EXPEEIMENT STATION. 83 



Grain and Meal, 



CVI. Maize from farm of E. Norton, Farmington. Sampled 

 by H. P. Armsby, April 1st, 1881. 



XCIX. Corn and Cob Meal from farm of T. S. Gold, West 

 Cornwall. Sample taken by H. P. Armsby, March 19th, 1881. 



CIV. Oats from farm of E. Norton, Farmington. Sampled 

 by H. P. Armsby, April 1st, 1881. 



Fresh, Water-free. 



' CVI. ^CIX. Civ7 CVI. XCIX. civ7 



"Water, 18.16 20.99 13.48 



Ash.- 1.43 2.38 3.46 1.76 3.02 4.00 



Protein, 9.60 8.18 9.38 11.73 10.35 10.83 



Crude Fiber, 1.47 4.35 9.28 1.79 5.50 10.72 



K. fr. extract, 64.95 60.44 59.52 79.36 76.50 68.81 



Fat, - 4.39 3.66 4.88 5.36 4.63 5.64 



100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 



Sugar Feed. 



CI, Sugar Feed, private analysis. 



CXXX, Sugar Feed. Sent Oct. 14th by J. J. Webb, Esq. Sold 

 by D. B. Crittenden & Co., New Haven, 



Water-free. Water-free. 

 CI. CXXX. CI. CXXX. 



Water, ._ 6.57 10.40 



Ash, 3.22 .78 3.44 .87 



Albuminoids or protein, 13.50 13.13 14.45 14.66 



Crude fiber, 10.65 8.44 11.40 9.42 



Nitrogen-free extract, 54.85 61.38 58.72 68.51 



Fat, 11.21 5.87 11.99 6.54 



100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 



If we assume that the same coefficients of digestibility apply 

 to this substance as have been determined for maize meal, the 

 digestible nutrients are, in CXXX, 



Protein, 10.37 percent. 



Fiber, 5.23 " 



Nitrogen-free extract, 55.85 " 



Pat,. 4.99 " 



Nutritive Ratio, 1:7 



Valuation,* $1.17 per 100 lbs. 



Cost,... $1.20 " " " 



* Reckoned from the data used for comparison in former Reports which make 

 the value of the best maize $1.10 and of wheat bran $1.04 per 100 lbs. 



