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ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY 



TABLE XVI 



Digestibility and Energy Values of Three Animal Foods per ioo 



Pounds of Food 



(Based upon Kellner's figures for cattle as already quoted) 



NUTBIENT 



Carbohydrates 

 (Nitrogen - free extract 



and pentosans) 

 Crude Fiber 

 Fats .... 

 Proteins . . . 



Totals . . 



Carbohydrates 

 (Nitrogen - free extract 



and pentosans) 

 Crude Fiber 

 Fats .... 

 Proteins . . . 



Totals . . 



Carbohydrates 

 (Nitrogen - free extract 



and pentosans) 

 Crude Fiber 

 Fats .... 

 Proteins . . . 



Totals . . 



o 



o 



< 



o 



PL, 

 H 



66.29 

 12.20 



4-33 

 13-76 



96.58 



78.72 

 2.78 

 2.36 



14.20 



98.06 



81.96 

 2.21 

 4.40 

 9.91 



98.48 



Q 







B 



o 



PM 



2 S ^ 



< m ^^ 



g § H 



w 



<; < 

 o >, 



H 



W 



S w 



Production Valxte 



U 



Oats 



50.38 

 3-42 

 3.46 



10.73 



67.99 



95,571 



6,488 



14,428 



28,123 



144,610 



85,948 



5,835 

 13,062 



22,855 



127,700 



53,907 

 3,659 

 7,865 



10,902 



76,333 



Wheat 



72.42 

 1.30 

 1.49 



11.93 



87.14 



137,381 



2,466 



6,213 



31,269 



177,329 



123,549 

 2,218 



5,625 



25,411 



156,803 



77,489 

 1,391 

 3,387 



12,121 



94,388 



Maize 



77.86 

 1.28 

 3.92 

 7-14 



90.20 



147,700 



2,428 



16,346 



18,714 



185,188 



132,829 



2,184 



14,798 



15,208 



165,019 



83,310 

 1,370 

 8,910 



7,254 



100,844 



o 



S w w 



fi c/3 Z 



o 3 < 



Oh flH O 



12.49 

 0.85 

 1.82 

 2.52 



17.68 



17.96 

 0.32 

 0.78 

 2.80 



21.86 



19-31 

 0.32 



2.06 



1.68 



23-37 



Nutritive Ratio. — The results for the fuel value of the three 

 food constituents have led to the use of a factor, especially in 

 connection with feeding rations of domestic animals^ which 



