DIGESTIBILITY OF THE GRAIN SORGHUMS. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH MILO MUSH. 
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Milo mush, closely resembled the other mushes in appearance and 
lack of definite flavor. Eaten with sirup and butter, however, it was 
apparently relished by the four subjects who assisted in the experi- 
ments recorded below: 
Data of digestion experiments with milo mush in a simple mixed diet. 
Weight. 
Water. 
Protein. 
Fat. 
Carbohy- 
drates. 
Ash. 
Experiment No. 254, subject H. F. B.: 
Grams. 
3, 656. 
1,021.0 
277.0 
1,494.0 
209.0 
Grams. 
2,772.0 
927.1 
30.5 
556.0 
Grams. 
121.0 
2.4 
2.8 
Grams. 
25.6 
3.1 
235.4 
Grams. 
690.6 
86.6 
Grams. 
46.8 
1.8 
Butter 
8.3 
938.0 
209.0 
Total food consumed 
6, 657. 
189.0 
4,285.6 
126.2 
95.9 
30.3 
264.1 
18.9 
245.2 
1,924.2 
59.2 
1,865.0 
56.9 
15.0 
41.9 
24.0 
92.8 
96.9 
73.6 
Estimated digestibility of mush alone 
21.2 
96.0 
Experiment No. 255, subject D. G. G.: 
3,972.0 
3,011.6 
131.5 
27.8 
750.3 
50.8 
Butter 
249.0 
1,424.0 
129.0 
27.4 
520.8 
2.5 
211.6 
7 5 
903.2 
129.0 
5,774.0 
151.0 
3,559.8 
134.0 
79.5 
54.5 
239.4 
11.8 
227.6 
1,782.5 
46.0 
1,736.5 
58.3 
13.7 
:::::::::: 
44.6 
Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) . 
40.7 
95.1 
97.4 
76.5 
Estimated digestibility of mush alone 
39.5 
96.6 
Experiment No. 256, subject R. L. S.: 
2,945.0 
744.0 
201.0 
1,225.0 
20.0 
2,232.9 
675.6 
22.1 
476.5 
97.5 
1.8 
2.0 
20.6 
2.2 
170.9 
556.3 
63.1 
37.7 
Apple sauce 
1.3 
6.0 
Sirup 
748.5 
20.0 
5, 135. 
102.0 
3,407.1 
101.3 
51.9 
49.4 
193.7 
13.2 
180.5 
1,387.9 
26.1 
1,361.8 
45.0 
Feces 
10.8 
34.2 
Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) . 
48.8 
93.2 
98.1 
76.0 
Estimated digestibility of mush alone 
(per cent) 
47.2 
99.2 
Experiment No. 257, subject 0. E. S.: 
Milo mush 
3,642.0 
1,087.0 
166.0 
1,473.0 
206.0 
2,761.4 
987.0 
18.2 
552.9 
120.5 
2.6 
1.7 
25.5 
3.2 
141.1 
688.0 
92.2 
46.6 
Apple sauce 
2.0 
Butter 
5.0 
Sirup 
920.1 
206.0 
Sugar 
Total food consumed 
6, 574. 
167.0 
4,319.5 
124.8 
85.3 
39.5 
169.8 
21.8 
148.0 
1,906.3 
45.0 
1,861.3 
53.6 
Feces 
14.9 
38.7 
Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) . 
31.7 
87.2 
97.6 
72.2 
Estimated digestibility of mush alone 
(per oent) 
29.6 
98.9 
Average food consumed per subject per 
2,011.7 
1,297.7 
40.5 
72.3 
583.4 
17.8 
