6 BULLETIN 525, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Data of digestion experiments with millet in a simple mixed diet — Continued. 



Summary. 





Weight. 



Water. 



Protein. 



Fat. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Ash. 



Experiment No. 449, subject A. J. H.: 



Bread 



Grams. 



1,239.0 

 539.0 

 759.0 

 311.0 

 131.0 



Grams. 

 324.7 

 406.9 

 605.7 

 34.2 



Gravis. 



123.2 



13.5 



2.3 



3.1 



Grams. 



100.6 



.5 



3.0 



264.4 



Grams. 



641.2 



112.7 



86.5 



Grams. 

 49.3 



Potato 



5.4 



Fruit 



1.5 



Butter 



9.3 



Sugar 



131.0 















Total food consumed 



2,979.0 

 176.0 



1,431.5 



142.1 

 92.0 

 50.1 



368. 5 

 26.4 

 342.1 



971.4 



37.9 



933.5 



65 5 



Feces 



19.7 



Amount utilized 





45 8 











Digestibility of entire ration (i)ercent) . . 







35.3 



92.8 



96.1 



09 9 





.. 







Estimated digestibility of bread alone 

 (per cent) 







27.5 





96.7 















Experiment No. 450, sul)ject R. L. S.: 

 Bread 



1,549.0 



505.0 



674.0 



281.0 



77.0 



406.0 

 381.3 

 591.1 

 30.9 



154.0 

 12.6 

 2.0 

 2.8 



125.8 



. 5 



2.7 



238.9 



801.6 

 105.5 

 76.8 



61.6 



Potato 



5.1 



Fruit 



1.4 





8.4 



Sugar 



77.0 















Total food consumed 



3,086.0 

 140.0 



1,409.3 



171.4 

 63.4 

 108.0 



367.9 



19.3 



348.6 



1,000.9 



39.1 



1,021.8 



76.5 



Feces 



18.2 



Amount utilized 





58.3 











Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) . 







63.0 



94.8 



96.3 



76.2 









Estimated digestibility of bread alone 

 (per cent) 







00.5 





96.9 















Experiment No. 451, subject 0. E. S.: 



1,073.0 

 691.0 

 653.0 

 263.0 

 165.0 



281.2 

 521.7 

 572.7 

 28.9 



106.7 

 17.3 

 2.0 

 2.6 



87.1 



.7 



2.6 



223.6 



555.3 

 144.4 

 74.4 



42.7 



Potat 



6.9 



Fruit 



1.3 



Butter 



7.9 



Sugar 



165.0 













Total food consumed 



2,845.0 

 128.0 



1,404.5 



128.0 

 62.4 

 66.2 



314.0 



18.0 



296.0 



939.1 



33.3 



905.8 



58.8 



Feces 



14.3 







44.5 











Digestibility of en tire ration (percent). 





51.5 



94.3 



96.5 



75.7 









Estimated digestibility of bread alone 

 (per cent) 





44.6 





97.2 













Average food consumed per subject per 

 dav - 



1,000.4 



482.7 



48.7 



122.7 



323.4 



22.9 









Subject. 



Digestibility of entire ration. 



Esti- 

 mated 

 digesti- 

 bility of 

 protein 

 of bread 



alone. 



Esti- 

 mated 



Experiment No. 



Protein. 



Fat. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Ash. 



digesti- 

 bility of 



carbo- 

 hydrates 

 of bread 



alone. 



425 



D. G. G 



A.J. H 



R.L.S 



D. G. G 



A.J. H 



R.L.S 



O. E. S 



Average 



Per cent. 

 31.9 

 38.4 

 34.6 

 41.4 

 35.3 

 63.0 

 51.5 



Per cent. 

 96.7 

 95.1 

 92.9 

 94.8 

 92.8 

 94.8 

 94.3 



Per cent. 

 94.0 

 95.3 

 95.0 

 94.7 

 96.1 

 96.3 

 96.5 



Per cent. 

 73.1 

 7.5,9 

 68.1 

 72.9 

 69.9 

 70.2 

 75.7 



Per cent. 

 22.6 

 30.0 

 29.9 

 35.2 

 27.5 

 60.5 

 44.6 



Per cent. 

 94.0 



426 



95.6 



427 



95.3 



448 



94.3 



449 



96.7 



450 



96.9 



451 



97.2 









42.3 



94.4 95.4 



73.1 



35.8 



95.7 



