DIGESTIBILITY OF THE GRAIN SORGHUMS. 23 
Data of digestion experiments with hafir mush in a simple mixed diet — Continued. 
Weight. 
Water. 
Protein. 
Eat. 
Carbohy- 
drates. 
Ash. 
Experiment No. 241, subject 0. E. S.: 
Kafir mush 
Grams. 
3, 089. 
1,069.0 
156.0 
1, 580. 
52.0 
Grams. 
2,262.1 
970.6 
17.1 
669.7 
Grams. 
121.7 
2.6 
1.6 
Grams. 
1.2 
3.2 
132,6 
Grams. 
653.6 
90.7 
Grams. 
50.4 
1.9 
Butter 
4.7 
910.3 
52.0 
Total food consumed 
5,946.0 
196.0 
3,919.5 
125. 9 
93.5 
32.4 
137.0 
17.7 
119.3 
1, 706. 6 
65.9 
1,640.7 
57.0 
18.9 
Amount utilized 
38.1 
25.7 
87.1 
96.1 
66.8 
Estimated digestibility of mush alone 
(per cent) 
23.5 
43.5 
94.2 
557.6 
Average food consumed per subject per 
1,846.8 
1, 159. 1 
66.5 
20.1 
Summary of digestion experiments with hafir mush in a simple mixed diet. 
Experi- 
ment No. 
Subject. 
Protein. 
Carbohy- 
drates. 
239 
240 
241 
IX G. G 
R. L. S 
O.E. S 
Per cent. 
59.4 
61.5 
23.5 
Per cent. 
96.8 
97.4 
94.2 
48.1 
96.1 
The results of the data tabulated above show that, while 96.1 per 
cent of the carbohydrate of kafir mush was digested, an average of 
only 48.1 per cent of the protein was available to the body. It was 
found that the mush supplied 42 grams of protein and 227 grams of 
carbohydrate per man per day. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH FETERITA MUSH. 
Feterita mush prepared in the manner already described formed 
a large part of the diet of the following experiments, and the same 
basal ration, consisting of apple sauce, butter, sirup, and sugar, was 
eaten with the mush. The following tables record the data of the 
digestion experiments. 
Data of digestion experiments with feterita mush in a simple mixed diet. 
Weight. 
Water. 
Protein. 
Fat. 
Carbohy- 
drates . 
Ash. 
Experiment No. 258, subject H. F. B.: 
Grams. 
2,915.0 
1, 174. 
205.0 
1,346.0 
220.0 
Grams. 
1,929.1 
1, 066. 
22.6 
350.0 
Grams. 
131.2 
2.8 
2.0 
Grams. 
8.7 
3.5 
174.3 
Grams. 
803.7 
99.6 
Grams. 
42.3 
2.1 
Butter 
6.1 
996.0 
220.0 
Sugar 
Total food consumed 
5,860.0 
53.0 
3,367.7 
136.0 
29.6 
106.4 
186.5 
4.4 
182.1 
2,119.3 
15.0 
2,104.3 
50.5 
4.0 
46.5 
Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) . 
78.2 
97.6 
99.3 
92.1 
Estimated digestibility of mush alone 
77.5 
99.3 
