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EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Average Digestion Coefficients obtained with Poultry.^ 



IGerman and American Experiments.! 



Kind of Fodder. 



Number 



of 

 Experi- 

 ments. 



Organic 

 Matter. 



Crude 

 Protein. 



Nitrogen- 

 free 

 Extract. 



Fat. 



Bran, wheat, 

 Beef scrap, . 

 Beef (lean meat), 

 Barley, . 

 Buckwheat, . 

 Corn, whole. 

 Corn, cracked, 

 Corn meal, . 

 Clover, . 

 India wheat. 

 Millet, . 

 Oata, 

 Peas, 

 Wheat, . 

 Rye, 

 Potatoes, 



46.70 

 80.20 

 87.65 

 77.17 

 69.38 

 86.87 

 83.30 

 83.10 

 27.70 

 72.70 



62.69 

 77.07 

 82.26 

 79.20 

 78.33 



71.70 

 92 60 

 90.20 

 77.32 

 59.40 

 81.58 

 72.20 

 74.60 

 70.60 

 75.00 

 62.40 

 71.31 

 87.00 

 75.05 

 66.90 

 46.94 



46.00 



85.09 

 86.99 

 91.32 

 88.10 

 86.00 

 14.30 

 83.40 

 98.39 

 90.10 

 84.80 

 87.04 

 86.70 

 84.46 



37.00 

 95.00 

 86.30 

 67.86 

 89.22 

 88.11 

 87.60 

 87.60 

 35.50 

 83.80 

 85.71 

 87.89 

 80.01 

 53.00 

 22.60 



1 Compiled by J. M. Bartlett, Bulletin 184, Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 



