THE DIGESTIBILITY OF CATTLE FOODS. 



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Molassine Meal, Period I. 



Sheep V. 



550 grams English hay fed, 



150 grams gluten feed fed, . 



200 grams Molassine meal fed, 



Amount consumed, .... 



304.25 grams manure excreted. 



Grams digested, 



Minus English hay and gluten feed 



digested. 

 Molassine meal digested, 



Per cent, digested 



Dry 



Matter. 



Ash. 



475.48 

 134.67 

 166.82 



776.97 

 276.62 



500.35 

 402.70 



29.43 



1.48 



14.40 



45.31 

 24.40 



20.91 

 9.58 



97.65 

 58.54 



11.33 



78.47 



Protein. 



47.60 

 37.37 

 18.83 



103.80 

 35.08 



68.72 



57 78 



10.94 

 58.10 



Fiber. 



145.40 



11.82 

 18,50 



175.72 

 79.94 



95.78 

 103.77 



Nitro- 

 gen-free 

 Ex- 

 tract. 



240.74 

 78.11 

 113.87 



432.72 

 128.85 



303.87 

 223.20 



80.67 

 70.84 



Fat. 



12.31 



1.22 



19.42 

 8.35 



11.07 

 10.19 



72.13 



Sheep VI. 



Average nutritive ratio of rations for both sheep, 1:6.15. 



English Hay, Gluten Feed, Period II. 



Sheep V. 



Average nutritive ratio of rations for both sheep, 1:6.23. 



