FEEDING EXPERIMENT WITH SHEEP. AT 
animals as given in table 10. Sheep No. 9 was omitted from the 
averages for reasons given on page 38. 
CAS Ear, 
Weights of Flesh, Refuse, and Nutrients in Flesh of Animals in 
Sheep Feeding Experiment of 1893. 
















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Beginning of LADS. Lbs. Lbs. bee Lbs, Lbs. Tbs: Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. 
Sheep No. 1, > |-74.0| 29.49 |6.36) 23.13 | 13:85 | 9.28) 4.14] 4.900] .24 
Sheep No. 2, Sor OG. Ol 292 80, (8s Ati 23, On 1 27 10.121 3.07) G.OT We. od 
Av. Tand 2, -| 71,5| 29.15 |5.89| 28,26 | 18.56 | 9.70/4.01) 5.45) .24 
Wide Ration. 
Sheep No. 3, - | 85.0] 40.99 |7.07| 33.92 | 19.72 | 14.20 ]5.43) 8.47] .30 
Sheep No. 4, 4 .98.5| 41.25 (0.00) 42220. 19.9747) 13.62 4.86) 8.39 1427 
Sheep No. 5, 280. 5|.40.55 7,633 2oe 1 TOS! 613074.14.97|> 8.50%. 27 
Sheep No. 6, = | 87.0) 43.08 16.31) 36,77 | 21.04 | 15.'73.|5.06| 10.40 | .27 
Sheep No. 7, =) 103/86) 48.90 (7.74) 4t.22 122.69 18.53. 15.93) 12.28 | 32 
ee fem 1) 99.1) 42.97,| 7.00). d0.4a 0-20 16:14 )6,25) 9,601) 29 
Narrow Ration. 
Sheep No. 8, "| 85.5) 43.73 | 7-04) 36.69 | 20.66 |-16.03 | 5.50) 10.241 .20 
DHEepYNO, 9,° .- | 87.5) 41:29 | 7.85). 33.44 |.22/82 | 10,62 | 5.72): 4.60') .30 
Sheep No. 10, = 103.5). 47,72 18,16).49/50 (-23.59°).15:97 16.17]. 9.47 1..33 
Sheep No. 11, af. 51.45.01 | 6200): 34,9201) 21,00 | 913,32 15.12) 7.92 1.28 
Sheep No. 12, =) 105-0|.48.32 |0.35(-30.07 |. 23:27 | 16.70 | 5.79) 10.61) 530 
Ay. 8, 10-12, ~- | 97.4) 45.70 |8.06) 87.64 | 22,13 | 15.51 5.65) 9.56) .30 






* Omitted from average. 
The following table points out the difference in the composition 
of the flesh: 
Changes tn Composition of Flesh, with Different Rations. (In- 
creasé, +. Decrease, —). 




IN 100 LBS. WATER-FREE 
Saran Caen eal IN I00 LBS. OF FLESH. 

Protein 
Fat 
Ash. 
Wa 
Protein 
Fat 
Ash. 



eee PEROT OF Vor ee i Be hier | Tbs. |oLbs: | Lbs.-| Lbs, 







Lixperiment, 
Wide ration, - - - |—6.4|+7.0 | —o.6 | —1I.0 | —2.3 | +3.5 | —o.2 
Narrow ration, e Re deo a 5-4) 0.6 1 4-0.5)).-> 2.2" | $F. 9 |: 0.2 
Increase of narrow over 
wide ration, A - | +1.6 | —1.6 | +0.0 | +1.5 | +0.1 | —1.6/} --o.0 

