junei7, i9i8 Digestibility of Corn Silage, Velvet Beans, and Alfalfa 615 



Table VI. — Digestion coefficients of velvet-bean meal by difference ^ 



III. 



VI 



VII. 



Digestion 

 trial No. 



VIII. 



IX. 



b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 



Dry 

 matter. 



82. 90 

 85. 10 

 83-72 

 78.33 



76. 20 

 77.78 

 79-41 



77. 66 

 81. 50 



72.75 

 63. 12 



73-42 

 73-42 

 77.11 

 76.32 

 73-42 

 81.03 

 77. 00 



Ether 

 extract. 



69.38 



83-75 

 75.00 



75-63 

 76. 19 

 83.70 

 65. 22 

 76.56 

 84. 67 

 82.61 

 71-74 

 72.83 

 72.83 

 81.16 

 77.28 

 72.83 

 85.87 

 81.52 



Nitrogen. 



73-20 

 79-38 

 75.26 

 73-20 



71-05 

 69. 09 

 78. 18 

 71-43 

 75-90 

 78. 18 



72.73 

 70.91 

 70.91 

 68. 29 

 71. 01 

 70.91 

 76.36 

 70.91 



Nitrogen- 

 free 

 extract. 



91.63 

 90.05 

 90. 17 



83-97 

 84.06 

 85.98 

 86. 29 

 85.16 

 89.50 

 72-37 

 75-85 

 84-75 

 84-75 

 85-95 

 84. 21 



84-75 

 88.74 

 85.16 



o The corn-silage and alfaUa-hay digestion coefficients are based on feeding-alone experiments. 

 Table VII. — Digestion coefficients of alfalfa hay by difference O' 



Ration No. 



Digestion 

 trial No. 



Dry 

 matter. 



Nitrogen. 



Nitrogen- 

 free 

 extract. 



II... 



IV.. 



VI.. 

 VII. 

 VIII 

 IX.. 



a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 



63.02 

 62. 67 

 62.68 

 64.91 

 62. 13 



58.51 

 60. 01 



56-85 

 59-39 

 51-92 

 42.52 

 52-63 

 52-63 

 57-96 

 53-68 

 52.63 

 60. 58 

 58. 44 



68.83 



68.93 

 70.91 

 67. 96 

 70. 12 

 62. 74 

 71.42 

 65.27 

 68.62 

 70.58 

 64. 70 

 62. 74 

 62.74 

 62. 74 

 62. 74 

 62. 74 



70.31 

 66. 23 



70- 13 

 69. 60 

 68.91 



63. 69 



66. 18 

 63.69 



65-51 

 61.77 



67. 29 

 58-50 

 48.67 

 61.38 

 61.38 



64. 69 

 58.40 

 61.38 

 67. 12 

 64.45 



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



Table VIII. — Average corn-silage digestion coefficients when velvet-bean meal and alfalfa- 

 hay coefficients are based on feeding-alone experiments 



