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DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 26, 
Composition of Ieeding Stuffs and Feces. 
i ie fovater ei | ae |p Nee | ibe) ant) QAR fart 
| Feeding Stuffs. % fe % fo ho re | fo Cal. 
Barley fodder*— | | | 
1533, Sample t, - = per.7 52) deo 8.4ole 4: ONL Olmerowd: 1 RAAT 
1534| Sample 2, - mE ke iy Sigh seer. |) LO, Oab.O. 2.1| 20.4 | 1.000 
Average, -|79.6; 3.5 | 8) Oi) 5:02.01; 18:4 82905 
Feces. | 
1605 Sheep B,- - Se 78 fh og.0 (14.8 | 38:4 | 23.1 \12.9| 79.3 |-4.331 
1606; Sheep F,~ - 2h) 7-6 ete.g | 405.| 3734-| 24.0°)19.018 7O-4 Negegod 
| 


* Fed green. 
+ Per gram as determined in calorimeter. 
Weights of Foods Eaten, and of feces for Live Days, and Weights 
and Percentages of Nutrients Digested. 



Eaten in Five Days. 
Sheep B, - 
SMeepclt ss 
Feces for Five Days. | 
Sheep B, - 
Sheep F, - 
Amounts Digested. 
Sheep B, - 
Sheep F, - 
Percentage Digested. | 
eneep DB; - 
Sicep hie 
Average, 
Total 
Weight. 
Grams. 
14,000 
14,000 
TOle 
1,026 













protein. | Fat. | freeBat,| Fiber. | Ash. | Mavter. 
Grams. Grame| Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams 
490 112. 1,274 700 280 | 2,576 
490 112 | 1,274 | 700 280 | 2,576 
132 AGa is (#30 Hamee aap 135 807 
E32 46 384 252 133 S14 
358 63 883 | 465 149 | 1,769 
358 66 890 448 147 | 1,762 
% % fo % to % 
Taek 56.3 | 60.3 664) 532 Oev7 
730 68.9 |} 69.9 64.0 B25. | LOOrm 
73,1 | 57.6} 69.6 | 65.2 | 52.8 68.5 


~ 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 of | of Food | of Available | Available 
Eaten. Feces. | Digested. | Urea, Etc.) Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. 
Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. % 
Sheep B, a - 2,670 4" 4,409 8,261 311 7,950 62.8 
Sheep F, “ eS Were O7Orn 4.416 8,254 git 7,943 62.7 
pee Averages”. V7 - at = ap a a 62.7 

