THE DIGESTIBILITY OF MILLETS. 7 



Data of digestion c.rpcmncnls uiili proso in a siiiiple mixed diet. 





Weight. 



Water. 



Protein. 



Fat. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Ash. 



Experiment No. 468, subject D. G. G.: 



Grams. 



1, 268. 

 .591. 



1,075.0 

 430.0 

 116.0 



Grams. 



'' 441.9 



446.2 



934.2 



47.3 



Grams. 



111.0 



14.8 



8.6 



4.3 



Grams. 



76.3 



.6 



2.1 



365.5 



Grams. 

 602.0 

 123.5 

 124.7 



Grams. 

 36.8 





5.9 



Fruit 



5.4 



Butter 



12.9 





116.0 

















3, 480. 

 153.0 



1,869.6 



138. 7 

 78.4 

 60.3 



444.5 

 16.7 



427.8 



966.2 



43.9 



922.3 



61.0 





14.0 







47.0 











Digestibility of entire ration (per cent). 







43.5 



96.2 



95.5 



77.0 













Estimated digestibility of bread alone 







32.9 





96.2 















Experiment No. 469, subject H. R. G.: 



1,196.0 

 585.0 

 993.0 

 323.0 



416.8 

 441.7 

 862.9 

 35.5 



104.6 

 14.6 

 7.9 

 3.2 



72.0 



.6 



2.0 



274.6 



567.9 

 122.3 

 115.2 



34.7 





5.8 



Fruit 



5.0 





9.7 



Sugar 























3,097.0 

 157.0 



1,756.9 



130.3 

 76.3 

 54.0 



349.2 



15.8 



333.4 



805.4 



52.5 



752.9 



55.2 





12.4 







42.8 











Digestibility of entire ration (per cent). 



1 



41.4 



95.5 



93.5 



77.5 





1 





Estimated digestibility of bread alone 







30.7 





93.9 















Bread 



980.0 

 535.0 

 1,016.0 

 469.0 

 116.0 



341.5 



403.9 



882.9 



51.6 



85.8 

 13.4 

 8.1 

 4.7 



59.0 



.5 



2.0 



398.6 



465.3 

 111.8 

 117.9 



28.4 



Potato ■ 



5.4 



Fruit 



5.1 





14.1 



Sugar 



116.0 















Total food consumed 



3,116.0 

 132.0 



1,679.9 



112.0 

 57.3 

 54.7 



460.1 



32.4 



427.7 



811.0 

 28.2 



782.8 



53.0 



Feces 



14.1 







38.9 











Digestibility of entire ration (percent) 







48.8 



93.0 



96.5 



73.4 









Estimated digestibility of bread alone 







37.4 





98.2 















Experiment No. 471, subject P. K.: 



1,539.0 



539.0 



824.0 



392.0 



15.0 



536.3 

 406.9 

 716.1 

 43.1 



134.6 

 13.5 

 6.6 

 3.9 



92.7 



.5 



1.7 



333.2 



730.7 

 112.7 

 95.6 



""'is.' 6" 



44.6 





5.4 



Fruit 



4.1 



Butter 



11.8 



Snp'fl.r 















Total food consumed 



3,309.0 

 119.0 



1,702.4 



158.6 

 52.0 

 106.6 



428.1 



14.6 



413.5 



954.0 



40.2 



913.8 



65.9 





12.2 







53.7 











Digestibility of entire ration (percent) 







67.2 



96.6 



95.8 



81.5 









Estimated digestibility of bread alone 







63.9 





98.6 

















1,083.5 



584.0 



45.0 



140.2 



294.7 



19.6 



