DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 



H3 



TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN FOOD EATEN AND FECES EXCRETED FOR FIVE 

 DAYS AND PERCENTAGES DIGESTED. 









OJ 













Cj 



. 





s 



c a 





h 



^ 



09 



Q 



Op 



< 



Grams 



Grams 



Grams 



1614.0 



1466.5 



147.5 



1282.5 



1258.5 



24.0 



•28(16.5 



2725.0 



171.5 



815.7 



720.4 



95.3 



2080.8 



2004.6 



76.2 



903.8 



847.6 



53.1 



1177.0 



1157.0 



23.1 



91.8 



91.9 



96.2 



1614.0 



1466.5 



147.5 



12S2.5 



1258.5 



24.0 



2896-5 



2725.0 



171.5 



907.8 



816.8 



91.0 



1988.7 



1908.2 



80.5 



882.9 



836.0 



50.2 



1105.8 



1078.2 



30.3 



86.2 



85.7 





1614.0 



1466.5 



147.5 



1282.5 



1258.5 



24.0 



2896.5 



2725.0 



171.5 



869.6 



761.2 



108.4 



2026.9 



1963.8 



63.1 



905.5 



837.4 



67.0 



1121.4 



1126.4 



3.9 



87.4 



89.5 



16.2 



88.5 



89.0 



68.7 



Sheep I. 



Fed in clover hay 



Fed in corn meal 



Total fed 



Total feces 



Total digested 



Digested from clover hay. . . . 



Digested from corn meal 



Per cent digested from corn 

 meal 



Sheep II. 



Fed in clover hay 



Fed in corn meal 



Total fed 



Total feces 



Total digested 



Digested from clover hay . . . . 



Digested from corn meal 



Per cent digested from corn 

 meal 



Sheep III. 



Fed in clover hay 



Fed in corn meal 



Total fed 



Total feces 



Total digested 



Digested from clover hay 



Digested from corn meal — 

 Per cent digested from corn 



meal 



Average 



241.5 

 144.5 

 386.0 

 126.8 

 259.2 

 160.6 

 98.6 



241.5 

 144.5 

 386.0 

 142.3 

 243.7 

 153.6 

 90.1 



62.4 



241.5 

 144.5 



386.0 

 104.5 

 281.5 

 155.5 

 126.0 



87.2 

 72.9 



Grams 



507.1 

 32.7 

 539.8 

 264.6 

 275.2 

 223.1 

 52.1 



507.1 

 32.7 

 539.8 

 287.5 

 252.3 

 203.9 

 48.4 



507.1 

 32.7 

 539.8 

 291.8 

 248.0 

 235.8 

 12.2 



37.3 



Grams 



686.8 

 1038.2 

 1725.0 



298.0 

 1427.0 



447.8 



979.2 



94.3 



686.8 

 1038.2 

 1725.0 



356.4 

 1368.6 



444.4 



924.2 



89.0 



686.8 

 1038.2 

 1725.0 



341.1 

 1383.9 



432.0 



951.9 



91.7 

 91.7 



Grams 



31.1 



43.1 

 74.2 

 31.0 

 43.2 

 12.7 

 30.5 



70.8 



31.1 

 43.1 

 74.2 

 30.6 

 43.6 

 8.1 

 35.5 



82.3 



31.1 

 43.1 

 74.2 

 23.8 

 50.4 

 12.2 

 38.2 



88.6 

 80.6 



FUEL VALUES TOR FIVE DAYS. 













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cm 



CM 



cm rz 



EU 



P 







O 



O 



O a 



c 



d 







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« 



® a! 



<o 





cm 







3 



a v 



a 



S3 33 

 -2 > 







3 

 



eS 

 > . 



"3.2P 



s3 

 > 



si . • 





1° 



a ° 



1° 



£.2 



£ b 

 fa 3 



=3 — 



« > S3 



P* OS > 



Corn Meal. 

















5581 

 5581 



572 



683 



5009 

 4898 



86 



78 



4923 

 4820 



88.2 



Sheep II 



86.3 





5581 



732 



474S 



110 



4638 



83.1 



