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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. VI, No. 17 



TablE I. — Results of digestion experiments with hard palates of cattle in a simple mixed 



diet — Continued 



Experiment 337 (subject O. 



E.S.): 



Hard palates (in form of 



meat loaf) gm 



Potato gm 



Crackers gm 



Butter gm 



Sugar gm 



Total food consumed, 

 gm 



Feces gm. . 



Amount utilized gm. . 



Digestibility of entire ra- 

 tion per cent . , 



Estimated digestibility of 

 meat loaf per cent . 



Experiment 342 (subject H. 

 F. B.): 

 Hard palates (in form of 



meat loaf) gm 



Potato gm 



Crackers gm 



Butter gm 



Sugar gm 



Total food consumed, 

 gm 



Feces gm . . 



Amount utilized gm. . 



Digestibility of entire ra- 

 tion per cent. 



Estimated digestibility of 

 meat loaf per cent . 



Experiment 343 (subject D. 

 G. G.): 



Hard palates (in form of 



meat loaf) gm. 



Potato gm. 



Crackers. . , gm . 



Butter gm. 



Sugar gm . 



Total food consumed, 

 sm 



Feces gm. 



Amount utilized gm . 



Digestibility of entire ra- 

 tion percent. 



Estimated digestibility of 

 meat loaf per cent . 



Weight 

 of food. 



1,052 

 I, 126 



525 

 258 

 467 



3,428 



602. 2 

 85O.I 



31-3 

 28.4 



1,512.0 



98 



i,3 12 

 1, 216 



309 

 107 



3*7 



3,261 



07 



i,473 

 1, 176 



370 



288 



96 



3,409 



93 



755-2 



918. 1 



21.3 



n. 8 



1, 706. 4 



847.9 

 887.9 



25- 9 

 3i-7 



1, 793- 4 



255- 1 

 28. 2 



44-3 

 2.6 



330- 2 



41. 4 

 288.8 



87-5 

 86.8 



33 6 - 2 

 3°-4 



25. o 

 1. 1 



39 2 -7 



54-4 

 33%- 3 



86. 1 

 85.8 



377-5 

 29.4 



3°- 5 

 2.9 



440.3 



5°- 3 

 390.0 



88.6 



88.5 



Fat. 



ii3- 5 

 1. 1 



75- 6 

 219.3 



409- 5 



3i-7 



377-8 



9 2 -3 



118. 5 



1. 2 



41.4 



90.9 



252. o 



14. 1 



237-9 



94.4 



i33-o 

 1. 2 



5°- 4 

 244. 8 



429. 4 



i5-5 

 413-9 



96.4 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



57-3 

 235-3 

 37°- 1 



467.0 



1, 129. 7 



14.7 

 1,115.0 



*-7 



86.8 

 254- 1 

 218.8 



3i7-o 



876.7 



19.9 

 856.8 



97-7 



97-4 

 245.8 

 266. 2 



96. o 



705-4 



19. 6 

 685.8 



97.2 



