Colorado Fodders, 
table lxxvi. 
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COEFFICIENTS OF DIGESTION FOR THE CARBOHYDRATES CONTAINED 
IN SORGHUM FODDDER. 
Oon- 
Di- 
Fed. 
Orts. 
sumed. 
Voided, 
gested. 
Coef. 
Glucose in alcoholic ext.. . 
1251.0 
261.4 
989.6 
0.0 
989.6 
100.00 
Sucrose in alcohol extract. 
934.0 
187.6 
746.4 
0.0 
746.4 
100.00 
Gums in cold wa,ter ext... 
4 5.3 
9.3 
36.0 
9.7 
26.3 
73.06 
Starch in hot water ext.. . 
331.7 
19.6 
312.1 
18.4 
293.7 
94.11 
Xylan in hydric chlorid ext 
1822.6 
266.3 
1556.3 
645.0 
911.3 
58.56 
Xylan in sodic hydrate ext 
89.3 
14.2 
75.1 
53.8 
21.3 
28.26 
4473.9 
758.4 
3715.5 
726.9 
2988.6 
80.43 
table LXXVII. 
FURFUROL FOUND IN SORGHUM FODDER AND IN THE CORRESPONDING 
ORTS AND FECES. 
Sorghum 
Orts 
Feces 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Per cent. 
Original 
9.680 
10.069 
12.530 
Residue 
after 
treatment 
with 
80% alcohol. . . 
9.410 
9.856 
12.016 
Residue 
after 
t reatment 
with 
cold water. . . 
Same 
Same 
Same 
Residue 
after 
treatment 
with 
hot water and 
malt 
8.638 
Same 
11.628 
Residue 
after 
treatment 
with 
hydric chlorid 3.322 
4.626 
4.662 
Residue 
after 
treatment 
with 
sodic hydrate. 
1.957 
2.387 
2.456 
Residue 
after 
treatment 
with 
chlorin, etc.... 
1.746 
1.641 
Not det 
table LXXVIII. 
COEFFICIENTS OF DIGESTION FOR FURFUROL IN SORGHUM AND IN THE 
PORTIONS DISSOLVED OUT BY THE VARIOUS SOLVENTS USED. 
Con- Di- 
Fed. 
Orts. 
sumed. 
Voided. 
gested. 
Coef. 
Sorghum . 
1290.5 
176.1 
1114.4 
6076. 
506.8 
45.48 
Soluble in 80% alcohol . . . 
36.0 
3.7 
32.3 
24.9 
7.4 
22.91 
Soluble in cold and hot 
watpr . 
10.3 
5.4 
4.9 
18.8 
(—13.9) 
284.5 
Soluble in 1% hydric chlo¬ 
rid . 
708.3 
86.0 
622.3 
337.8 
45.72 
Sol. in 1% sodic hydrate. . 
182.7 
39.2 
143.5 
107.0 
36.5 
25.44 
Soluble in chlorin, etc.... 
27.3 
13.0 
14.3 
^ 111.9 
106.3 
48.72 
Remaining in the cellulose 
232.6 
28.7 
203.9 
1120.9 
600.4 
520.9 
46.46 
methoxyl group. 
§ 138 . The amount of this group found in the fodder was 
1.027 per cent.; in the feces, 3-379 cent. No determination of 
this group was made with the orts. The result shows an excess of 
45 in the feces, which is due either to some mistake in the 
