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results with wheat bran that it was thought best to carry through 

 another experiment to test the correctness of the previous figures. 

 In fact roller bran differs to such an extent from that with which 

 German trials were probably made, that the single previous test 

 by this Station is really the only one to which reference could 

 heretofore be had that applies to such bran as the market now 

 affords. 



The gluten meal and bran were purchased in the Bangor market. 



Analytical data. 



Composition of Gluten Meal and Wheat Bran. 





Air dry material. 



In 100 parts water-free 

 material. 









CI 



CO 





CO 







to 





co 











X 











H 





J- 1 . 











ft 





a « 







fc 





a a 







C 





a 





boh 







a 





Qj g 















o t2 







CO 



H 



us 







03 



A 



o 



CO 



X3 co 



,j 



r4 



O 









£ 



< 



Pm 



£ £ 



fe 



< 



Ph 



e 



g 



r 05 



CXXXIV, Gluten Meal 



10.20 



1. 00 



30.81 



.98 



47.22 



9.79 



1.11 



34.30 



1.09 



52.60 



10.90 



CXXX V, Wheat Bran . 



11.73 



coo 



15.50 



9.66 



52.01 



5.10 



6.79 



17.56 



10.94 



58.93 



5.78 



Composition of Feces from Gluten Meal and Wheat Bran. 



Gluten Meal, Sheep 2 

 Wheat Bran, Sheep 1 



Fresh feces. 



63-82 

 77.90 

 62.89 

 70.42 



36.18 

 22.10 

 37.11 

 29.58 



In 100 parts water-free 

 substance. 



< 



8.91 



9-05 



10-65 



11.72 



Ph 



11. 



16.36 

 9.15 

 8.46 



fc 



32.36 



27.80 

 29.94 

 29.11 



CO 





CO 













fjig 





Mi 





ntf 













6 



fe 



42.81 



4.35 



41-98 



4.21 



45.98 



4.28 



47.27 



3.44 



Food Eaten and 



Feces Excreted. 







Food eaten daily. 



Feces excreted daily. 







co 

 u 



CO 



A 



E» 

 ID 

 !h 



&H 



o 



CO 



CO 



01 





500 

 300 

 500 

 300 

 500 



300 

 << 



461.8 I 

 269.4 S 

 413.5 > 

 269.4 $ 

 461.8 > 



264.8 $ 



a 



636.4 



884. 



756.4 

 1046.8 





shee P 2, j oS£n y igg:::::.;::;;::;;: 



230.2 







aueepa,^ Q| uten ]yi ea i 



195.4 







Sheep 1, J wheat Bran!! !*.! ! '. '.'.'.'.'. '.'.'. '. 



280.7 





309.6 



