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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. III. No. 6 



Table III. — Losses of energy and their percentage distribtition — Continued 



Feeding stuff and 

 experiment No. 



Alfalfa hay— Con. 



309 



309 



2og 



Average. 



212. 



212. 



313. 



Average. 

 Alfalfa meal: 



213. 



212. 

 212. 



Average. 



Maize stover: 



3IO 



3IO 



310 



Average. 



Maize meal: 



179 



179 ■ 



Average. 



Average. 



"Wheat bran: 



190 



190 



190 



190 



Average. 



Grain mixture 

 No. i: 



200 



300 



300 



300 



Average. 



307. 

 207. 



207. 

 307. 



Average. 



Dry matter 



eaten per 



day and 



head. 



Gm. 



6,174 

 3,562 

 2, 226 



6,638 

 S.320 

 3.032 



6,671 



5. 408 

 3,ISS 



4.335 

 3.548 

 2.563 



3.163 

 3,186 



790 

 2.383 



1,978 

 1.996 

 I, 712 

 1.779 



3,608 

 2.631 



2.433 

 2.4S4 



2.935 

 2.949 

 2. 761 



Gm. 



735 

 3.451 



I. 542 

 4.644 



1.370 



2.583 



999 



1.803 



J. 792 

 4.173 

 1. 195 

 2, 129 



1.996 



4.759 

 1,398 

 2.677 



Energy per kilogram of dry 

 matter. 



Cab. 

 4.359 

 4.32' 

 4.328 



4.338 



4.354 

 4,338 

 4.413 



4.368 



4.364 

 4.379 

 4.379 



4,333 

 4,327 

 4.337 



4.360 

 4.366 



4.363 



4.526 

 4,508 



4.S4S 

 4.558 

 4,563 

 4,461 



4.532 



4,698 

 4.695 

 4.697 

 4,695 



4.696 



4.658 

 4.' 

 4.658 

 4,688 



Losses. 



Cah. 

 2,046 

 1,961 

 2.078 



3,028 



1,796 

 1.805 

 1,64a 



Cab. 

 318 

 344 

 346 



336 



275 

 370 

 390 



1,748 



1, 726 



1,838 



1,860 

 1,837 

 1,867 



1, 855 



633 

 401 



383 

 948 



665 



1.484 

 1.440 

 1,500 

 1.336 



611 



1. 051 



639 



1,064 



841 



951 

 1.019 

 1. 104 



791 



353 

 350 

 370 



185 

 195 



184 



441 

 167 



175 

 125 



330 



321 

 254 

 271 



358 

 388 

 385 

 322 



338 



316 

 294 

 363 



353 



Cab 

 248 

 264 

 281 



264 



277 

 283 

 299 



250 

 259 

 293 



267 



335 

 335 

 354 



406 



S09 



373 



365 

 311 

 332 

 340 



a 390 

 "358 

 "381 

 "343 



368 



397 

 342 

 439 

 409 



01 o 

 2 aJ 



So 



Cab. Cab. 

 1.847 3.652 

 1.859 3, 

 1.733 3.470 



1,810 



3,006 

 1,980 

 2,181 



2.056 



1,973 

 1.973 

 2, 091 



1,966 

 1,970 

 1.921 



2.798 

 3.392 



3.460 

 3.063 



3.261 



2,466 

 2.586 



2.477 

 2.SI4 



2,511 



3.339 

 2.998 

 3.294 

 3,966 



3.149 



2,994 

 3,°33 

 2.752 

 3,13s 



3.S70 



3.550 

 3.525 

 3.729 



3.601 



3,671 

 3.646 

 3.727 



3.681 



3.488 

 3.493 

 3,369 



3,186 

 3,716 



3,82s 

 3,928 



3.877 



4,003 

 3.982 

 3.95 

 3,872 



3-954 



3.946 

 3.974 

 3.923 

 3.998 



3.960 



3.876 

 3.991 

 3.6S3 

 3., 



Percentage losses. 



46.95 

 45-31 

 48.01 



46.75 



41. 26 

 41- 60 



37-21 



43-29 

 43-31 

 39-41 



42-93 

 42-47 

 43-06 



42-82 



14-52 

 9-18 



11.85 



8-45 

 21.04 



32.67 

 31-59 

 32-87 

 29-96 



5-00 

 5- 63 

 5-67 



6-31 

 6- 23 

 6- 58 



5-69 



6. 



6-49 



6-09 



6-37 

 6-53 

 6, 



6-36 



5-78 



3- 96 



4-27 

 4- SO 



10. 12 

 3-83 



6-97 



3-87 

 3-78 



5-06 

 4-8s 

 S-56 

 6-07 



31-77 5-38 



13-00 

 32-38 

 13-60 



32- 66 



17-91 



20-42 

 21-73 

 23-71 

 16-87 



7-62 

 6.13 

 8-19 

 6-86 



7-30 



6.78 



6.38 



7-79 

 7-53 



6-55 



5-74 

 5-93 

 6-66 



7-74 

 7-75 

 8- IS 



II- 20 

 9-31 



11- 25 

 8-25 



8.04 

 6.82 

 7.28 

 7. 62 



7-44 



8-30 

 7-63 

 8-11 

 7-30 



7.84 



8.52 

 7.29 



9.42 

 8-72 



4.673 966 332 397 3,978 3,860 20.68 7.09 

 a Computed from digestible carbohydrates. 



42.36 

 42.96 

 39-83 



46. 06 

 45-64 



49-43 



45-19 

 45-04 

 47-75 



45-37 

 45-51 

 44-29 



45-06 



64- 16 



77-68 



76-43 

 67.93 



54-24 

 56-74 

 54-29 

 56-35 



55-41 



71-08 

 63-86 



70. 10 

 63.18 



67-05 



64-38 

 64-70 

 59- 08 

 66-88 



8-48 63.75 



