98 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
TABLE 19. 
_Lstimated Total and Digestible Nutrients in Food Eaten by Each 
Animal in Sheep Feeding Experiment, 1893-94. 


ToTAL NuTRIENTs. DicEsTIBLE Nu- | 
pene TRIENTS. 
Torss otal o ‘es 
; ' . : arbo- 
eeds Pro- | Fat, |. Nit.- | Fiber.) Pro- | Fat. | hy- 
tein. free Ext tein. drates 







WIDE RATION. 
Lbs. Sa Labs. ; f ; ‘ : 
Sheep Woe so. s Lbs s Lbs Lbs Lbs Lbs Lbs 
































Corn meal, - - = FO Tso 
Wheat bran, - - a ga 15.6) 0.7 | 86.2) 4-5) 
Hay, - = - - 1130.4 
Turnips, - : - | I1.0 14.6) 47) 53-8 | 40:0 |e 
Total furnished, - |271.8 | 30.2 |10.8 | 140.0 | 45.5) 16.7 | aye eee 
Uneaten residue, - S 4.4 ue aH 2.6 A 33 a 2ea 
Total eaten in 133 days, | 267.4 | 29.7 | 10.7 | 137.4 | 44.7 | 16.4] 7.3 129.3 
Average per day, - = | — .223 | .080 | 1.083 | .886 | .123 | .055' .971 
Sheep No. ai. 
Corn: mealic~ = - - |105.3) | 
Wheat bran, - . = 3527. 5 £6.73) D0) 202 Ca oF oR 
Hay, - - - - | 140. 
THe - : - To 15.8) (5-0 |57-9 | 43-74) 7a ean 
Total furnished, “4. 201.9- 7] 32.50 11.01 TSO: 7) 45.500 boro ee; 141.5 
Uneaten residue, - ‘ 2.7 oS Aa t2 8 Tnpess T.4 
Total eaten in 133 days, | 289.2 | 32.2] 11.5 | 149.5 | 47.7 17.9} 7a tadoen 
Average per day, - -| — .242 | .086 | 1.124 | .859 | .185 | .059 | 1.053 
Sheep No, 22. 
Corn meal, - - - | 99.4] 
Wheat bran, - - ee Me Pee 15.8 | 0.2). 87.0 4.0) 
Hay; S - ~ 4132.5 i 
Turnips, - - =—Watt.O 1410) 4 Bs S4: 7 at ot ane. 
Total furnished, Say 270 of 3067 | 110 | 14253 45, 9a wee 133.6 
Uneaten residue, - -| §.3 6 2 3 20.0 ay, | a 2% 
Total eaten in 133 days, | 270.8... | 30.2 10.8 1139.15) 45, bie Or ae 130.9 
Average per day, - - | — .226 | .081 | 1.046 | .889 | .125 | 056 .984 
Sheep No. 23. . 
Corn meal, - ss 1 O17) 
Wheat bran, - : -| 306 14.0 |) 5.8) -80.8:)) 4.2) saa 
Play ).'.2= - - il aay 
Turnips, - - il eT Osh 13.8 | 4-4 | 50:5 | 38.0 = 
Total furnished, #0} 255.05, 284. O21 ss Aaa nee eae ae ae 
Uneaten residue, - hee 5.8 eats) #3 Ded 8 4 ee 3.0 



Total eaten in 133 days, | 249.8 sor 10.0-| 127.9 | 41.5 ae 6.8 | 120.3 
Average per day, - -| — | ,208| .075| .962| .812| .115 1.051! .906 







