MATTER 
Ash. 
9. 16 
15. 60 
3-96 
25.96 
45 - 32 
9. 80 
14. 70 
3-44 
25- 34 
46. 72 
Protein. 
Fat. 
Fiber. 
Nitrogen-free extract. 
Total.. 
100. do 
100. 00 
