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MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



DIGESTIBILITY OF PEA MEAL. 



XCVIir, PEA Meal. 

 Sheep 1. 



Fed In Ensilage In five days 



Fed in Pea Meal in five days 



Total Fed 



Excreted in feces in five days 



Total Digested 



Digested from Ensilage 



Digested from Pea Meal 



Per cent, digested from Pea Meal... 

 Sheep 2. 



Total Fed 



Excreted in feces in Ave days 



Total Digested 



Digested from Ensilage 



Digested from Pea Meal 



Per cent, digested from Pea Meal... 

 Avg. per cent, digested by 2 animals 



1333.9 

 1750.4 



3084.3 

 692.1 



2392.2 

 843.2 



1549.0 



88.5 



3084.3 

 751.6 



2332.7 

 843.2 



1489.5 



85.1 



.86.8 



12!54.3 

 1703.3 



2a57.6 

 601.2 



2356.4 

 831.6 



15.'4.8 

 89.5 



2957.6 

 654.6 



2303.0 

 &31.6 



1471.4 

 86.4 

 87.9 



79.23 



47.08 



136.32 

 469.98 



126.31 

 90.86 



35.45 

 11.84 



23.61 

 50.2 



126.31 

 96.96 



29.35 

 11.84 



1 .51 

 37.2 

 43.7 



606.30 

 139.02 



467.28 

 63.56 



403.72 

 85.9 



606.30 

 170.62 



435.68 

 63.56 



372.12 

 80.5 

 83.2 



427.51 

 50.59 



478.10 

 149.26 



328.84 

 315.70 



13.14 

 26.00 



478.10 

 149.50 



328.60 

 315.70 



12.90 



25.5 



25.7 



V H 



652.68 

 1153.86 



1806.54 

 287.24 



1519.30 



428 21 



1091.09 

 94.5 



1806.54 

 307.56 



1498.98 

 428.21 



1070.77 

 92.8 

 936 



I 



38.15 

 28.71 



66.86 

 25.60 



41.26 

 24.91 



16.35 

 56.9 



66.86 

 26.98 



39.88 

 24.91 



14.97 



52.1 



54.5 



Result of Experiment. 



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In this experiment nearly nine-tenths of the dry substance 

 of the peas was digested. This result, considered in connec- 

 tion with their composition, coincides with previous tests in 

 showing that peas take a high standard as a cattle food, 

 especially as compared with those foods which are the possi- 

 ble products of Maine farms. 



