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TABLE 43. 
Summary of Results of Digestion Experiments with Sheep H ere- 
with Reported Upon—Percentages of Total Nutrients 
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12 0z., and hay t lb. The | » | 48.0 60.6 | 71.5 | 45.6] 5.9 | 62.7 
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Avg. 2 experiments and 4 tests, — | — | 65.0; 68.5 | 76.4 | 55.3 | 23.0 | 69.0 
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I oz., linseed edt 3 0z.,0at | | (2 | B, | 73-5 | 6427 | 7338) 50-0 | 26egers 
ae pea meal 8 oz., hay 1 | B 2 |) D, | 71.2 |-71.2:)| 74.91 00.8) SB aes 
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aa feeding experiment, | | L3 | D, | 71.6 | 73.4 | 73.6 | 61.1 | 20.9 | 70.3 
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Avg. 2 experiments and 4 tests, 78.4 70.5 | 74.8 | 62.5 | 29.2 | 71.6 


1(5 | A, | 76.7 | 67.3 | 74.5] 54.1 | 55.0 | 68.5 
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Ss Sa ei eae ed })43 B, | 77.5 | 62.9 | 74-9 | 57-9 | 55-9 | 69.8 
: 1 (5 | D, | 77.2 | 69.3 | 74.1 | 56.2 | 57.4 | 69.1 
(77.1 | 66.5 | 74.5 | 56.1 | 56.1 | 69.1 
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(| 10 *, Soy: ae 54-5 32.4 | 42.1 | 47.2 
_ _J | to | B, | 63.9 | 43.6 | 58.1 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 49-4 
Scarlet clover hay, 1 | 10 he | 65.1 | 40.0 | 52.1 | 39.9 | 40.3 | 49.3 
(| 10 | D, | 64.6 | 47.3 | 55.9 | 40.8 | 45.3 | 51.3 
Avg. I experiment and 4 tests, | — | — | 69.4 | 48.6 | 55.2 | 36.9 | 40.5 | 49.3 
| 6] A, | 69.3 | 61.2 | 69.3 | 49.0 | 49.7 | 62.2 
Barley fodder, fed green, = 1 6 | B, | 71.4 | 63.1 | 76.3 | 63.6 | 62.2 | 70.7 
Avg. I experiment and 2 tests, | — | — | 70.4 | 62.2 | 72.8 | 56.3 | 55.9 | 56.5 
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F _f| 7 | C, | 81.1 | 64.8 | 67.0 | 49.3 | 58.4 | 65.1 
eae oe ues odder. (| 7 | D, | 73.2 | 54.5 | 55.8 | 37.6 | 33.9 | 55.2 
Avg. I experiment and 2 tests, | — | — | 77.2 | 59.7 | 61.4 | 48.5 | 46.2 | 60,2 
(8 | A, | 70.1 | 50.5 | 67.7 | 66.2 | 54.8 | 66.7 
Rowen hay, mixed grasses, } 8 | B, | 67.6 | 44.0 62.9 | 65.4 | 49.4 | 63.5 
chiefly Kentucky blue grass, 4 8 | C, | 70.2 | 45.6 | 62.6 | 66.1 | 55.5 | 64.1 
‘ | D, | 68.4 | 44.6 | 67.0 | 68.2 | 52.4 | 66.3 
Avg. I experiment and 4 tests, | — | — | 69.1 | 46.2 | 65.1 | 66.5 | 58.0 | 65. 2 
9 | =: 66.1 | 50.8 | 64.9 | 65.2 | 50.8 | 64.4 
; 9 , | 69.4 | 48.2 | 60.9 | 62.0 | 74.6 | 62.0 
Rowen hay, mostly timothy, + Me hice | 68.2 | 48.7 | 63.5 | 65.2 | 53.2 | 64.1 
9 | D, | 68.3 | 50.3 | 64.3 | 73.4 | 46.9 | 67.2 
Avg. I experiment and 4 tests, | — | — | 68.0 | 49.5 | 68.4 | 66.5 | 56.4 | 64.4 


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