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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



TOTAL NUTRIENTS IN FOOD EATEN" AND FECES EXCRETED IN FIVE 

 DAYS AND PERCENTAGES DIGESTED. 



?£ 



60 ^ 



5 5 



t*g 



Sheep I. 



Hay 



Feces 



Digested 



Per cent digested. 

 Sheep II. 



Hay 



Feces 



Digested 



Per cent digested. 



Sheep III. 

 Hay 



2505 

 1070 

 1435 

 57. a 



167.0 

 766.9 

 903.1 



54.1 



•2505 



Feces ; 1160.6 



Digested 



Per cent digested 

 Average 



1344.4 

 53.7 

 55.0 



^rams 



2357.5 



961.0 



1396.5 



59.2 



1571.6 

 693.0 

 878.6 

 56.9 



2357.5 



1060.7 



1296.8 



55.0 



57.0 



Grams. 



147.5 

 109.0 

 38.5 

 26.1 



98.4 

 73.9 

 24.5 

 24.9 



147.5 

 99.9 

 47.6 

 32.3 



27.8 



Grams 



237.3 



123.2 

 114.1 

 48.1 



61.4 

 3S.8 



237.3 

 127.4 

 109.9 

 46.3 

 44.4 



Grams. Grams. Grams. 



797.1 

 35S.1 

 439 

 55.1 



531.4 

 248.1 

 283.3 

 53.3 



1270.0 53.1 



447.4 ! 32.3 



822.6 20. S 



64.8 



S46.7 

 325.3 

 521.4 

 61.6 



791.1 



403.1 J 500.5 



3SS.0 J 769.5 



49.0 j 60.6 



52.5 I 62.3 



39.2 



35.4 

 22.9 

 12.5 

 35.3 



1270-0 | 53.1 

 29.7 

 23.4 

 44.1 

 3S.9 



FUEL VALUE OF FOOD FOR FINE DAYS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOMB 



CALORIMETER. 













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O 







O O 



c 









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Ox 

 - o 



> — 



9 



^2 



> p 



«5S 



Experiment IV. 



> t 



^ ■ 



>- 





pM 



















~ X 



%% 



= c 



2 9 



§2 



t > 2 





— ■■Z 



fe£ 



'-C 



fc = 



h5£ 





Calories. 



Calories. 



Calories. 



Calories. 



Calories. 



% 



Sheep 1 



12191 



7821 

 12191 



5023 

 3613 



5448 



716S 

 4208 

 6743 



99 

 53 

 96 



7069 

 4155 

 6647 



57.9 



Sheep II 



53.1 



Sheep III 



54.5 





55.2 







