
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT. No. . 52. 

- DIGESTION . EXPERIMENTS. WITH SHEEP, 
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FINE ROWEN HAY -AND CLEV ELAND FLAX MEAL. 



Composition. of feeding stuffs and feces. 



















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Labora Nitrogen - | Heat of 
: Protein. ; : Organic | © 
aH Water. N.X<6.2 ;,| Fate: neat. Fiber. | Ash. | " er (eae 
ae feeding stuff. Per ct.| Per ct. |Per ct | Per ct. Per.ct,|Per ct.| Per ct. [Calories 
1,943 |Rowen hay, 10.74) 16:04). 3.8. |) 31,9 | 30.6 |, 7.0". 82 aan oom 
1,935 |Cleveland flax meal,. 22/1 38,44) 2.0 1, 33.1 [ 1253.) 4.4.) 86. Aaa 
feces. 
i} 1,951 (Sheep A} . : O.5 TACO 453°: 035.7 | 22.7 | 13.8 1 97.0 peo 
1,952 |Sheep C, g.0'l 15:94 4:9°)- 97.8 | 23.6 |\10.8°) © 872 eae 
| 1,953 |Sheep D, Stes | fos tc fee] wa 8) | 39.6 |. 22.7 | 10.5) ka 8007 area 
* Per gram, as determined. 
Weights of food eaten, and of feces for five days, and per cents. of 
nutrients aigested. 
| Total Protein. Hat prceen | | Fib Ask Organic 
| weight. (N. X 6.25. at mortal, eae aie matter. 
| ate 
Daten in fi ve sey -| Grams. | Grams. | Grams, | Grams. | Grams;.} Grams. | Grams, 
| \Stieep Ai 3,000 404 ° 102 969. "36 184 2;S1C 
Sheep C; 3,000 704 102 969 pan 184 2,510 
| peer D; 2,500 512 89 804 673 "162 | 2,078 
ie BD eces\far jive days 
| Sheep ee 1,042 155 45 372 230 141 - 802 
| Sheep c} 933 130 46 S53 220 100 749 
ay D, ce 119 45 353 202 94 719 
Amounts digested | 3 : 
Bicep A, See 549 57 597 505 43 1,708 
| Sheep C, 574 56 616 515 84 1,761 
Sheep D, 393 4-4 451 471 68 1,359 
Per cent. ge eee 7 : 
Sheep A, : | b 3820 55.9 FOleG 68.7 23.4 68.1 
‘SheepC,  . , oe 81.5 54-9 63.6 70.1 45.7 70.2 
‘Sheep D, Sige Ra a. 0 76.8 43-4 50.1 70.0 42.0 |, ,65.4 
s Average, - | 78.8 32: 60.4 69.6 37.0 67.9 
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Heat ue combustion is Biel be Por days and total pee energy. 



hes OF COMBUSTION. 
Total Per cent. 
, available | available 
'- Of food Of Of food | Of urine.| energy. | energy. 
eaten. feces: . | digested. | Estimated. A hie 
Calories. Calories. | Calories.| Calories,| Calories.. Per ct. 
Sheep PAS 12,135 45277 |", 858 652 7,206} 59.4 
‘Sheep C, 12,135 | 4,051 8,084 673 wail; Oles 
Sheep D, 10,057 2; a 6,194 516 ah 56.5 
Dhan ieee 59.0 
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