80 



THE CHEMISTRY OF THE FARM. 



the average results obtained with ruminating animals fed 

 on the foods respectively mentioned. The figures given 

 represent the " digestion coefficients " found for each con- 

 stituent of the food consumed. The " albuminoid ratio " 

 of the digested portion of the food is also given : — 



EXPERIMENTS WITH CATTLE, SHEEP, AND GOATS. 



Koots and potatos are not mentioned in the table ; 

 they are apparently completely digested, with the excep- 

 tion perhaps of the small amount of hard fibre contained 

 in the epidermis and rootlets. 



The digestibility of the foods in the lower division of 

 the table has been for the most part determined by 



* These results are derived from one or two experiments only, 

 + The numbers in this column refer to the foods actually used in the ex- 

 X)eriments. 



