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Bulletin 93. 
Fodder Constituents Consumed, in Grams. 
Dry Matter. 
Ash. 
Fat. 
Protein. 
Fibre. 
Extract. 
Fed . 
1238.62 
93-76 
624.82 
1755-75 
23 68.23 
Less orts . . . 
129.41 
8.61 
55-86 
368.24 
259-41 
Consumed . . . 
.5258.92 
1109.21 
85-15 
568.96 
1387-51 
2108.82 
Feces. 
Air dried 
feces weighed 2979.6 grams. 
Analysis of 
Feces. 
Moisture. 
Ash. 
Fat. 
Protein. 
Fibre. 
Extract. 
5-58 
10.87 
1.36 
6-34 
40.61 
35-24 
Fodder 
Constituents Voided. 
Dry Matter. 
Ash. 
Fat. 
• 
Protein. 
Fibre. 
Extract. 
2813.48 
326.62 
40.49 
188.71 
1369.10 
1049.27 
Fodder Constituents Digested. 
Dry Matter. 
Ash. 
Fat. 
Protein. 
Fibre. 
Extract. 
Consumed 
.5258.92 
1109.21 
85-15 
568.96 
1387-51 
2108.82 
Voided . 
326.62 
40.49 
188.71 
1369.10 
1049.27 
Digested . 
.2445.44 
782.50 
44.66 
380.25 
48.41 
1059-55 
Co-efficients or 
percentages 
digested . . 
. 40.50 
70.55 
52.45 
00.83 
3.49 
50.24 
Weight of the sheep at the beginning of the experiment 
47.5 pounds. 
Weight of the sheep at the end of 
the experiment 47.0 pounds. 
Daily consumption of dry matter equalled 4.9 
per cent of the animal’ 
s weight. 
The 
Average Co-efficients of Salt 
Bush. 
Atriplex argentea. 
Dry Matter. 
Ash. 
Fat. 
Protein. 
Fibre. 
Extract. 
Sheep No. 4.. 
. 40.40 
71.97 
54.02 
• 07.50 
0.02 
51.21 
Sheep No. 5. . 
. 45.84 
72.12 
49.95 
04.09 
15.35 
40.03 
Sheep No. 6. . 
. 40.50 
70.55 
52.45 
00.83 
3.49 
50.24 
Average . 
. 40.25 
71.55 
52.34 
00.30 
8.29 
49.10 
No data on the subject of the fodder value of the native salt 
bushes have come to my knowledge, so there are no results with 
which to compare these obtained with Atriplex argentea. 
This salt bush is not to be mistaken for the Australian salt 
bush, Atriplex semibaccata , which plant differs materially from 
Atriplex argentea. The Australian salt bush has, I believe, been 
recommended by the California Station as a forage plant in alkali 
soils. I have made two preliminary tests with this plant, with 
results showing it to be better as it grows with us than the native 
silvery salt bush, but not a real good foddei. It probably would 
be a good plant for trial in the eastern part of the state where this 
silvery one grows. The Australian salt bush is an annual with 
us, which seeds itself abundantly. 
The average digestion coefficients as found in these experi¬ 
ments with the silvery salt bush present some rather striking fea¬ 
tures. The coefficient for the dry matter is low, but it is evident 
that this must be the case when we observe that the crude fibre, 
constituting over one-quarter of the weight of the hay, is so good 
as indigestible. 
The coefficient found for the nitrogen free extract is also low, 
but approaches the coefficients found for this constituent in 
hays, being, in fact, higher than in some of them. The ash in 
this plant is very abundant and its coefficient of digestion, 71.55, 
