THE DIGESTIBILITY OF HOG MILLET. 179 
Husbandry Division. The millet was ground and was fed 
with water. 
The following table gives the composition of the hog 
millet fed and of the composite sample of solid excrement. 
TABLE NO. LXXX, 


COMPOSITION OF DRY MATTER. 




Crude Nitro- Deter- 
A ie Pro- Be Fiber | g’nfree| Ash mined 
tein Ex’t Cal’r’s 
| 
HOR PMN Ei es. cscccccececacte«csnce | 87.87 |13.40| 4.47 | O22 | S8iek: 4.20 | 4.597 
SolidPexcrenlent.-e-cessesessccet acess sees 15.57 | 6.75 | 47.00] 18.20 [12.48 | 4.542 


The calculation of the percent digested of the several 
food nutrients is given in table LXXXI. 
TABLE NO. LXXXI. 




| Crude Nitro- 
Hoes Ash | Pro- eat Fiber | gen free | Calories 
; teid = Ex’t 
| Lbs Lbs Lbs Lbs Lbs Lbs 
PTE OO Cae iis sc sencwceasscceece scenes |} 42.21) 1.78 | 5.658 1.89 8.11 24.78 |88.010 
HGH CES 2 5ccs s-cacesokaeesses aves: 11.50 1.44 Le) -78 5.41 2.09 |23.690 
DUS ESTO acceso cccncccesecnserecccoes 30.71 34 3.87 qlaalae 2.01 22.69 |64.320 
PericentsDigcestedineis..ccc-c- 72.75 |19.17 | 68.36 | 58,86 | 33.36 | 91.56 |73.07 
Ren CentiormnersyvAvallablestorBOdiyas |pecessescce|insseccesneel|-ech<ce-ean|to-02 Slecee||esceeaesa|ineassecwaneses 70.60 







The animal voided in the urine .48 Ibs. nitrogen, in feces 
.29 lbs. and consumed in food .905 lbs., having retained in 
the body .14 lbs. equivalent to .88 lbs. protein. The animal 
weighed at the beginning of the trial 181 lbs., at the close 
Od Tbs! 
This trial shows hog millet to be about equal in digesti- 
bility to barley, wheat and shorts, but not as digestible as 
corn meal or oil meal. 
The following table gives the digestible nutrients of hog 
millet along with that of some of our common feeding stuffs 
used for hogs. 
