Appendix. 



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Table II. Average Digesttbility of American Feeding 

 Stuffs, with Additions from the German Tables. 



The data of this table are mainly from digestion trials con- 

 ducted by American Experiment Stations, as compiled by Lindsey 

 in the report of the Massachusetts (Hatch) Experiment Station 

 for 1896. Coefficients from this source are marked "M" in the 

 last column of the table. To render the table more complete, 

 additions have been made from the German tables. Those marked 

 *' L " are from Mentzel & Lengerke's Landw. Kalender for 1898. 

 Those marked " K " are from Zusammensetzung der Futtermittel, 

 Dietrich and Konig. 



A. Experiments toith Ruminants. 



Feeding stuffs. 



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CONCENTKATES. 



Dent corn 



Corn meal 



Com cob 



Com and cob meal 



Gluten meal 



Gluten meal f Chicago) , 

 Gluten meal (King's)... 



Gluten feed 



Gluten feed (Buffalo)... 



Gluten feed (Pope's) 



Gluten feed (Peoria) 



Gluten feed (Atlas) 



Maize feed (Chicago) .... 

 Cream gluten (Pope's).. 



Wheat bran 



Wheat bran, spring wheat. 

 Wheat bran, winter wheat. 



Wheat middlings 



Rye meal 



Barley 



Malt sprouts 



Brewers' grains, wet , 



Brewers' grain.s, dried 



Oats 



Rice meal 



Flax seed 



Linseed meal, old process... 

 Linseed meal, new process. 



40 



Per 



cent. 



91 



88 

 59 

 79 



Per 



cent. 



76 

 60 

 17 

 52 



83 

 73 

 84 

 84 



79 



80 

 77 

 82 

 84 

 70 

 80 

 73 

 79 

 78 



Per 



cent. 



58 



72 



72 



Per 



cent. 



93 

 93 

 60 



Per 



cent. 



86 

 92 

 50 

 84 

 93 

 93 

 94 

 83 

 87 

 81 

 79 

 91 

 90 



68 

 76 

 64 

 85 

 64 

 89 

 100 

 86 

 91 

 83 

 85 



93 



