10 
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF 
A third specimen of hay from dykes and ditches of 
paddy land was subjected to an experiment by Mr. Y . Kozai 
in November 1885. Judging from the mere appearance of 
this fodder it seemed even to be inferior to the specimens 
axamined in the preceding years. The animals obstinately 
refused to consume totally the usual experimental ration of 
1 Kilogrm., wherefore the quantity laid before them had to 
be reduced to only 750 Grams in order to approach closer 
to a complete consumption. 
The quantities of bay left uneaten, water consumed, 
fæces, as well as the live-weights are contained in the 
following table : 
November. 
1885 
Hay left in 
Grams. 
Water consumed 
in Grams. 
Fæces in 
Grams. 
Live-Weight 
in Kilograms. 
Sheep 
No. I. 
Sheep 
No. II. 
Sheep 
No. I. 
Sheep 
No. II. 
Sheep 
No. I. 
Sheep 
No. II. 
Sheep 
No. I. 
Sheep 
No. II. 
22. 
19 
32 
900 
1050 
1014.5 
966.5 
24.0 
25.0 
23. 
24 
52 
1340 
1460 
1145.5 
1000.5 
24.3 
25.2 
24. 
22 
53 
1080 
1250 
1068.0 
925.0 
24.2 
25.5 
25. 
47 
41 
880 
1080 
1042.5 
960.0 
24.3 
25.3 
26. 
43 
49 
1150 
640 
1036.5 
1100.5 
24.5 
25.0 
27. 
40 
48 
1430 
1400 
1049.5 
890.0 
24.1 
24.9 
28. 
29 
36 
1040 
740 
985.5 
961.5 
24.0 
24.8 
29. 
22 
40 
1460 
1310 
1101.5 
1038.0 
24.0 
24.3 
Per day 
30.8 
44 
— 
— 
1055.4 
980.8 
— 
— 
There was 13.03 °/ 0 moisture in the hay, 19.54 °/ 0 in the 
residues of the fodder of sheep No. I, 20.87 in those of sheep 
No. II, 68.68 % in the fæces of sheep No. I, and 67.02 in 
those of sheep No. II. As the quantity of food left uneaten 
was very small, and consisted of the same material in both 
cases, the analysis was made of a mixture of them. 
The food, the residues and fæces had the following 
composition, per cent : 
