4O STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
digestible nutrients which were eaten on the average per animal 
to produce a gain of one pound in the live and dressed weights. 
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE FLESH. 
~As stated above, analyses were made of the flesh of the animals. 
In each case the right side was used for analysis. The flesh of 
the entire side was carefully separated from the bones and then 
finely cut in a sausage machine. After thoroughly mixing, a 
small sample was selected and prepared for analysis in the usual 
way.“ The results of the analysis calculated both on water-free 
(dry matter) and fresh substance, (flesh) are given in the table (10) 
which follows. As explained on p. 38, sheep ey g is omitted 
from the averages. 
‘PARLEX IO: 
Percentage Composition of Flesh, Edible Portion, of Animals tn 
hens feeding SI He He Loe 3. 























ihe, ATED ON CALCULATED TO WATER 
L WATER-FREE BASIS. CONTENT OF FLESH. 
ab. 
No. Peo. Pro- 
: Fat. | Ash. | Water. ‘ Fat. | Ash. 
tein. tein. 
At Beginning omnes: Ms fo % % % . % to he 
364 1 Sheep No.-1, - ‘| 44.50 | 52.90 | 2.60 | 59.95 | 17.83 | 21.18 | 1.04 
365 | Sheep No. 2, - - | 38327) 59-407)". 2.33 1150.777) 10.54 9925 c0eeeee 
Average rand 2, - | 41,89 | 56.15] 2.46 | 58.86 | 17.19 | 23.48 | 1.02 
Wide Ration. vet a 
800) Sheep No.3; >= - | 38.20 | 59.66 | 2.14 | 58.13 | 16.00 | 24.97 | .90 
308: | Sheep No. 4, - - | 35.97)| 62.06} 1.97 | 58:07.)-15,07 |, 26.03% 
370 | Sheep No. 5, - - | 36.22) 61,707) 1.99 1:58.24 15.13 Vero ree 
3724! sheep No. 6, - ~ | 32,15) 1.66.22 1<1.73-) 57/23 1 T3.75 eal ooeeae 
374.| Sheep No..7, - = | 32.03 | 66.264 1:71 *| 55.07 114.36.) 2O7 97 eee 
Average 3-7, - - | 84.91) 63.18} 1,91 | 57.85.) 14.87 | 26.97] .81 
Narrow Ration, 
367>| Sheep-No. «8; - - - | 34.31 | 63.89 | 1.80 1-56.35 (14,000) 2770 rues 
369 | Sheep No. 9,+ - 53:84 | 43.33: |~2:83°| 68.27 | 17.08 13-7006 .6o 
571") Sheep Nd. 110, = 38.63 | 59.29 | 2.08 | 59.63 | 15.59 | 23.94] .84 
Sy 3a) ouecp NOLL" < 38.54 | 59.38 | 2.08 | 61.18 | 14.96 | 23.05 | .81 
375 | Sheep No. 12, - 34:65 | 63.55 | 1.80 | 58.27 | 14.50 | 26.55 | s94 
Tee 8, 10-12 4) 36.54 | 61.52 | 1.94 | 58.84 | 15.00 | 25.87 .79 







+ Omitted from averages. 
In table 11 there are given the weights of the nutrients, etc., 
in the flesh of each animal of the experiment. 
the last five columns were obtained by multiplying the weight 
of flesh (edible portion) by the percentage composition of the 
The figures in 
* For methods of analysis of meats, see Report of this Station for 1891, pp. 47-49. 

