DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 195 
Two samples were taken. ‘The first was cut September 12, 
when the corn was in the early roasting stage, and not fully 
grown on many ears. ‘The second sample was cut September 
16. ‘The stalks and leaves were getting yellow and drying in 
many places, and the corn was a little old for cooking. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 23. 
Cow Pea Fodder, fed green. 
Two sheep, C and D, of preceding experiments. The exper- 
iment began September 9, 1895, and continued twelve days. 
The feces were collected for the five days from September 16, 
6:30 A. M., to September 21, 6:30 A. M. Each animal was fed 
daily six pounds, three ounces of the fodder. 
Two samples were taken. ‘The first was cut September 12. 
The cow peas, of medium heavy growth, were not quite fully 
grown, and all space between the rows was not covered. ‘The 
second sample was cut September 16. ‘The condition of the 
peas was the same as in the first sample. ‘There were no 
runners. Sheep C, feces very soft the morning of the 17th, 
and continued soft during the remainder of the test. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 24. 
Sweet Corn Fodder, fed green. 
This experiment is similar to Nos. 21 and 22. ‘I'wo sheep, 
Cand D, of experiment No. 21. The experiment began Sep- 
tember 21, and continued twelve days for C and thirteen days 
for D. ‘The feces of C were collected for the five days from 
september 28, 6:30 A. M., to October 3, 6:30 A. M. ‘Those of 
D for the five days from September 29, 6:30 A. m., to Octo- 
Weta, 10.30) A.M. 
Each animal was fed daily six pounds, three ounces of the 
fodder. Two samples of the corn fodder (‘‘Branching Sweet’’ 
variety) were taken. The first was cut September 24. ‘The 
corn and leaves were green and succulent, and most of the 
stalks had ears which were in early roasting stage. ‘The second 
sample was cut September 28. ‘The corn was in the roasting 
stage, and the leaves still quite green and succulent. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 25. 
Rowen Grass, fed green. 
Two sheep, B and F, of the preceding experiments. ‘The 
experiment began September 28, 1895, and continued twelve 
