134 | REPORT OF THE CHEMIST OF THE 
The following table gives the average amount of food consumed 
and water drank per day by each animal : 

FOOD EATEN. Flora. | Spot. | Star. | Broad.) Whitey. | Nellie. 



“Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. 
PAM OLA ae of vg te ore selvetiode walt eat Nene tae ere Os SICP nin zelbaremeae wock'eal | vs one ae 
NEIXGG MRT e5. oo cee ther eae iby y er ee AEE Lea ee 15.87 | 18.17 8.79 8.83 21.5 
MRIPDUD Aceh Aa ceo i gas oe on erent erat aaieeke Pe ee i ele 8.66" | aecach's nl pees BAe 
SY MGAL ITALY sobs vn negate tee t Lace te vaakees ra Bh ete a a A 7.00 2.00 3.25 
EBPPENY NOG ee cis le ce CCR ag cae Cite ae Ps eer Were 4.00 10.00 3,9 
WOLLQR=BOOd. INGEN ses os AG cers see ste oes wah net | oxalet cia dota 3.00 [ae Goes 2.2. 
LANSOGU OA) OOS an Veen nia tare au taiew cathe sage ale ,| “nae@ic hf Seslee sel |: Awe a 2 
ADL evens Sestak rare ty oan caeticd wagh te cab cee nee tates cascscn| Cetwwctd: Weng aeenn ent 8.25 
Stati ak Ju ch gt neh aes Ba ai ar ripe Seen ap ee 64.6 41.5 Sees 57.4 88.1 96.1 
The chemical composition of these several foods is shown by 
the following table : 



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PEER Recs Rd eng oral aco cea eae aie 15.02 6.69 | 13.81 | 27.28 | 34.97 | 2.26 
ET ROU IR och cree te re cee paths ces Lucie 14.29 4.19 7.88 | 28.91 | 41.93 | 2.80 
Tr rndise Re icc ae bee naa pte la bee ee 91.26 .66 .99 1.16 5.60 .33 
Wheat. Dran...:ts2i..8: STE cant ee eae 13.71 5.49 | 15.13 8.27 | 54.35 | 3.05 
Cori. moéalics ee Cee ee ree 20.04 1.45 | 10.39 1.41 | 6292 |. 3.79 
Cotton-seed imealersi: tsk ec sees ek ce ee 9.23 6.52 | 41.93 6.55 | 25.03 | 10.74 
TArsebd MOB A esos ess eee ee TAG 5.17 | 30.48 7.69 | 35.51 | 9.05 
NO re ws De oe ech woe ot Re ete ee 15.39 2.52 | 11.10 7.18 | 60.70] 38.11 

In the following table are given the total nitrogen, albuminoid 
nitrogen and amide nitrogen for each food, for the dry substance, 
as follows: 
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