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STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT 
STATION. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 49,-— CONTINUED. 
Weights of food eaten, and of feces for five days, and per cents. of — 
nutrients aigested. 

faten in five days. 
Sheep A, and B, each, 
feces for five eae 
Sheep A, 
Sheep B, 
Amounts che Mea 
Sheep A, 
Sheep B, 
Per cent, adtgested. 
Sheep A, 
Sheep B, 
Average, 




: Nitrogen 
Total Protein. : 
me At. Niaceee Fat. ‘ tay Fiber. Ash. 
Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. |} Grams. | Grams, 
14,000 560 140 1,730 826 280 
1,136 139 56 430 319 133 
1,105 136 60 420 321 126 
12,864 421 84 1,306 507 147 
12,895 424 80 1,316 505 154 
Per ct. | Per ct. Per ct..| Per ct.) Perce 
75.2 60.0 75.2 61.4 52.5 
73.9 57.1 75.8 61.1 55.0 
74.5 58.5 79:9 6} .2 Sosy. 
ee 
Organic 
matter. 
Grams, 
3,262 
944 | 
937. | 
2,318 | 
2,325 | 
Per ci | 
71. Tet 
71.3 
73.2 

Hleat of combustion of food for five days, and total avazlable energy. 

| 

HEATS OF COMBUSTION. 








Total 
available 
energy. 
Calories.) Calaries.|Per cent. | 
9,949 
9,954 
aA 
Per cent. 
available 
energy. 
65.1 
65.2 
65.2 


feeding stuff. 
Barley fodder. 
1,915 Sample I,. 
1,916 Sample 2,. 
Average, 
feces. 
1,919 Sheep Ci 
1,920 |Sheep De 

Organic 
matter. 
Of food Of Of food | Of urine. 
| eaten. feces. digested. | Estimated. 
Calories. | Calories.) Calories. 
Sheep A, | 15,274 | 4,960 | 10,314 | 365 
‘Sheep B, | 15,274 4,960 | 10,314 360 
Average, Joteteee | seeeee | oeeee | cases 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 50. BARLEY FODDER (FED GREEN). 
_ Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 
Labora- | . Nitrogen 
Protein . 
tory. Water. timiat, free Fiber. | Ash. 
No. N.X6.25. extract. 


Heat of 
combus-  — 
tion.* | 





‘Per ct.| Per ct. |Per et.| Per ct. |Per ct. 
T3008 Us ak 8 15.1 6.0 2.0} 25.0 | 1,13amm! 
7183 a0g .9 16.0 6.6 2.0 26.7 | Ij2a0 
| 72.2|° 3.2 | .8) 15.51 6.3] 2.0] 25.8 ee 
| 3.3} 9.0 | 4.0] 40.3 | 31:9 | 11.5] 85.2 | equa 
boc3 O14 whe ASS 42s7 4-24.97 se yome 83.47 
Per ct | Per ct. (Calories jj 

4,383 | 

* Per gram as determined. 



