24 BULLETIN 470, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



Data of digestion experiments with feterita mush in a simple-mixed diet — Continued. 





Weight. 



Water. 



Protein. 



Fat. 



Carbohy- 

 drates. 



Ash. 



Experiment No. 259, subject D. G. G.: 



Grams. 

 3,027.0 



Grams. 

 2,003.3 



Grams. 

 136.2 



Grams. 

 9.1 



Grains. 

 834.5 



Grams. 

 43.9 









240.0 



1, 258. 



112.0 



26.4 

 327.1 



2.4 



204.0 





7.2 





930.9 

 112.0 

























4, 637. 

 150.0 



2,356.8 



138.6 

 76.9 

 61.7 



213.1 



16.8 



196.3 



1, 877. 4 



43.3 



1,834.1 



51.1 





13.0 







38.1 











Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) 







44.5 



92.1 



97.7 



74.6 









Estimated digestibility of mush alone 







43.6 





97.3 













Experiment No. 260, subject R. L. S.: 



2,490.0 

 853.0 

 203.0 



1,163.0 

 33.0 



1,647.9 

 774.5 

 22.3 

 302.4 



112.0 

 2.1 

 2.0 



7.5 



2.6 



172.6 



686.5 



72.3 



36.1 





1.5 





6.1 





860.6 

 33.0 

























4,742.0 

 125.0 



2,747.1 



116.1 



64.9 

 51.2 



182.7 



12.1 



170.6 



1,652.4 



36.8 



1, 615. 6 



43.7 





11.2 







32.5 











Digestibility of entire ration (per cent). 







44.1 



93.4 



97.8 



74.4 









Estimated digestibility of mush alone 







42.1 





98.3 















Experiment No. 261, subject O. E. S.: 



2,825.0 

 1, 274. 



135.0 

 1, 658. 



166.0 



1,869.6 



1, 156. 8 



14.9 



431.1 



127. 1 

 3.1 

 1.3 



8.5 



3.8 



114.8 



778.8 

 108.0 



41.0 





2.3 





4.0 





1,226.9 

 166.0 























6,058.0 

 162.0 



3,472.4 



131.5 



88.5 

 43.0 



127.1 



18.8 



108.3 



2,279.7 



41.8 



2, 237. 9 



47.3 





12.9 







34.4 











Digestibility of entire ration (per cent). 







32.7 



85.2 



98.2 



72.7 









Estimated digestibility of mush alone 







30.4 





99.6 















Average food consumed per subject per 



1,774.7 



995. 3 



43.5 



59.1 



660.7 



16.1 







Summary of digestion experiments with feterita mush in a simple mixed diet. 



Experi- 

 ment No. 



Subject. 



Protein. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Experi- 

 ment No. 



Subject. 



Protein. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



258 



H. F.B 



D. G. G 



R. L. S 



Per cent. 

 77.5 

 43.6 

 42.1 



Per cent. 

 99.3 

 97.3 

 98.3 



261 



O. E. S 



Average 



Per cent. 

 30.4 



Per cent. 

 99.6 



260 



48.4 



98.6 



In these experiments an average of 43.5 grams of protein was 

 supplied by the total diet, and of this amount 42.2 grams, or about 

 97 per cent was derived from the feterita meal and 48.4 per cent 

 digested. The carbohydrate portion of the mush, as in the other 

 tests, was very completely utilized, since an average of 259 grams 

 daily was 98.6 per cent digested. 



