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The feeding trials can be divided into periods, as follows :— 
Period Ay 
Period EA. 
Period * IIT. 
Period IV. 
Period Vi 
Period. &.'ViI. 
Period VII. 
Period VIII. 
Dec. 2 to Dec. 24, 1884. Hay ad libitum. 
Dec. 25 to Jan. 24, 1885. Duryea’s ‘‘ Wet feed” ad 
libitum, and then hay ad libitum. The ‘‘ wet feed ” 
of this trial contained 0.193 per cent of free acid 
calculated as acetic, or expressed in vinegar from 3 
to 6 per cent. 
Jan. 25 to Feb. 5. Hay ad libitum. 
Feb. 6 to Feb. 27. Hay and ‘“‘ Dry feed,” the hay ad 
hbitum. 
Feb. 28 to Mar. 21. Hay and ‘‘ Dry feed,” to which 
200 cc. of an acetic acid solution was added, about 
equivalent to the acid fed daily during Period II. 
March 22 to Mar. 30. Hay and ‘‘ Dry feed,” to 
which 400 ce. of an acetic acid solution was added, 
about equivalent to twice the acid fed daily during 
Period I. 3 
Apr. 1 to Apr. 22. Hay and the American Glucose 
Co’s ‘* Wet Feed,” the feed in a sweet condition. 
Hay ad libitum, and 8 lbs. corn meal. 
The daily data, during these periods, is given in a tabular form in 
the tables which follow :— 
