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but practically no crumb, and since it proved to be rather brittle and 

 tasteless, such bread was not used in the studies with the other sor- 

 ghums. The data of the experiments are given in the following 

 tables : 



Data of digestion experiments with hard Icafir bread in a simple mixed diet containing 



milk. 





Weight. 



Water. 



Protein. 



Fat. 



Carbohy- 

 drates. 



Ash. 



Experiment No. 89, subject R. L. S.: 



Grams. 



1,447.1 



4, 326. 8 



333.5 



33.9 



Grams. 



292.0 

 3, 764. 3 



289. 8 



Grams. 

 146.6 

 142.8 



2.7 



Grams. 

 144.7 

 173.1 



.7 



Grams. 



842.9 



216.3 



38.7 



33.9 



Grams. 

 20 9 



Milk 



30.3 





1.6 



















6,141.3 

 102.9 



4,346.1 



292.1 

 39.9 

 252.2 



318.5 

 20.4 

 298.1 



1,131.8 



26.9 



1, 104. 9 



52.8 



Feces 



15.7 







37.1 











Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) . 







86.3 



93.6 



97.6 



70.3 











Estimated digestibility of bread alone 







76.0 





97.9 















Experiment No. 90, subject I. D. B.: 



1,177.5 



4,309.3 



1,289.4 



201.7 



237.6 

 3,749.1 

 1, 120. 5 



119.3 

 142.2 

 10.3 



117.7 



172.4 



2.6 



685.9 

 215.4 

 149. 6 

 201.7 



17.0 



Milk 



30.2 





6.4 



















6, 977. 9 

 161.8 



5, 107. 2 



271.8 

 73.2 

 198. 6 



292.7 

 24.6 

 268.1 



1,252.6 

 45.9 



1, 206. 7 



53.6 





18.1 







35.5 











Digetibility of entire ration (per cent) . 







73.1 



91.6 



96.3 



66.2 











Estimated digestibility of bread alone 







43.5 





96.7 















Experiment No. 91, subject W. D.: 



914.6 

 4,335.3 

 1, 389. 3 



184.6 

 3,771.7 

 1, 207. 3 



92.6 

 143.1 

 11.1 



91.5 

 173. 4 



2.8 



532.7 

 216.8 

 161.2 



13.2 



Milk 



30.3 





6.9 





















Total food consumed 



6, 639. 2 

 102.7 



5, 163. 6 



246.8 

 38.0 

 208.8 



267.7 



20.0 



247.7 



910.7 

 28.1 



882.6 



50.4 



Feces 



16.6 



Amount utilized 





33.8 











Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) . 







84.6 



92.5 



96.9 



67.1 











Estimated digestibility of bread alone 







65.4 





98.6 















Experiment No. 92, subject E. E. M.: 



1, 135. 2 



4,294.0 



1,515.6 



195.2 



229.1 

 3, 735. 8 

 1,317.1 



115.0 

 141.7 

 12.1 



113.5 



171.8 

 3.0 



661.2 

 214.7 

 175.8 

 195.2 



16.4 



Milk 



30.0 





7.6 

















Total food consumed 



7, 140. 

 124.6 



5, 2S2. 



268.8 



57.0 



211.8 



288.3 



15.8 



272.5 



1, 246. 9 



34.5 



1,212.4 



54.0 





17.3 



Amount utilized 





36.7 











Digestibility of entire ration ( per cent) . 







78.8 



94.5 



97.2 



68.0 











Estimated digestibility of bread alone 







55.7 





98.7 















Experiment No. 98, subject I. D. B.: 

 Kafir bread 



1,307.3 



4,305.3 



1,466.5 



207.8 



164.7 

 3, 745. 6 

 1,274.4 



152.9 



142.1 



11.7 



320.3 



172.2 



3.0 



643.2 

 215.3 

 170.1 

 207.8 



26.2 



Milk 



30.1 



Orange 



7.3 



Sugar 















Total food consumed 



7,286.9 

 181.8 



5,184.7 



306.7 



93.2 



213.5 



495.5 

 26.2 

 469.3 



1,236.4 



43.3 



1,193.1 



63.6 





19.1 



Amount ntilixed 





44.5 











Digestibility of entire ration (per cent). 







69.6 



94.7 



96.5 



70.0 











Estimated digestibility of bread alone 







43.0 





97.2 





