INDEX-TABLES 
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No. I.—Analysis of alfalfa hay—feces, alfalfa. 10 
No. U.—Analysis of ash of alfalfa hay—corresponding feces. 11 
No. III.—Ultimate analysis—alfalfa hay, corresponding feces. 11 
No. IV.—'Analysis of alfalfa hay (proximate)—sugars in the extracts.. 12 
No. V.—Analysis of alfalfa orts (proximate)—sugars in the extracts. . iS 
No. VI.—Analysis of dung of sheep fed on alfalfa hay (proximate) — 
sugars in the extracts. 13 
No. VII.—Coefficients of digestion for the various extracts of alfalfa 
hay . 14 
No. VIII.—Coefficients of digestion of the carbohydrates in alfalfa hay 
as indicated by the sugars obtained from the various extracts. ... 14 
No, IX.—'Furfurol found in alfalfa hay, orts and feces, and the resi¬ 
dues after treatment with the various solvents. 17 
No. X.—Coefficients of digestion for the furfurol in the various ex¬ 
tracts of alfalfa hay . 17 
No. XI.—^^Coefficients of digestion for the proteids dissolved out of 
alfalfa hay by the various solvents. 21 
No. XII.—Proximate analysis of dry alfalfa hay. 2 2 
No. XIII.—^The calorific values of alfalfa hay and the several residues 22 
No. XIV.—^Calories removed from alfalfa hay by the successive treat¬ 
ments . 22 
No. XV.—^The calorific values of the respective extracts of alfalfa hay. . 23 
No. XVI.—Proximate analysis of the dry feces (alfalfa hay). 2 3 
No. XVII.—Calorific value of the feces and the various residues. 23 
No. XVIII.—Calories removed from the feces (alfalfa hay) by the 
successive treatments . 23 
No. XIX.—Calorific value of the various extracts of the feces ( al¬ 
falfa hay) . 24 
No. XX.—Coefficients of digestion for the heat values of the various 
extracts of alfalfa hay. 24 
No. XXI.—Fodder analysis of timothy hay and corresponding feces. . . 25 
No. XXII.—Analysis of ash of timothy hay and corresponding feces. . . 25 
No. XXiri.—Ultimate analysis of timothy hay and corresponding feces 26 
No. XXIV.—Proximate analysis of timothy hay and sugars in the ex¬ 
tracts . 26 
No. XXV.—Proximate analysis of orts of timothy hay and sugars in 
the extracts . 27 
No. XXVI.—Proximate analysis of the feces of sheep fed timothy hay 
and sugars in the extracts . 27 
No. XXVII.—Coefficients of digestion for the various extracts of tim¬ 
othy hay . 28 
No. XXVIII.—^Coefficients of digestion for the carbohydrates in timothy 
hay as indicated by the sugars obtained from the various extracts 28 
No. XXIX.—Furfurol in the various extracts of timothy hay and co¬ 
efficients of digestion . 29 
No. XXX.—Coefficients of digestion for the proteids in the various ex¬ 
tracts of timothy hay. 30 
No. XXXI.—Fodder analysis of native hay and corresponding feces. ... 31 
No. XXXII.—Analysis of ash of native hay and corresponding feces. . 31 
No. XXXIII.—Ultimate analysis of native hay and corresponding feces 31 
No. XXXIV.—^Proximate analysis of native hay and sugars in the ex¬ 
tracts .• •. 32 
No. XXXV.—^^Proximate analysis of orts of native hay and sugars in 
the extracts . 33 
No. XXXVI.—^Proximate analysis of the dung of sheep fed on native 
hay—sugars in the extracts . 33 
No. XXXVII.—Coefficients of digestion for the various extracts of na¬ 
tive hay . 34 
No. XXXVIII.—Coefficients of digestion for the carbohydrates in na¬ 
tive hay as indicated by the sugars obtained from the various ex- 
