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IMPERIAL COLLEGE OE 
Residues. Fæces. 
Hay. 
Sheep 
Sheep 
Sheep 
Sheep 
No. 1. 
No. II. 
No. IT. 
No. ir. 
Water. 
1G.85 
21.36 
19.24 
60.56 
60.23 
In the dry matter : 
Crude protein . 
16.91. 
8.17 
8.61 
14.18 
15.73 
Fat. 
2.56 
1.12 
1.40 
5.35 
5.38 
Fibre . 
42.29 
56.93 
53.14 
40.15 
37.11 
Nitrogenfree extract. 
31.28 
25.93 
28.87 
26.51 
29.40 
Ash. 
6.96 
7.85 
7.98 
13.81 
12.38 
Total nitrogen . 
2.705 
1.307 
1.377 
2.269 
2.516 
Albuminoid nitrogen 
2.146 
1.226 
1.199 
— 
— 
Tlie consumption of food, excretion and digestion per 
day was as follows : 
Dry 
matter. 
Grams. 
Organic 
matter. 
Grams. 
Crude 
protein. 
Grams. 
Fat. 
Grams. 
Fibre. 
Grains. 
Nitro¬ 
genfree 
extract. 
Grams. 
Sheep No. I. 
Ilay given. 
831.50 
773.62 
140.59 
21.29 
351.65 
260.09 
„ left. 
70.93 
66.29 
5.8S 
0.S1 
40.95 
IS.65 
„ consumed. 
759.57 
707.33 
134.71 
20.48 
310.70 
241.44 
Excreted. 
330.91 
285.20 
46.92 
17.70 
132.86 
87.72 
ldgested. 
428.66 
422.13 
87.79 
2.78 
177.84 
153.72 
,, in percent.... 
56.44 
59.51 
65.17 
13.54 
57.24 
63.67 
Sheep No. II. 
Hay given. 
831.50 
773.62 
140.59 
21.29 
351.65 
260.09 
,, left. 
150.46 
138.45 
12.95 
2.11 
79.95 
43.44 
,, consumed. 
681.04 
635.17 
127.64 
19.18 
271.70 
216.65 
Excreted. 
304.44 
266.75 
47.89 
16.38 
112.98 
89.50 
Digested. 
376.60 
368.42 
79.75 
2.80 
158.72 
127.15 
,, in percent... 
55.30 
58.00 
62.50 
14.12 
58.4L 
58.69 
Average digestion co- 
efficients. 
55.87 
58.76 
63.84 
13.83 
| 57.83 
61.18 
In spite of its high, content of fibre the soy bean hay is 
comparatively highly digestible and, as regards its propor¬ 
tion of digestible nutrients, equals lucerne; it contains:— 
Digestible crude protein.1 0.79 °/ 0 
fibre . 
nitrogenfree extract 
0.35 „ 
24.46 „ 
19.14 „ 
