254 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. : 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 37. 
Oat fodder, fed green. The experiment began July 20, 1896, and continued 
twelve days. The feces were collected for the five days from July 27, at 7 A. M., 
to August I, at 7 A.M. Each animal, sheep C and D, was fed daily 2,340 
grams of the fodder. At the time the first sample was taken, July 23, the oats 
were quite succulent, in early seed stage (watery). The second sample was 
taken July 27. The oats were in the early milk stage, quite green and succu- 
lent. Both sheep went through the test nicely, eating full rations. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO, 38. 
Millet fodder, fed green. The experiment began August 5, 1896, and con- 
tinued twelve days. The feces were collected for the five days from August 12, 
at 6:30 A. M., to August 17, at 6:30 A. M. Each animal, sheep B and F, was 
fed daily 2,340 grams of the fodder. ‘The first sample was taken August 8, the 
millet being in bloom, most of the heads grown, and quite succulent. The 
second sample, taken August 12, was from bloom to early seed stage, with 
stems slightly woody. Sheep F ate all his fodder, but B left some uneaten 
residue, which was sampled for the eight days from August g to 17. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 39. 
Soy bean fodder, fed green. The experiment began August 5, 1896, and 
continued twelve days. The feces were collected for the five days from August 
£2, at 6:30 A. M., to August 17, at 6:30 A.M. The first sample was taken 
August 8, when the beans were in early bloom and growing rapidly. At the 
time the second sample was taken, August 12, the beans were generally in 
bloom, but not full grown. Each animal, sheep C and D, was fed daily 2,340 
grams of the fodder, and both ate full rations throughout the experiment. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 40. 
Soy bean fodder, fed green. The experiment began August 17, 1896, and 
continued fourteen days. The feces were collected for the seven days from 
August 24, at 6:30 A. M., to August 31, at 6:30 A.M. The fodder was from a 
second sowing. At the time of taking of the first sample, August 20, it was 
about two-thirds grown, in full bloom, with a few pods forming. The second 
sample, taken August 24, was mostly in bloom, and beginning to seed and quite 
succulent. The third sample was taken August 28. The beans were from 
bloom to early seed stage. Each animal, sheep B and F, was fed daily 2,340 
grams of the fodder. During the first few days of the experiment sheep B left 
some of the leaves uneaten, but afterward-ate full ration. For this reason the 
experiment was continued two days longer than usual, and the feces were col- 
lected for seven days. In the tables the experiment is calculated for five days 
to correspond with the others. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO, ate 
Millet fodder, fed green. The experiment began August Ig, 1896, and con- 
tinued fourteen days. The feces were collected for the seven days from August 
24, at 6:30 A. M., to August 31, at 6:30 A.M. The sample taken August 20 
