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Table IV. — Digestion coefficients of the total nutrients of each ration 



Digestion 

 trial No. 



Dry 

 matter. 



Ether 

 extract. 



Crude fiber. 



Nitrogen. 



NitroRcn 



free 

 extract. 



I 



II... 

 III.. 



IV. . 



V... 

 VI. . 

 VII. 

 VIII 

 IX.. 



b 

 c, 

 a. 

 b 

 c. 

 a. 

 b 

 c. 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 



70.58 



65-38 

 71.09 

 63.02 

 62. 67 

 62.68 

 82. 90 

 85. 10 

 83-72 

 61.31 

 64. 12 

 63.02 

 76.44 

 74. 10 

 74.04 

 69.48 

 70.24 

 74.01 

 68.93 

 65-41 

 68.75 

 68.75 



69-43 

 70-45 

 68.75 

 70.89 

 68.96 



78.26 

 66. 13 

 77.92 



43-75 

 41. 12 

 40.87 

 69.38 



83-75 

 75.00 

 40. 16 



43-69 

 45.88 



75-92 

 76.74 

 81. 17 

 54-65 



63-55 

 72.78 

 70.67 

 65. 10 

 64. 41 

 64. 41 

 66.88 

 67.84 

 64.41 

 68.95 

 65-52 



78.54 

 75-69 

 78.49 

 58.61 



58.57 

 56.78 

 78.42 

 79.61 

 78.81 



60. 28 

 63.40 



63.73 

 72. 90 

 69.94 

 72.97 

 58.99 

 59-24 



61.55 



61. 29 

 56.41 

 59-95 

 59-95 

 65.27 

 65.69 



59-95 

 64.82 



63- 10 



26. 76 

 13-83 

 37-29 

 39.81 



50-91 

 46.78 



50-34 

 63.09 



55-71 

 43- 14 

 41.91 



37- 50 

 57-65 

 51. 60 

 48.60 

 53-61 

 54-99 

 52-83 

 46. 52 

 41.30 

 44.61 

 44.61 

 40.32 



38-97 

 44. 61 

 42. 76 



41. 72 



40. 00 

 25.00 

 40. 00 

 68.83 

 68.93 

 70.91 

 73.20 

 79-38 

 75.26 

 66.67 

 67. 06 

 59.02 

 70. 09 

 65-93 

 61.33 

 73-49 

 70.47 

 73- 14 

 68.25 



66. 94 

 67.24 



67. 24 

 65.69 

 67. 69 

 67.24 



70.54 

 68.31 



72.85 

 68.23 



73-03 

 70.13 

 69. 60 

 68.91 

 91.63 

 90.05 

 90. 17 

 64. 76 

 68.38 

 68.06 

 81.05 

 79.48 

 78.68 

 77.65 

 78.67 

 83.10 

 75-38 

 73- 14 

 76.98 

 76.98 

 76.48 

 77.46 

 76.98 

 78.03 

 76. 14 



Table V. — Digestion coefficients of corn silage by difference « 



Ration No. 



I.... 



IV. . 

 V... 

 VII. 

 VIII 

 IX.. 



Digestion 

 trial No. 



a. 

 b 



a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 



a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 



a 

 b 



Dry 

 matter. 



Ether 

 extract. 



78.26 

 66. 13 

 77.92 

 26. 67 



47-83 

 51. 61 



74.19 

 78.27 

 88.71 

 87. 10 

 69.57 

 67.75 

 67-75 

 90.32 



80.64 



67-75 

 106. 45 



93-55 



Crude fiber. 



41 



63.70 



Ash. 



26. 76 

 13-83 

 37-29 



18.86 

 12.77 

 61. 70 

 43- 66 

 41. 49 

 38-30 

 14. 08 



19- 15 



19- 15 



2. 13 



19- 15 

 6.38 



2. 13 



Nitrogen. 



40. 00 

 25.00 

 40. 00 



37-50 

 10. 00 

 20. 00 



13-33 

 20. 00 

 45.00 

 26. 67 

 10. 00 

 10. 00 

 10. 00 

 10. 00 

 10. 00 

 40. 00 

 10. 00 



Nitrogen- 

 free 

 extract. 



o The alfalfa and velvet-bean meal digestion coefficients are based on feeding-alone experiments. 



