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Table V. — Computation of Digestion Coefficients — Co7itin 

 Series XXI., Vegetable Ivory Meal, Period 3. 

 Sheep IV. 



lied. 



550 grams English hay fed 



150 grams gluten feed fed 



200 grams minus 1 .86 grams waste equals 198.14 

 grams vegetable ivory meal fed. 



Amount consumed, 



Minus 258.16 grams feces excreted. 



Amount digested, .... 



Minus hay and gluten feed digested, 



Vegetable ivory meal digested. 



Per cent, digested, 



486.20 

 135.66 

 176.54 



798.40 

 243.01 



555.39 

 416.65 



138.74 

 78.59 



32.48 

 4.73 

 2.10 



39.31 

 24.45 



14.86 



10.79 



4.07 



193.81 



36.51 

 38.05 

 9.41 



83.97 

 32.37 



51.60 

 51.45 



.15 

 1.59 



183.56 

 61.36 



122.20 

 114.31 



51.07 



£ 



245.05 

 80.55 

 146.83 



472.43 

 115.26 



357.17 

 231.18 



125.99 

 85.81 



Sheep V. 



550 grams minus .7 gram waste equals 549.3 



grams English hay fed. 

 150 grams gluten feed fed, .... 



200 grams minus 1.43 grams waste equals 

 198.57 grams vegetable ivory meal fed. 



Amount consumed, 



Minus 253.24 grams feces excreted. 



Amount digested 



Minus hay and gluten feed digested. 



Vegetable ivory meal digested. 



Per cent, digested, 



485.58 

 135.66 

 176.93 



798.17 

 238.55 



559.62 

 416.23 



143.39 

 81.04 



32.44 

 4.73 

 2.11 



39. 



5.64 

 10.78 



36.47 

 38.05 

 9.43 



.95 



51.87 

 51.42 



.45 



4.77 



183.39 

 53.72 



129.67 

 114.18 



15.49 

 100.06 



244.72 

 80.55 

 147.15 



472.42 

 109.14 



363.28 

 230.94 



132.34 

 89.94 



Sheep VI. 



Two sheep only. 



