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DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 21. 
Composition of Feeding Stuffs and Feces. 
. ; . i . 1 
No. Water Creme | Fat. jpoetioxt| Fiber. | Ash. | ViSeter,| Value-t 
Feeding Stuffs. % % % % % G % Cal, 
Sweet corn fodder*— 
1518| Sample, - - | 8074 1.8 .6| Ti8 | 4:4.) 1e3) 408 ee 
I519| . Sample 2, - ov RAY see: 1.6 6 | 13.6.) 4.7 [etal 20eta rae 
Average, =| 7954 1.7 6] 12:6.) 2.5.1 Lio] 1G ceeen 
feces. ‘ 
1509|.5heep C, — - -{ 4.3] Io.5 | 1.8] 44.9 | 28.5 |10.0| 85.7 |.4.255 
1510| Sheep D,_ - = 1.4.04 SIs | 2.0) 45:2 | 29.0) 28.6) 887.4 
Uneaten Residue. 
P20) oneep ©, | += ane We 3.1 42.0 | O5;1} Qt taiee.o |) O8oa arose 
Lect oheen eo. ~ | 94.34% 10.9 |.2.7-| 56.0 | 20-7475 .4)) 00.3 ence 
* Fed green. 





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



Eaten in Five Days. 
Sheep C & D, fed each, 
Uneaten residue, C, - 
Uneaten residue, D, - | 
Actually eaten, C, - 
Actually’eaten, D, . - 
feces for Five Days. 
pheep Cie - - 
Sheep D,.- - - 
Amounts Digested. 
Sheep C, - : - 
Sheep D, - - - 
Percentage Digested. | 
Sheep C, - - - | 
Sheep D, - - = 

Average, - - | 

Total | Protein. 
Weight. N.X 6.25. 
Rene Grams. 
14,000 | 238 
3609 II 
332 36 
13,631 227 
13,668 | 202 
897 |. 94 
868 96 
ia 133 
— 106 
% 
— 58.6 
es 52.5 
= 55.5 








Fat. | or Fiber. 
Grams. | eee eee 
84 1750 630 
i] 241 78 
9 186 69 
77 T,509 552 
75.) }5 Dah OGRE OL 
-16 403 256 
17 393 253 
61 1,106 296 
58 1,171 308 
to % % 
79.2°'-°7 3.3718 ,53-0 
NW. 74.9 | 54-9 
18:0 \| 44,1), 6S:8 



Ash. 
Grams. 
182 
14 
18 
168 
164 
go 
74 
78 
go 
% 
46.4 
54.9 
50.7 

Organic 
Matter. 

Grams. 
2,702 
337 
300 
2,305 
2,402 
769 
759 
1,596 
1,643 
% 
67.5 
68.4 
68.0 

Fuel Value 

of food for Five Days as Determined by the Bomb 

















Calorimeter. 
Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. Total Per cent. 
of Food Ole: of Food of Available | Available 
Eaten. Feces. | Digested. | Urea, Etc.| Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. 
| Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. % 
Sheep C, - od TT, OGAGIn.a anry 7,247 116 o PERS 64.5 
Sheep D, Sn 4 TE 2625705 7457 92 7,345 65.4 
Average, - =) =. — =< me 65.0 
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