AGRICULTURE AUD DENDROLOGY. 
11 
Fæces. 
Hay. 
Residues. 
Sheep No. I. 
Sheep No. II. 
Crude ... 
. 9.29 
7.03 
11.65 
11.69 
Fat. 
. 3.34 
1.69 
3.23 
3.18 
Fibre ... 
. 32.59 
33.65 
26.53 
26.66 
Nitrogenfree extract. 45.63 
37.02 
41.93 
41.57 
Ash. 
. 9.15 
20.61 
16.66 
16.90 
The 
daily quantities 
eaten, excreted and digested are 
calculated in the following 
O 
table : 
Total 
Dry 
matter. 
Grams. 
Organic 
matter. 
Grams. 
Crude 
protein. 
Grams. 
Fat. 
Grams. 
Fibre. 
Grams. 
Nitro- 
genfree 
extract. 
Grams. 
Sheep No. I. 
Hay given. 
652.28 
592.60 
60.60 
21.78 
214.93 
295.28 
„ left. 
24.78 
19.60 
1.74 
0.42 
8.34 
9.16 
„ consumed. 
627.50 
572.94 
58.80 
21.36 
206.59 
286.12 
Excreted. 
330.55 
275.48 
38.51 
10.68 
87.69 
13.86 
Digested. 
296.95 
297.46 
20 35 
10.68 
118.90 
272.26 
Digested in percent of 
each constituent. 
47.32 
51.90 
34.59 
50.00 
57.05 
51.58 
Sheep No. II. 
Hay given. 
652.28 
592.60 
60.60 
21.78 
214.93 
295.28 
„ left. 
34.82 
27.64 
2.45 
0.59 
11.72 
12.98 
„ consumed. 
617.46 
564.96 
58.10 
21.19 
203.21 
282.30 
Excreted. 
323.46 
268.80 
37.81 
10.30 
86.23 
134.46 
Digested. 
294.00 
296.10 
20.34 
10.89 
216.98 
147.84 
Digested in percent... 
of each constituent. 
47.60 
52.25 
34.56 
50.14 
57.07 
52.32 
Coefficients in average 
of the two trials. 
47.46 
52.07 
34.57 
50.07 
57.06 
51.96 
The three experiments, made at different times and on 
three different specimens of hay from the dykes and ditches 
of paddy land, will admit of a reliable valuation of this 
kind of fodder. As to the composition, which we may 
consider first, the three specimens do not show any great 
variability ; the dry matter 
contained 
:— 
No. I. 
No. II. 
No. III. 
Average. 
Crude protein . 9.89 
12.24 
9.29 
10.47 
Fat . 2.61 
3.10 
3.34 
3.02 
Fibre. 35.27 
33.20 
32.59 
33.71 
Nitrogenfree extract 42.20 
42.31 
45.63 
43.36 
Ash . 10.03 
9.15 
9.15 
9.44 
