DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 



321 



Water 



(Per 



Cent.). 



Protein 

 (Pounds). 



Fiber I^^Vter* ^^' 

 (Pound8).!(Matt^^ (Pounds) 



Total 

 Fat X 2.2 

 (Pounds). 



Nutritive 

 Ratio. 



Whole cabbage, . 



Head, 



Leaves, 



88.3 

 90.3 

 81.0 



43.88 

 26.73 

 29.02 



21.92 

 19.32 

 38.80 



120.74 

 123.20 

 185.24 



3.12 

 1.17 

 3.38 



193.40 

 171.82 

 260.50 



1:3.4 

 1:5.4 

 1:8.0 



Because of the less moisture content the leaves show a larger amount of 

 total organic nutrients than either the total cabbage or the interior. On 

 the basis of 88.3 per cent, water, — that found in the whole cabbage, — 

 the interior shows 207.2 and the leaves 160.4 pounds of digestible organic 

 nutrients per ton. The whole cabbage, head and leaves, have the following 

 relative values based upon digestible organic nutrients and natural 

 moisture, or an equivalent moisture content of 88.3 per cent.: — 



Equal 



Moisture 



Basis. 



Whole cabbage, 

 Head, . 

 Leaves, 



100 

 106 

 83 



(b) Carrots. 

 Summary of Coefficients of Carrots. 



Two different lots of carrots were fed. They averaged 87.64 per cent, 

 water, and in dry matter contained 9.56 per cent, ash, 10.11 per cent, 

 protein, 8.53 per cent, fiber, 70.71 per cent, extract matter and 1.09 per 



