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2. That the coefficients of digestibility for all foods, as usually 
calculated from animal digestion, are too low. 
3. That the coefficient of digestibility for the albuminoids of 
corn meal seems to be too high for ruminants. 
4, That in many of our feeding stuffs all of the albuminoids 
seem to be in a digestible form. 
5. That the digestion of the faeces by a pepsin solution may, and 
probably does, in many cases digest a portion of the food which 
was undigested by the animal; that is, if we add to the results 
secured with the animal, the amount digested from the feces by a 
pepsin solution, the coefficient of digestibility will be too high. 
FERTILIZERS. 
During the past year a much larger number of fertilizers have 
been received for analysis at the Station than in any previous 
year. Atleast one sample has been analyzed of such brands as 
have been sent in accordance with the instructions furnished by 
the Station for sampling and shipping, and the results reported to 
the interested parties. The Station valuation for these fertilizers, 
as based on the chemical analysis, has not been computed in the 
following table, but below is given the schedule of prices for the 
several fertilizing ingredients as adopted by the experiment 
stations of Connecticut and other eastern States : 
ScHEDULE oF TRADE VALUES ADOPTED BY THE STATION FOR 1888. 
Cents 
per pound. 
carp Ole MieeInInOUTa SAILS. 10 ss Gielce eas teak cde ae wets selene eae 174 
Renee ITRIIRL ALCS ay os cy ci pate ets tae ais asp alone se cial peer eeemene eee oe 16 
Organic nitrogen in dried and fine ground fish, meat, blood, 
castor pomace and cottonseed meal.............-..0--00- 164 
Organic nitrogen in fine-ground bone and tankage............ 164 
Organic nitrogen in fine medium bone and tankage........... 13 
Organic nitrogen in medium bone and tankage............... 104 
Organic nitrogen in coarser bone and tankage................ 84 
Organic nitrogen in horn shavings, hair and coarse fish scrap.. 8 
Phosphoric acid, soluble in water...... Bik Weert ae ce bl a Angtnd 8 
Phosphoric acid, soluble in ammonium citrate................ 8 
Phosphoric acid in dry ground fish, fine bone and tankage...... 7 
Phosphoric acid in fine medium bone and tankage............ 6 
Phosphoric acid in medium bone and tankage................ 5 
