

DIGESTION. EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. oie 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 48.— CONTINUED. 
Weights of food eaten, and of feces for five days, and weights and per 
cents, of nutrients digested, 

: Nitrogen : 
Total Protein. . Organic 
weight. | N. X6.25. Fat. yee ‘ Fiber. Ash. matter. 


Eaten in five days. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 



| Sheep C and D, fed each, | 15,000 270 105 2,280 540 180 ° 3,195 
Uneaten residue, C,_. 185 13 4 IIO 43 6 170 
Uneaten residue, D,_ . 47 2 Le 15 24 2 42 
Actually eaten, C, ; 14,815 257 IOI 2,155 512 174 3,025 
_ Actually eaten, D, : 14,953 268 104 2,250 531 178 3,153 
be feces for five oe: 
fueepC; . 876 gI 38 384 226 102 739 
Sheep D, : ; a | g2I 102 25 417 201 139 745 
Amounts EEG Hie 
meepC, .. 13,939 166 63 L770 cbe 260 72 2,286 
Sheep ioe a ye 14,032 166 79 1,833 330 | 39 2,408 
» Per cent. Gs | Per cent./Per cent.|Per cent.| Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent. 
ar 64.6 62.4 Bara er. Ss 41.3 "75.0 
Meneep D, LP) Past Ny eee eae 61.9 76.0 Sresen02 at 21.9 76.4 
| Average, eee 63.2 69.2 83.8 | 58.9 33.6 76.0 




_ 1,918 |Sheep B, . 






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

HEATS OF COMBUSTION. 
u | Total — | Perveente 
| available | available 
Of food Of | Of food | Of urine. | energy. | energy. 
eaten. feces. | digested. |Estimated. 




Calories. |Calories.|Calories.|Calories.|Calories.|Per cent. 


BueepC, . ’ ; : : aie 3,668 | 10,106 224 9; 882") any te 
Pheep D, . : : : ; 14,357 3,751 | 10,606 223 10,373 Wee: 
Average, . ' 4 = Ale Boece a eh Oe ar Ane na Dae Pa (ie 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 49. BARLEY AND PEA FODDER (FED GREEN). 
Composztzon of feeding stuffs and feces. 








_ Labora- : | Nitrogen - | Heat of 
Protein. . O 
aad Water. Noe Fat. ‘ oe : Fiber. | Ash. mines : aii i 
Feeding stuff. 
Barley and pease. Per ct.) Per, ct, Per ct. Per.ct. |Péer ct,|Per ct: Per et; \(Waigrice 
1,913 |Sample I, : Sa eae AcOnes Of 22.1 ) 5.7) 1 01.) 22s Seer 
1,914 [Sample 2, : i ay Ba ALOo OY, O. 1) 512:7 | Ont je 2 ial o) 237 ae eee 
Average, | 74.7 4.08 7 P.O $2.40" 5:9 |. 2.0 523 Shee 
feces. | 
1,917 |Sheep A, . ee E222 Wa. Oov) 37 Oni 251 | 11s] 1) 93. tema 
aes $2.3 B40) 38.0 P20. TP Tiv4h 84.5 eae 
* Per gram as determined. 
