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STORRS AGRICULTURAL 
EXPERIMENT. STATION. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No, 51.— CONTINUED. 
Weights of food eaten, and of feces for five days, and per cents. of 
nutrients aigested. 

Laten in five days. 
peep fob, C, Dy ted 
each. 
Uneaten residue, D, 
Actually eaten, A, 
Actually eaten, B, 
Actually eaten, C, 
Actually eaten, D, 
feces for five ea 
Sheep A, 
Sheep B, 
Sheep C, 
Sheep D, 
Amounts ie Se 
Sheep A, 
Sheep B, 
Sheep C 
Sheep D, 
Per cent. aa! 
Sheep A, 
Sheep . B, 
Sheep oe 
Sheep D, : 
Average, 










135 
a Nitrogen. : Oren 
weight. [Nosc6as.| Fat | free | Fiber. | Ash. | atten, 
| Grams. | Grams. | Grams, | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
3,500 536 © 123 1,319 878 224 2,856 — 
159 26 5 62 42 II | 
3,500 536 123 1,319 878 224 2,856 | 
3,500 536 123 1,319 878 224 2,856 } 
3,500 536 123 1,319 878 224 2,856 | 
3,341 510 118 1,257 836 213 2,72 
R257 148 69 502 322 131 1,041 | 
1,276 144 69 523 329 124 1,065 | 
1,237 I4I 69 513 309 122 1,032 4 
1,047 148 60 428 231 III 867 | 
2,243 388 54 817 556 97 1,815 }j 
2,224 392 54 - 796 549 104 1,791 | 
2,263 395 54 806 569 106 1,824 | 
2,204 362 58 829 605 106 1,854 | 
Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent. 
ae 7 A 43-9 6129 40355 42.6 63.6 } 
seeds vice! 43.9 60.4 ("16225 45.6 62.7 | 
rma 2 To e7 43.9 61.1 64.8 46.5 63.9 | 
blebs eee 71.0 49.2 65.9 724. 48.9 68.1 | 
eed 72.5 45.2 62.3 | 65.7 45.9 64.6 | 
Heat of combustion of food for five days, and total available energy. 




._ HEATS OF COMBUSTION. 


Total | 
available 
Of food Of Of food | Of urine. | energy. 
eaten. feces. | digested. | Estimated. 
Calories. |Calories. Calories ./Calories.|Calories. 
Sheep A, 13,867 |. 5,595 |. 8,272 337 7,935 
Sheep B, 13,867 | “5,652 1) 8,215) “34r See ae 
Sheep C, 13,867 | 5,544 | 8,323 | 343 | 7,980 
Sheep D. 13,214 4,741 8,473 8,158 
Average, 
7 eee ee 




315 

eevee ee 
Per cent. 
available 
energy. 
Per cent. 
57-2 
56.8 
57.6 
Ole? 
58.3 




