COEFFICIENTS OF DIGESTION 



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Digestion coefficients 



No. ex- 

 perim'ts 



Kind and condi- 

 tion of food 



Dry Organic 

 matter matter Ash 



Nitrogen- 

 Pro- free ex- 

 tein Fiber tract Fat 



Clovers 



2 . Alsike clover 



4 . Crimson clover 



6 . Red clover 



2 . Red-clover rowen. . . . 

 1 . White clover. . . 



62.3 63.2 52.2 66.1 53.5 70.7 50.2 

 58.1 59.1 51.9 68.7 46.7 64.6 43,4 



57.4 59.7 29.1 58. 54.2 64.4 55.2 

 58. 59.1 45.8 64.8 47.4 62.8 59.8 

 66. 66.6 58.5 73.2 60.6 69.5 50.6 



Legumes Other Than Clovers 



3 . Alfalfa 58.9 



1 . Cowpea vine 59.2 



1 . Peanut vine -. . . 59.9 



1 . Soybean 62.4 



1. Hairy vetch 69.4 



Bean straw (G) 



Pea straw, good (G) 



Miscellaneous and Mixed 



1 . Buttercup hay 56.1 



1 . Whiteweed hay 57.8 



2 . Clover and timothy. ... 54.6 



60.7 39.5 72. 46. 69.2 51. 

 60. 49.5 64.8 42. 70.6 51.8 

 63.1 20.4 63.3 51.9 69.5 65.9 

 63.9 . . 71.1 60.8 68.8 29.2 



71.8 42.2 82.3 61.1 72.9 70.3 

 55. . . 49. 43. 67. 57. 



59. 



60. 52. 64. 46. 



56.6 48.1 56.3 41.1 66.9 69.7 

 58.3 52. 58.4 45.5 66.7 62. 

 53.2 . . 42.3 49.6 57.5 54. 



