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The Coeorado Experiment Station. 
SUGARS IN THE EXTRACTS. 
Glucose in alcoholic extract. . . . 
Sucrose in alcoholic extract. . . . 
Gums in cold water extract. . . . 
Starch in hot water extract. . . . 
Xylan in hydric chlorid extract 
Xylan in sodic hydrate extract. 
Lost 
14.95 
14.95 
Lost 
10.73 
10.73 
0.59 
0.46 
0.53 
1.18 
1.05 
1.12 
14.94 
15.51 
15.23 
0.80 
0.82 
.81 
TABLE UXXIV. 
FECES OF SHEEP FED ON SORGHUM. 
PROXIMATE ANALYSIS. 
I 
II 
Av. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Eighty per cent, alcohol extracted. . . . 
15.180 
14.986 
15.08 
Cold water in 24 hrs. extracted. 
3.728 
3.669 
3.70 
Hot water extracted . 
4.190 
5.005 
4.60 
Hydric chlorid 1% sol. extracted. 
22.481 
22.205 
22.34 
Sodic hydrate 1% sol. extracted. 
20.461 
20.270 
20.37 
Chlorin, etc., extracted . 
11.172 
10.039 
10.61 
Cellulose . 
22.788 
23.826 
23.30 
100.00 
SUGARS IN THE 
EXTRACTS. 
Glucose in alcoholic extract. 
None 
None 
None 
.Sucrose in alcoholic extract. 
None 
None 
None 
Gums in cold water extract. 
0.20 
0.20 
0.20 
Starch in hot water extract. 
0.36 
0.39 
0.38 
Xylan in hydric chlorid extract. 
13.45 
13.14 
13.30 
Xylan in sodic hydrate extract. 
1.11 
1.11 
1.11 
table lxxv. 
COEFFICIENTS OF DIGESTION FOR THE 
VARIOUS 
EXTRACTS OF 
SOR- 
GHUM 
FODDDER. 
Con- 
Di- 
Fed. 
Orts. 
sumed. 
Voided. 
gested. 
Coef. 
Total 
alcoholic extract. . 
4742.9 
738.1 
4004.8 
731.3 
3273.5 
81.74 
Total 
cold water extract. 
53 5.6 
52.5 
483.1 
179.4 
303.7 
62.86 
Total 
hot water extract. 
1005.9 
43.6 
962.3 
223.1 
739.2 
76.82 
Total 
hydric chlorid ext. 
2427.5 
305.3 
2122.2 
1083.3 
1038.9 
48.95 
Total 
sodic hydrate ext.. 
1534.8 
220.3 
1314.5 
987.8 
326.7 
24.85 
Total 
chlorin, etc., ext.. . 
592.9 
54.0 
538.9 
514.5 
24.4 
4.53 
Residue, cellulose . 
2483.4 
334.9 
2148.5 
1129.9 
1018.6 
47.41 
13323.0 
1748.7 
11574.3 
4849.3 
6725.0 
58.10 
^137. The coefficients for the dry matter obtained with the 
three sheep were as follows : 57.53, 58.22 and 59.63 ; average 58.46 
per cent. 
