DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 



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TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN FOOD EATEN AND FECES EXCRETED IN FIVE 

 DATS AND PERCENTAGES DIGESTED. 





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Sheep I. 



Late cut clover 



Feces 



Amount digested . . 



Per cent digested... 



Sheep II. 



Late cut clover 



Feces 



Amount digested ... 



Per cent digested ... 



Sheep III. 



Late cut clover 



Feces 



Amount digested . . 



Percent digested... 



Average , 



Grams 

 2469.0 

 1086.5 

 1382.5 

 56.0 



2469.0 



1118.1 



1350.9 



54.7 



2469.0 



1083.0 



1386.0 



56.1 



55.6 



Grams 



Grams 



2261.3 



207.6 



953.7 



132.8 



1307.6 



74.8 



57.8 



36.0 



2211.3 



207.6 



981.0 



137.1 



1280.3 



70.5 



56.6 



34.0 



2261.3 



207.6 



969.8 



113.2 



1291.5 



94.4 



57.1 



45.4 



57.2 



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Grams 



359.7 



120.3 



239.4 



66.5 



359.7 



104.0 



255.7 



71.1 



359.7 



128.0 



231.7 



64.4 



67.3 



Grams 

 727.0 

 407.6 

 320.0 



44.0 



727.6 



435.2 



292.4 



40.2 



3S9.4 



33S.2 



46.5 



43.6 



Grams 



1101.9 



383.2 



718.7 



65.2 



1101.9 

 388.6 

 713.3 



64.7 



1101.9 



408.6 



693.3 



62.9 



64.3 



Grams 

 72.1 

 42.6 

 29.5 

 40.9 



72.1 

 53.2 



18.9 

 26.2 



72.1 

 43.8 

 28.3 

 39.2 

 35.4 



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10746 



4926 



5814 



19S 



5616 



52.3 



Sheep II 



10740 



5305 



5435 



223 



£212 



4S.5 



Sheep III 



10740 



4942 



579S 



202 



5596 



52.1 







