
DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. I2I 
Feces were collected for five days from January 2, 5 P. M., to 
January 7,5 p.m. Each sheep was fed daily one and one-half 
pounds of the rowen. The scarlet clover hay was cut June 4, 
1894, and dried in cocks. At time of cutting it was a little past 
full bloom, many of the heads beginning to seed at the base. 
The experiment was apparently normal with all four animals. 
They all ate up the feed completely and seemed to be hungry. 
Tables 41 and 42, which follow, give the details of the experiment. 
aABLE ATs 
Composition of Feeding Stuffs and Feces. 
f ——— — x = LSS as = noes ae Bobet 

















Kinp OF MA‘rERIAL. a tee Water. ae Fat. oS. Fiber. | Ash. tiers 
Feeding Stuff. g ME Seis beter cu ree Rey NE 
eataeeiover shay, | 1418 | 13.9 | 14:1 | 1.8) 31.6 jegx.3 yee ody hot! 
Feces. : | 
Sheep A, - - | 1419 RAs  LO.R ot Soke 200g bean 8.7.1" 85.9 
Sheep B, - - | 1420 6.9 TOD 3) 2a ie Oi 42 oO, Oona oak 
Sheep C, - - | 1421 6.3 LOM) 23. 8240 301 2 eas 
Sheep D, - - | 1422 5.5 LESEs | 20a 4 oa ren ped cas 8.9 | 85.6 


' * For analysis calculated on water-free substance, see pp. 23-25 of this Report. 
‘TABLE 42. 
Weights of Food Eaten, and of Feces for Five Days, and Weights 
EEA ee of Nutrients Digested. 

















Weight. eon Fat. eae Fiber. | Ash. ehearces 
Eaten Gia eh lGrams* Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
Sheep A, - | 3300 427 55 958 948 221k. 2388 
sheep B, - - - | 3300 427 55 958 948 Z2E Ae2eB8o 
Sheep C. - - - | 3300 427 55 958 948 2210123950 
Sheep D, - - ~ | 3300 A427 55 958 948 221A, 2an8 
feces for Five aK. 
sheep A; - - | 1469 154 Sy 436 641 F238) 1202 
Sheep B, - * - | 1455 154 31 4ol 623 145 | 1209 
Poeee wearers 6 <4) 1433 149 33) 459) 570°) 132 | T2101 
pneen .b); 2 = Eee SG I51 29 422 561 122° |.°T163 
Amounts Digested. 
Sheep A, . : Sahelo ot 273 SA. |e R290 1 30" 93 | 1126 
Sheep B, - - - | 1845 273 24 | 557 | 325 79° EE79 
Sheep C, : ss =7} E807 278 oo 499 S78.) SOc; 1177 
Sheep D, - - - | 1941 276 26 536 387 100 | 1225 
Per Cent. Digested. % % % % % % 
Sheep A, - - : — OF, Quiet sabe asa Sd S264 | OAS | Ape 
Se fil eS ee i lo 63.9 | 43.6 | 58.1 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 49.4 
Sheep C, - - -| — GRe Ear 4O. 0. ees 2.5 to 30.9)" 40.381) aor 
Seco Ds. - 2 — OA eee a5 5.0") 40.0) 45e3 ose 
Average, - - - oe 66.4 | 43,6 | 65.2) 36.9) 40.5 | 495 


* One pound contains 454 grams. 
