214 STORRS : AGRICULTURAL “EXPERIMENT. STATION. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No, 47.— CONTINUED, ° 

HEATS OF COMBUSTION. aN 
ek ibe _| Total | Per cent, 
available | available 
Of food Of food | Of urine.| energy. | energy. | 
eaten. | Of feces. | digested. Estimated. - | 


Colories.|Calories.| Calories, | Calories.| Calories.|Per cent. | 
peep A, wh 115,255 | 5,933 |) F-91422 


moneep 6b, . ‘ : t ; 15,092 5,206 9,886 
pheep ©, . ‘ : ; ‘ 15,001 5,701 9,300 
- 055 010 : . : 14,681 5,107 9,574 
_ Average, wad ea ER As le PR = ia SE 





DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 48. SWEET CORN FODDER (FED GREEN). ;) 
Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. or 

Heat of | 

Labora- A Nitrogen ci 
tory . Water. a eat Fat. free Fiber. | Ash. pil lowe combus- 
No. of NAS extract. matter. | tion et 


feeding stuff. Le | 
Branching sweet corn. |Per ct.| Per ct. |Per ct.| Per ct. |Per ct.|/Per ct. Per ct. [Calories — | 






1,885 Sample i : 78.5 150 oO 14.1 S29 lee 20.3 932) i 
1,886; . Sample 2, ° 76.6 5g fo 16.2 ze 1.2 |. 22.2 |. 1,00gmmm 
Average, 1 77. 1.8 ‘7 | 31§.2| 3.6) 1.2} 23.3 |) 
. Feces, | : “< | 
1,869 Sheep C, 4.0 10.4| 4.4 | 43.8 | 25.8 | 11.6 |. 84:4 |. 4,1¢gmien 
1,870|\Sheep D, 4.0] II.1 |, 2.7 |. 45.3 | 21,8 | 15-1], 80.0] eae 
| Uneaten residue. | Hie 
1,890/Sheep C, 4.9]. 7.1 |: 1.9 | 59.5 | 23:21 3:4: O09 sue 
1,892)Sheep D, 4.8 434 |0 058: 4903222. b6ilo yee 4, 106 



* Per gram as determined. 


