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IMPERIAL COLLEGE OP 
Researches on a sample of upland rice straw, grown 
on the farm of this college, were made at the same time by- 
Mr. II. Kamoshita. The animals, No. I a Merino, No. II 
a Southdown, both wethers received per day and head 
750 Grams of chopped straw, 7 Grams of common salt, and 
water ad libitum; but both consumed only a part of the 
straw given. 
The amount of residues left, fæces ejected and the live- 
weights are put down in the following table : 
November 
1885. 
Sheep. No. 
I. 
Sheep No. II. 
Straw- 
left. 
Grams. 
Fæces. 
Grams. 
Live- 
weight. 
Kilog. 
Straw 
left. 
Grams. 
Fæces. 
Grams. 
Live- 
weight. 
Kilog. 
20. 
41.5 
913.0 
3.75 
272.2 
432.0 
21.8 
21. 
36.0 
713.3 
38.0 
333.5 
532.0 
22.5 
22. 
185.5 
1097.5 
37.0 
335.0 
508.0 
21.7 
23. 
161.0 
972.5 
37.5 
388.5 
463.1 
21.5 
24. 
184.5 
1050.0 
37.0 
416.9 
467.0 
21.0 
25. 
364.5 
584.0 
36.5 
380.0 
394.7 
21.0 
26. 
297.5 
867.5 
35.5 
435.0 
384.5 
21.0 
27. 
149.5 
877.5 
36.0 
303.0 
408.5 
20.9 
Per day 
177.5 
8S4.51 
36.8 
357.9 
418.73 
21.4 
Food, residues and fæces contained the following pro¬ 
portions of water : 
Straw . 
Residues, Sheep No. I. 
II. 
Fæces, Sheep No. I. ... 
II. 
10.33 % 
14.00 ,, 
13.01 „ 
G5.29 „ 
50.35 „ 
The composition precent of the dry matter in these 
materials was as stated hereafter : 
