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Table V. — Computation of Digestion Coefficients — Continued. 



Series XVIII., Mangels, Period 6. 



Sheep V. 



Item. 





400 grams English hay fed, . 

 1,800 grains mangels fed, 

 Amount consumed, 

 Minus 179.45 grams feces excreted. 

 Amount digested, . . . . 

 Minus hay digested , . . . 

 Mangels digested, . . . . 

 Per cent, digested. 



355:68 

 312.84 



23.23 

 19.65 



33.40 

 20.08 



115.06 

 21.30 



174.67 

 251 .00 



668.52 

 170.08 



42.88 

 24.07 



53.48 

 22.06 



136.36 

 40.19 



425.67 

 74.20 



498.44 

 231.19 



18.81 

 10.69 



31.42 

 21,71 



96.17 

 77.09 



351.47 

 117.03 



267.25 

 85.43 



8.12 

 41.31 



9.71 

 48.36 



19.08 

 89.58 



234.44 

 93.40 



9.32 



.81 



10.13 

 9.56 



.57 

 4.29 



Sheep VI. 



Amount consumed as above. 

 Minus 173.44 grams feces excreted. 

 Amount consumed. 

 Minus hay digested. 

 Mangels digested, . 

 Per cent, digested. 



Average per cent, digested. 



668.52 

 164.54 



503.98 

 231.19 



272.79 

 87.20 



81.32 



42.88 

 21.90 



20.98 

 10.69 



10.29 

 52.36 



46.84 



53.48 

 19.12 



34.36 

 21.71 



12.65 

 63.00 



55.68 



136.36 

 41.10 



95.26 

 77.09 



18.17 

 85.31 



87.45 



425.67 

 73.52 



352.15 

 117.03 



235.12 

 93.67 



93.58 



10.13 

 8.90 



1.23 

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Series XVIII., Turnips (Swedish), Period 7. 

 Sheep V. 



