212 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
: DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 46.— CONTINUED. 
Weights of food eaten, ana of feces for five days, and weights and per” 
cents. of nutrients digested. 













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| ees 
L Sa otall) (Proteisal _ Nitrogen . | Ores 
[werkt [No Scous| Fah | free | Fiber 
Eaten ins days. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. Grams. Grams. 
Sheep A and D, fed each, 14,000 420 126 | 1,652 1,106 280 3,304 
Uneaten residue, D, . 104 6 4 | 204 39 13 85 
Actually eaten, A, ; 14,000 420 1267) 1,0520 (25. t00 280 3,304 
Actually eaten, D, al 13,896 ATA LW eke 8 1,616 | 1,067 267° | 3,219 
Feces for 5 neha | } 
Sheep A, ; | 1,623 135, 0) 64 | OOF 2a50505 170 | 1,359 
Sheep D, . ? 4) 2,018 roi 55 | 629 | 552 170 1,357 
Amounts digested, | | | 
Sheep A, ; Sy OW 285 72 1 1j045 | 543-0) aees 1,945 wen 
sneep D,' ~, ; bee, 1278 205. 4 67.) 987 weetyy 97 1,862 . 
eer cent, as dee | Perct. Perct. | Per ct. | Perct. | Perct. | Per ct. 
Sheep A, | 67.8 | ST ete 1 203.3 49.0 | 39.2 58.9 
Sheep D, : | g7OeF. 1 w5A50 OFal 1 4ore 36.3. | 53am 
Average, 369 32 4 
56.0 | 62.2 | 48.6 | 37.3 | 58.3 

Heat of combustion of food for five days, and total available energy. 

HEATS OF COMBUSTION. 
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. 
SieepA, .. 5 A : : 15,876 6,920 8,956 248 8,708 54.9 
Sheep D;, ... -:.' . . | 45,467| 6,954 | 8,513 | 255 |} )5,2565) see 
Average, . ; Fo cree oh WANG Rake ko Ber ie 54.1 










