AGRICULTURE and dendrology. 
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I. Common Japanese Hay. 
This hay is made from the mixed grasses growing on 
the dykes and ditches of paddy land and is cured toward 
the middle and close of the summer, while the first cutting 
serves usually as manure for the rice fields. It is composed 
of short-stalked soft plants, but frequently contains much 
dust and earthy materials, as it is mostly cured on the road¬ 
side, or on the road itself. 
The first trial was made by Mr. J. Saicano in the 
winter of 1882/88 with two rams, No. I a Merino, No. II 
a Southdown, both of which received a ration of 1 Kilogram 
besides G grams of common salt per day and head. The 
Merino consumed his food completely, but the Southdown 
left small quantities every day, amounting during the whole 
main period of 8 days to 402 Grams air-day = 329.8 Grams 
dry substance, which had to be deducted, at the calculation 
of the digestibility, from the ration given. 
The consumption of water and the excretion of fæces 
were during the main period as follows (in Grams): 
December. 
Water drunk. 
Fresh fæces. 
1882 
No. I. 
No. Ill 
No. I. 
No. Hi 
11. 
2180 
1720 
1597 
1684 
12. 
1650 
1920 
1363 
1743 
13. 
1725 
1720 
1370 
1738 
14. 
1730 
1700 
1479 
1733 
15. 
1475 
1625 
1334 
1683 
16. 
2000 
1485 
1393 
1575 
17. 
1410 
1460 
1327 
1475 
18. 
1775 
1210 
1395 
1237 
Daily average 
1744 
1618 
1407.55 
1609.0 
The chemical analysis of the hay and fæces gave the 
following results :— 
