200 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 13. 
Composition of Feeding Stuffs and Feces. 













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No. Water] 6-25, Fat: tree Eixe| Fiber. | Ash. | Stren] Value.* 
feeding Stuffs. q, ‘ q, % % % q q Cur 
1440, Soy bean meal, - | 10,1 | 36.4 |19.1| 26.6 | 2.6] 5.2] 84.7 | 5.121 
1438, Timothy rowen hay,| 13.2] 14.9 | 4.1 | 36.1.| 24.6] 7.1] 79.7 | 3.976 
| Feces, | 
1458} Sheep A, 9 - © =)).6,2:)° 15.9.) 7.4} 39.0 | 21.84 9.9 2 64sr meanGuen 
1459 Sheep B,~ - - | 7.0} 16.1 | 7.8| 35.5 | 20.5 |13.1] 79-9 | 4.575 
T4060; obeep Ge vie -"| -6.9 F 1475 .|.7.8 | 36.7. 1.239231 10. 84082 eee 
1461| Sheep E,_~ - “ 5.0°|> 16.8 1 '9.3 |. 35:4 120.1 |12.0 5 onan 





* Per gram as determined in calorimeter. 
Weights of Foods Eaten, and of Feces for Five Days, and Weights 
and Percentages of Nutrients Digested. 

































Weight. (N'xé-2s| Fat | free xt.) Fiber. | Ash. [Qreazie 
Liaten in Five Days. oko Grams. | Grams, re: Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
Sheep A, - - =~ 5Y LOO} tT 126 464 | 1,679 881 329 | 4,150" 
sheep B, - - ey LOO) jm F206 464 | 1,679 881 329 | 4,150 
Sheep C, - - | 5,100.1 1,126 464 | 1,679 881 329 | 4,150 
Sheep E, - - ul 5 TOOn | ett 626 464 | 1,679 881 329 | 4,150 
Lreces for Five Days. 
Sheep A, - - mul T.020 2509 120 634 355 158 | 1,368 
Sheep B, - - “HT, 5 os 255 124 563 Roe 208" et (S69 
sheep C, °- - - | 1,669 242 130 613 389 180 | 1,374 
Sheep E, - - > aT £330 225 125 474 269 169 | 1,093 
Amounts Digested. 
Sheep A, - . - — 867 344 | 1,045 526 171 25982 
Sheep B, - - - — 871 340 ub ols126 556 21, 12,882 
Sheep C, - - 7 — 884 334 | 1,066 492 140 2756 
Sheep E, - - - — gol 3392)0 1/205 612 160.1 35057 
Percentage Digested. q, d, d, %, o, q 
Sheep A, - - - — FTO na jAe 62.2 59.7 52.0 | 67.0 
Sheep B, - - . ey 4 ayo 66.5 63.1 36.8 69.5 
Sheep C, - - - — 7335.5 47280 63.5 | 55.8 45.3 | 66.9 
Sheep E, - - - — 80.0 |. 7341 TI.Oit MOO 48.6 irae 
Average, 4); o. Pel ie 78.2 | 73.1 | 66.0 | 62.0 | 45.7] 69.8 
fuel Value of food for Five Days as Determined by the Bomb 
Calorimeter. 
Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. ‘Fotal | Per cent. 
| of Food of of Food of Available | Available 
| Eaten. Feces. | Digested. | Urea, Etc.| Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. 
| Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. eon 
Sheep A, - ~ Wee oe hier Os TA. 727 754 13,967 62.8 
Sheep B, - ~''| (22 200m er ae y 14,973 758 14,215 64.0 
Sheep C, - - | 22,224 | 7,519 | 14,705 769 | 13,936 | (62.7 
Sheep E, s Ph) 22.2240 hetOstO9 16,057 784 15,273 68.7 
Average, - . — wee aa _- — 64,6 

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