AGRICULTURE AND DENDROLOGY. 
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V. Hay of Soy Beans (Karimame). 
This hay is considered the best coarse fodder in this 
country. It is usually cured, when the pods have developed 
their normal size but the leaves are still green. 
A specimen of such hay was examined in 1883 by 
Mr. M. Ota. • The two animals (rams), of which No. I was 
a Merino, No. II a Southdown received per day and head 
besides 6 Grams of salt, 1 Kilogram of hay, but left some of 
the food uneaten, which consisted chiefly of the lower hard 
stems. 
The quantity of these remainders, fæces excreted, water 
consumed and live-weights are contained in the following 
table : 
1883 . 
Residues , 
in Grams. 
Fæces 
in Grams. 
Water 
in Grams. 
Live-iveight 
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. 
Nov. 
29. 
107.2 
227.7 
013.2 
780.7 
1700 
1685 
30.0 
26.5 
if 
30. 
95.9 
224.2 
811.7 
654.7 
2170 
1850 
36.1 
27.3 
Dec. 
1 . 
107.4 
218.5 
910.5 
732.7 
1900 
1750 
37.0 
28.4 
2u 
100.9 
198.9 
979.9 
875.7 
1850 
1700 
37.6 
29.0 
3. 
78.2 
124.5 
958.2 
808.7 
1902 
1725 
38.3 
29.9 
4. 
71.0 
155.8 
986.9 
739.6 
1848 
1624 
38.5 
30.5 
5. 
92.7 
179.5 
995.2 
780.8 
1400 
1350 
38.9 
30.0 
»» 
6 . 
78.5 
119.5 
1011.4 
751.2 
1694 
1813 
39.0 
30.1 
Daily average. 
91.5 
180.95 
908.1 
765.5 
1809 
1087 
37.7 
29.0 
The analysis of the hay, remainders and fæces gave 
the following results : 
