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Average Composition of Feeding Stuffs. The following table 

 shows the average composition of a considerable number of American 

 feeding stuffs. In this table the common practice has been followed 

 of dividing the group of carbohydrates into two portions. The crude 

 fiber or woody fiber is stated separately, partly because it is of some- 

 what inferior nutritive value and partly because it gives some indica- 

 tion of the bulkiness and wobdiness of the feeding stuff. The column 

 headed nitrogen-free extract includes all the carbohydrates except the 

 crude fiber that is, the sugar, starch, etc. 



Total N X 6-25. 



