AGRICULTURE AND DENDROLOGY. 
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There were the following contents of water in the food, 
residues and fæces : 
Straw . 
79.21 % 
Residues left by Sheep No. I... 
74.64 „ 
Fæces of Sheep No. I. 
72.97,, 
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55.71 „ 
The composition per cent, of these materials free from 
water was as stated herewith :— 
Straw. 
Straw 
Faeces. 
left. 
Sheep No. T. Sheep No. IL 
Crude protein. 
6.80 
5.53 
6.27 6.77 
Fat . 
2.17 
0.84 
2.41 2.22 
Fibre.. 
48.CS 
52.37 
36.21 36.09 
Nitrogenfree extract. 
24.80 
22.54 
28.18 29.04 
Ash. 
17.55 
18.72 
26.93 25.88 
Total nitrogen. 
1.083 
18.85 
— — 
Albuminoid nitrogen. 
0.88 
0.80 
— — 
The consumption, 
excretion 
and 
digestibility of the 
constituents of the hay are calculated on the basis of the data 
given, as follows : 
Dry 
matter. 
Grams. 
Organic 
matter. 
Grams'. 
Crude 
protein. 
Grams. 
Fat. 
Grams. 
Fibre. 
Grams. 
Nitro- 
genfree 
extract. 
Grams. 
Sheep No. I. 
Straw given . 
475.26 
391.85 
32.32 
10.31 
231.36 
117 86 
„ left . 
34.15 
27.26 
1.89 
0.29 
17.88 
7.70 
,, consumed . 
441.11. 
364.59 
30.43 
10.02 
213.48 
110.16 
Excreted . 
268.24 
192.35 
16.51 
6.32 
95.32 
74.20 
Digested . 
177.87 
172.24 
13.92 
3.70 
118.16 
35.96 
„ in percent oi 
each component... 
40.55 
47.24 
45.68 
36.93 
55.35 
32.66 
Sheep No. II. 
Straw consumed . 
475.26 
391.85 
32.32 
10.31 
231.36 
117.86 
Excreted. 
251.06 
186.10 
17.00 
5.57 
90.62 
72.91 
Digested . 
224.18 
205.75 
15.32 
4.74 
140.74 
44.95 
„ in percent oi 
each component... 
47.17 
52.51 
47.40 
45.97 
60.84 
38.15 
Coefficients in average 
of the two trials... 
43.86 
49.88 
46.54 
41.45 
58.10 
35.41 
