AGRICULTURE AND DENDROLOGY. 
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Another trial was carried out by Mr. H. Tojo with soy 
bean hay cut in full blossom on July 5th of 1886 for the 
purpose of finding out whether early cutting may be 
preferable to the usage adopted in practice. The animals 
employed were both wethers of the Merino breed and the 
daily ration given consisted per head of 800 Grams of hay 
and 10 Grams of salt, which were, however, not totally 
eaten. 
The amounts of hay left, fæces and the live-weights 
are put down in the following table : 
1887 
May. 
Sheep No. I. 
Sheep No. II. 
Hay 
left. 
Fæces. 
Live- 
weight. 
Hay 
left. 
Fæces. 
Live- 
weight. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Kilog. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Kilog. 
9. 
116.5 
626 
34.8 
37 
942 
33.1 
10. 
123 
720 
34.7 
53.5 
1149 
33.2 
11. 
125 
622 
34.7 
87.5 
862 
33.2 
12. 
107 
690 
34.5 
79 
991 
33.2 
13. 
129 
761 
34.4 
86.5 
1109.5 
33.2 
14. 
G3 
GS6 
34.6 
100 
872 
32.8 
15. 
98 
736 
34.4 
49 
969 
32.6 
1G. 
114 
786 
33.9 
114 
786 
33.2 
Daily average 
109.44 
703.4 
— 
75.8 
960.1 
— 
The percentage composition of the hay, remainders 
and fæces was as follows : 
Fæces. 
Hay. Remainders. -——-—m- y rr- 
J Sheep No. I. Sheep No. II. 
Water . 
13.5 
15.50 
65.34 
74.32 
n the dry matter : 
Crude protein . 
18.42 
9.20 
11.95 
13.18 
Fat. 
3.64 
1.76 
5.02 
5.32 
Fibre . 
37.58 
63.12 
44.66 
43.75 
Nitrogenfree extract. 
33.63 
18.91 
26.44 
26.05 
Ash. 
6.73 
7.01 
11.93 
11.70 
Total nitrogen . 
2.947 
— 
— 
— 
Albuminoid nitrogen 
2.63 
— 
— 
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