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New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 149 
From the table just given it is evident that Nellie digested very 
thoroughly her grain ration. 
As the sugars and starch have been determined in all the feeds, 
also in the dry substance of the dung, we may express in ounces 
the total amount in the food consumed and in the dung also the 
per cent digested. 






Flora. 
Glucose. Sucrose. Starch. 
US 2S) Sear er 9.68 4.52 41.08 
RR ee os Teds eee eee ee ; 0) 0 17.41 
Amount digested...... ....... 9.68 4.52 23.67 
Per cent digested ................. 100 100 68 . 54 
. Spot. | 
Mie ARE TY. 3 ce OE 17.58 5.44 34.68 
eS a aE ga CEReate'S 4 0 0 17.84 
Amount digested.............. 17.58 5.44 16.84 
Per cent digested ..:............%.. | 100 100 48.56 
Star ; 
MiMeTAUIOn OBLON,.. .+ 0% 5 5a+ ke ck beets 17.60 5.02 30.76 
I ea le ele access vv « s 0 1.07 12.26 
Amount digested....... ...... 17.60 3.95 18.50 
mer cont digested... i. 2.2... es eee ee. | 100 78.68 60.14 
Broad 
Breeatrovioenten,..-.... 6. ee bee ee 11.60 10.63 103.47 
araung.....-.... PRA eas Rip 0 0 14.87 
Amount digested..............| 11.60 10.68 88.60 
ee cent divested .......<-.....'. 6. | 100 100 85.62 
Whitey. 
Breramon eaten... 026562. ee ae 10.20 6.63 113.11 
NE ea eS ue 8 wp eis at ys ods 0 0 11.04 
Amount digested.............. 10.20 6.63 102.07 
er cont digested... cece s cyan | 100 100 90.89 
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