Digestibility of Feeding Stuffs 427 



Nitrogen- No. of 



free ex- analy- 



Water Ash Protein Fiber tract Fat ses 



Miscellaneous 



Acorns 55.3 1. 2.5 4.4 34.8 .1.9 . . 



Apples 80.8 .4 .7 1.2 16.6 .4 . . 



Apple pomace .... 76.7 .5 1.4 3.9 16.2 1.3 7 



Beet pulp ..... 89.8 .6 .9 2.4 6.3 . . 16 



Beet molasses .... 20.8 10.6 9.1(?) . . 59.5 . . 35 



Cabbage 90.5 1.4 2.4 1.5 3.9 .4 2 



Prickly comfrey . . 88.4 2.2 2.4 1.6 5.1 .3 41 



Pumpkin (field) . . . 90.9 .5 1.3 1.7 5.2 .4 . . 



Sugar beet leaves . . 88. 2.4 2.6 2.2 4.4 .4 . . 



2. AVERAGE COEFFICIENTS OF DIGESTION 







The coefficients of digestion which follow are mostly 

 taken from the compilation by Jordan and Hall as pub- 

 lished in Bulletin No. 77, Office of Experiment Stations. 

 Others, marked G, are from the compilation of Dietrich 

 and Konig (Composition and Digestibility of Cattle 

 Foods, Vol. II). 



Digestion by Ruminants 



