Appendix. 



625 



Table n. Ateeage Digestibility of Ameeioan Feeding 

 Stufes, with Additions feom the Geeman Tables. 



The data of this table are mainly from digestion trials con- 

 ducted by American Experiment Stations, as compiled by Lindsay 

 in the report of the Massachusetts (Hatch) Experiment Station 

 for 1896. Coefficients from this source are marked "M" in the 

 last column of the table. To render the table more complete, 

 additions have been made from the German tables. Those marked 

 " L " are from Mentzel & Lengerke's Landw. Kalender for 1898. 

 Those marked " K " are from Zusammensetzung der Futtermittel, 

 Dietrich and Konig. 



A. Experiments with Ruminants. 



Feeding stuffs. 



a 



Q 



I 





I 







CONCENTBATES. 



Dent corD 



Com meal 



Com cob 



Com and cob meal 



Gluten meal 



Gluten m^eal f Chicago) . 

 Gluten meal (King's)... 



Gluten feed.; 



Gluten feed (Buffalo)... 



Gluten feed (Pope's^ 



Gluten feed (Peoria) 



Gluten feed (Atlas) 



Maize feed (Chicago) .... 

 Cream gluten (Pope's).. 



Wheat bran , 



Wheat bran, spring wheat.. 

 Wheat bran, winter wheat., 



Wheat middlings 



Rye meal 



Barley 



Malt sprouts 



Brewers' grains, wet 



Brewers' grains, dried 



Oats 



Rice meal 



Flax seed 



Linseed meal, old process... 

 Linseed meal, new process. . 



Per 



cent. 



91 

 88 

 59 

 79 

 87 

 88 

 81 

 84 

 83 

 87 

 86 

 80 

 84 

 93 



61- 

 63 

 62 

 79 



87 

 86 

 67 

 63 

 62 

 70 

 75 



77 

 79 

 80 



Per 

 cent. 



76 



60 



l.7> 



52 



88 



89 



91 



85 



86 



86 



83 



73 



84 



84 



79 X 



80 



77 



82 



84 



70 



80 



73 



79 



78 



63 



91 



89 



85 



Per 

 cent. 



58 



65' 

 45 



72 

 66 



77 

 78 



72 



22' 

 24 



27 

 36 



50 

 34 

 40 

 53 

 20 

 26 



61 



57 

 74 



Per 



cent. 



93 

 93 

 60 

 88 

 88 

 93 

 79 

 87 

 84 

 90 

 90 

 84 

 85 

 88 



69 



70 

 65 

 85 

 92 

 92 

 69 

 62 

 69 

 76 

 86 



55 



78 

 84 



Per 

 cent. 



86 



92 



50. 



84 



93 



93 



94 



83 



87 



81 



79 



91 



90 



68 

 76 

 64 

 85 

 64 

 89 

 100 

 86 

 91 

 83 

 85 



86 

 89 

 93 



K. 



M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 M. 



M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 M. 

 L. 

 M. 

 L. 

 M. 

 L. 

 L. 



L. 

 M. 

 M. ( 



