AGRICULTURE AND DENDROLOGY 
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Trial 1882. 
Trial 1883. 
December. 
Fæces. 
Water. 
December. 
Fæces. 
Water. 
12. 
929 
1817 
13. 
1431.5 
2900 
13. 
1055 
1600 
14. 
1452.5 
2550 
14. 
1134 
1520 
15. 
1528.5 
1050 
15. 
1253 
1540 
16. 
1526.6 
2459 
16. 
1383 
1900 
17. 
1475.0 
1500 
17. 
1658 
1880 
18. 
1400.0 
1750 
18. 
1609 
2230 
19. 
1590.0 
2250 
19. 
1653 
2000 
20. 
1350.0 
1500 
>aily average. 
1344.25 
1823 
1469.25 
1981 
The average live-weight was 39.5 and 50.5 Kilograms 
resp. in the two years. 
The percentage composition of the fodders, remainders 
and fæces was as follows :— 
Trial 1882. 
Trial 1883. 
Hay. 
Residues. 
fæces. 
Hay. 
Fæces. 
Water . 
In the dry matter : 
17.14 
17.50 
77.02 
14.46 
69.63 
Crude protein . 
11.23 
7.72 
12.34 
11.77 
10.69 
Fat . 
1.89 
1.18 
1.97 
2.31 
1.74 
Fibre . 
42.14 
30.50 
41.85 
32.03 
Nitrogenfree extract. 
45.72 
39.91 
40.35 
34.76 
39.58 
Ash. 
8.82 
9.05 
14.44 
9.31 
15.96 
Total nitrogen . 
1.807 
1.235 
2.038 
1.886 
1.710 
Albuminoid nitrogen 
1.520 
0.840 
1.888 
1.6S7 
— 
From these data the daily consumption, excretion and 
digestion are calculated in the following :— 
Dry 
matter. 
Grams. 
Organic 
matter. 
Grams. 
Crude 
protein 
Grams. 
Fat 
Grams. 
Fibre 
Grams. 
Nitro- 
genfree 
extract 
Grams. 
Trial 1882. 
Hay given. 
828.57 
755.49 
93.08 
15.64 
268.00 
37877 
„ left. 
40.35 
36.70 
3.12 
0.48 
17.01 
16.10 
„ consumed. 
788.22 
718.79 
89.96 
15.16 
250.99 
362.67 
Excreted. 
30G.59 
262.32 
39.05 
6.04 
93.51 
123.71 
Digested. 
481.63 
456.47 
50.91 
9.12 
157.48 
238.96 
„ in percent... 
61.10 
63.37 
61.70 
60.16 
62.74 
65.89 
Trial 1883. 
Hay eaten. 
855.42 
775.77 
100.65 
19.73 
357.96 
297.43 
Excreted. 
446.27 
375.05 
47.69 
7.76 
142.94 
176.65 
Digested. 
409.15 
400.72 
52.96 
11.97 
215.02 
120.78 
„ in percent... 
47.83 
51.66 
52.61 
60.65 
00.07 
40.61 
