THE UTILIZATION OF ENERGY. ' 487 
Wheat Straw.—Tabulating the results upon wheat straw in the 
same manner as those for oat straw we have— 
DISTRIBUTION OF GROSS ENERGY OF WHEAT STRAW. 
| 
Work of 
i; Hee te ns 
: . In Feces. | In Urine. nD ssimua- | In Gain. 
Animal. Period. | Per Gent. | Per Cent. rae eee Per Cent. 
Building. 
Per Cent. 
Wenz cachantusrayn een 1 60.41 ~ 1.88 7.96 26.55 3.20 
J... 1 56.03 2.85 8.65 24.67 7.80 
Average ...|....... 58.21 2.37 8.31 25.61 | 5.50 
DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY OF APPARENTLY DIGESTED MATTER. 
Work of 
In Uri In Meth: helenae In Gai 
: 7 n Urine. a . ain. 
aad: Beno: Per Cent. Per “Cente ead Fissue Per Cent. 
Building. 
Per Cent. 
Heictices gees 1 4.75 20.11 67.03 8.11 
Dib eaiug Bees eae 1 6.49 19.67 56.12 17.72 
Average......|....... 5.62 19.89 | 61.57 12.92 
PERCENTAGE OF METABOLIZABLE ENERGY RECOVERED. 
Computed by the 
Computed by 
Writer’s Method. 
4 
Kellner’s Method. 
0): Renee 11.2 10.8 
ae ee are 24.3 24.0 
Average ....... 17.8 17.4 
Average of 
H and J 
INNTING cu cetera see eaer awh Soka ea st ee 5.6 
In methane ois. eses eae eee oeg eed teas nar wepiaed 20.0 
Work of digestion, assimilation, and tissue building. 61.2 
Vi Pasi: ona aeatns ses Guede eh estado aan ew iwi 13.2 
100.0 
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