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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. Ill, No. 6 



Table IV. — Average losses of chemical energy — metabolizable energy 



Kind of feed and experiment No. 



Timothy hay: 



174 



190 



200 



207 



Average . 



Red clover hay: 



179 



186 



Average . 

 Mixed hay: 



Alfalfa hay : 

 208 



209. 



212. 



Average . 



Alfalfa meal: 

 212 



Average of alfalfa hay and meal . 



Maize stover: 

 210 



Maize meal: 

 179 o . . , 

 211. ... 



Average . 



Wlieat bran: 

 190 



Grain mixture No. i : 

 200 



207. 



Average . 



Grain mixture No. 2 : 



208 



209 



Average . 

 Hominy chop : 



Gross 

 energy per 

 kilogram of 

 dry matter. 



Calories. 

 4,554 

 4,494 

 4,509 

 4,513 



4.518 



4,438 

 4,486 



Losses of 



chemical 



energy- per 



kilogram of 



dry matter. 



4,462 



4,393 



4,407 

 4,338 

 4,368 



4,371 



4,374 

 4,372 



4,332 



4,366 

 4,517 



4,442 

 4,532 



4, 696 

 4,673 



4,685 



4,604 

 4,613 



4,609 

 4,709 



Calories. 

 2,880 

 2,679 

 2,644 

 2,452 



2, 664 



2,512 

 2, 410 



2, 461 



2,479 



2,603 



2, 528 

 2,312 



2,481 



2,362 



2,451 



2,380 



974 

 1,256 



1,115 



2, 021 



1,547 

 1,695 



Metabolizable energy. 



Per kilo- 

 gram of dry 

 matter. 



Calories. 

 1,674 

 1,815 

 1,865 

 2, 061 



I, 621 



I, 640 

 I, 600 



I, 620 



1,187 



1,854 



1,926 



2, 076 



1,914 



I, 804 

 1,810 

 2,056 



1, 890 



2, 012 

 I, 921 



1.952 



3,392 

 3,261 



3,327 

 2,511 



3,149 

 2,978 



3,064 



2,964 

 3,013 



2,989 



3,522 



Per kilo- 

 gram of di- 

 gestible or- 

 ganic matter. 



Calories. 

 3,483 

 3,448 

 3,573 

 3,443 



3,487 



3,413 

 3,558 



3,486 



3,390 



3,567 

 3,570 

 3,601 



3,579 



3.681 

 3,60s 



3.450 



3,716 

 3.877 



3,797 

 3,954 



3,960 

 3,860 



,910 



3,806 

 3.952 



3.879 



4,07s 



o Period 4. 



