DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 211 

DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No, 45.— CONTINUED. 
Werghts of food eaten, and -of feces for five days, and weights and per 
cents of nutrients Gee faba 









. | Rie | | : 
| Total Prot . ° ; O 
veuht (Nréag, Pat fees” ber, sh, | Que 
Eaten in 5 days. Grams. | Grams. | Grams, | Grams. | Grams Grams. Grams. 
Sheep C and D, fed each,| 13,700 247 69 1,425 589 164. se oagem 
Feces for & Gs | | | we. 
Sheep C, aA 816 gI 21 378 194 aie 684 
Sheep D, : : ae $70 104 20 373 244 64 FAY 
| Amount peered | | | 
| wsheep. C, | 12,884 156. | 48 1,047 395 gI 1,646 
Sheep D, 125830.) 143) 49 1,052 345 | 100 1,589 
peer cent. pee ested, |Per cent./Per cent.|Per cent. Per cent./Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. 
Oe I a ce 63.2 69.6 73.5 67.1 55-5 70.6 
Sheep D, Mie ors 57-9 10 73.8 58.6 61.0 68.2 
Average, st ehay: 60. 70.3 fey! ay 9 58.3 69.4 





| fleat of oe of food for Fue days, and total avatlable energy. 


















| . HEAT OF COMBUSTION. ae 
| 2 Total Per cent. 
: available | available 
| Of food Of Of food | Of urine. | energy. | energy. 
| eaten. feces. digested. |Estimated. 
. % Calories.|Calories.|Calories.|Calories.|Calories.|Per cent. 
| Sheep C, 11,138} 3,533 | 7,605 | 136 7,469 | 67.0 
Sheep D, : 4 71,138) 3.827 gh ay 124 7,193 | 64.5 
7 ego ue Ue ne eres rine tat) ahs. pain ite gira 65.7 
DicEstIoN EXPERIMENT No. 46. OAT AND PEA FODDER (FED GREEN). 
| Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 
Labora- : | Nitrogen | - | Heat of 
Protein. | . | Organic ; 
No men N. X6.25. eg Ban ea lea hig? bustion. * 
. 
leeeing stuff. 
Oats and Peas. Per ct.| Per ct. |Per ct.! Per ct. |Per ct./Per ct.| Per ct. Calories 
1,881 Sample 1, ae AL 2.8 1.0 12.0 79] 16 23.71 1193 
1,882 Sample 2 f WA Ae ee sO) 11.7/| 7.8) 2.25) 23.6) eee 
Average, | 74.4] 3.0 «9h 14,8: 7.9 |) 92.0 be 2307 
feces. 
1,864 |Sheep A, . BO 48.3 3-3 | 37-4) 34.7 | 10.5 | 83.7] 4,264 
1,863 Sheep D, . rod 3 ay Pa 3-4 38.9 | 34.1 | 10.5 | 83.9] 4,298 
Uneaten residue. 
_ 1,887 ‘Sheep D, . 5-80) 6-1 4.1 | 34.3 | 37.6 | 12.1 | 82.1 | 3,935 

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* Per gram. as s determined. 
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