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Starch axd Sugar in Rations Compared. 



Amount fed. 



Dry matter 

 fed. 



Percentap;eof 



starch and 



sugar. 



Amount starch 

 and sugar fed. 



Ration No. 1. 



Ration No. 2. 



The data here recorded show that the nitrogen-free dry matter 

 in these rations, exclusive of ash and fat, was made up as fol- 

 lows: 



Nitrogen-Free Matter in Rations. 



Ration 1. Ration 2. 



LI IS. Lbs. 



Starch and sugar 8.21 5.43 



Other nitrogen-free extracts 5.83 8.48 



Fiber 4.52 6.53 



Total fed 18.06 23.44 



The digestible " carbohydrates " had three sources.* 

 Digestible Carbohydrates in Rations. 



Riition 1. Ration 2. 



Lbs. Lbs. 



From starch and sugar 8.21 5.43 



From other nitrogen-free extract 1.99 3.61 



From fiber 2.67 8.92 



Total digested 12.87 12.96 



* See also results of digestion experiments, p. 540. 



