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NUTRITION OF FARM ANIMALS 



or of the ash or of both have been added. From such investi- 

 gations a general idea may be reached of what might be called 

 the gross composition of the body. 



TABLE 16. COMPOSITION OF ENTIRE BODIES OF ANIMALS EMPTY 



WEIGHT 



1 By difference. 



p By difference in soft parts. 



2 Includes feathers. 



4 By difference in bones. 



