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( Digestion coefficients i 



Nitrogen- 

 No. ex- Kind and oondi- Dry Organic ■ Pro- free ex- 

 perim'ts tion of food matter matter Ash tein Fiber tract Fat 



% % % % % % % 

 Clovers 



2 . Alsike clover 62.3 63.2 52.2 66.1 S3.5 70.7 50.2 



4 . Crimson clover 58.1 59.1 51.9 68.7 46.7 64.6 43.4 



6 . Red clover: 57.4 59.7 29.1 58. 54.2 64.4 55.2 



2 . Red-clover rowen 58. 69.1 45.8 64.8 47.4 62.8 59.8 



1 . White clover 66. 66.6 58.5 73.2 60.6 69.5 50.6 



Legumes Other Than Chvers 



3 . Alfalfa 58.9 60.7 39.5 72. 46. 69.2 51. 



1 . Cowpea vine 59,2 60. 49.5 64.8 42. 70.6 51.8 



1 . Peanut vine 59.9 63.1 20.4 63.3 51.9 69.5 65.9 



1 . Soybean 62.4 63.9 .. 71.1 60.8 68.8 29.2 



1 . Haiiy vetch 69.4 71.8 42.2 82.3 61.1 72.9 70.3 



Bean straw (G) , 55. .. 49. 43. 67. 57. 



Pea straw, good (G) 59. .. 60. 52. 64. 46. 



Miscellaneous and Mixed 



1 . Buttercup hay 56.1 56.6 48.1 56.3 41.1 66.9 69.7 



1 . Whiteweed hay 57.8 58.3 52. 58.4 45.5 66.7 62. 



2 . Clover and timothy... 54.6 53.2 .. 42.3 49.6 57.5 54. 



1 . Vetch and oats 68.1 68.7 . . 59.7 66. 54.2 18.6 



Grains and Seeds 



Barley (G) 86. ..70. .. 92. 89. 



Oats (G) 71. . . 78. 26. 77. 83. 



5 . Com meal 89.4 89.6 . . 67.9 . . 94.6 92.1 



2 . Com-and-cob meal 78.7 79.8 .. 55.6 45.7 87.6 84.1 



1. Rye meal 87.3 88.7 .. 84.4 .. 91.9 64.2 



1 . Pea meal 86.8 87.9 43.7 83.2 25.7 93.6 54.5 



Field beans 89. .. 88. 72. 92. 81. 



1 . Soybean meal 81.9 84. . . 91.1 71.2 76.3 85.7 



1 . Cottonseed, raw 66.1 65.8 43.3 67.8 75.5 49.6 87.1 



1 ; Cottonseed, roasted. . . . 65.9 56.8 . . 46.9 65.9 51.4 71.7 



Linseed. 77. . . 91. 60. 55. 86. 



Acorns 88. . . 83. 62. 91. 87. 



Bt-Pkoduotb 

 Cereals 



1 . Atlas meal 79.6 83.4 



1 . Cerealine feed 90.4 92.7 



2 . Com cobs 51.4 



1 . Dried brewers' grains. . 61.6 65.4 



5. Gluten feed 86.3 87.3 



4. Gluten meal 89.7 90.4 



1 . H. O. dairy feed 66.3 68. 



72.8 105.7 84.5 91.2 



76.6 82.2 95.3 80.6 



19.3 57.5 48.3 . . 



79.3 52.6 57.8 91.1 



85.6 78. 89.2 84.4 



88.2 . . 89.8 94.4 



77.8 40.8 69.9 85.5 



