
DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP, Ket 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 2. 
Wheat bran, corn meal, linseed meal, oat and pea meal, and hay. 
Animals: asin Experiment No.1. Experiment began February 
5, 1894, and ended February 17, 1894. Feces collected for five 
days from February 12 at 3 Pp. M. to February 17 at3 p.m. The 
amounts fed daily were as follows: Wheat bran, 4 ounces; corn 
meal, 1 ounce; linseed meal, 3 ounces; oat and pea meal,8 ounces; 
hay, 1 pound. The experiment with both animals was apparently 
normal throughout. ‘Tables 25 and 26, which follow, give the 
details of. the experiment. 
AB Bee 
Composition of Feeding Stuffs and Feces. 















KiInD OF MATERIAL. eer Water. ayer Fat. ae here Fiber. | Ash. Case 
Feeding Stuffs. % % % % % % % 
Tinseed:-mixture;* = | 1302. |) 10.57)"*30.1. £5.51 43.6 6.0 7s a of 
Wheat bran,* =D 04 8. Bo etheehe Meio R26 1.10.2 5.8 | 85.4 
Wate and peas,* ~~). 1303 1°. 11.5 1199320, 2.5) 52.1 6.6 Ae taal: Lae 
Hay,*. - - - | 1326 8.2 PMA sat ee COrk 5.0 | 86.8 
Feces. 
Sheep B, = - | 1309 7.6 TA: 4:2) 38. 2 WhetA ae he LOsgel Ons 
Sheep D, - SE Lato 7.4 16070 5 3.5 137168 1. 24:00) 10.8-1 ST. 3 






* For analysis calculated to water-free substance, see pp. 23-25 of this Report. 
TABLE 26. 
Weights of Food Eaten, and of Feces for Five Days, and Weights 
and Percentages of Nutrients Digested. 























Weight. Rays Rate ieee por iber. WorAain Rees 
Eaten in 5 Days. *Grams. eee Grams, | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
Linseed mixture, - - 567 171 oY 247 34 24 483 
Wheat bran, - - - 567 103 29 295 57 GSEs gad 
Oats and peas, - - | 1134 Dy 28 591 75 39 965 
Hay, - - - - | 2268 258 §2 ‘| 946) 683 113 | 1969 
Total, = - - | 4536 803 170 | 2079 849 209 | 3901 
Feces 5 Days. 
Sheep B, - - - | 1427 2r3 60 545 348 153 | 1166 
Sheep D, - - - | 1386 231 49 521 333 F507 1144 
Amounts Digested. 
Sheep B, - - - | 3109 590 TIO | 1534 501 56 | 2735 
sheep D, - - - | 3150 572 I2I | 1558 516 59 | 2767 
Per Cent. Digested. % % G G % % 
Sheep B, - - - — 73.5 OAe 721379) 8) | 50. 071-420, 8: | Ont 
Sheep D, - - - — F122 Ph. 2s 74.9, 00.8" |) 28.21 FO 
Average, ed ad - aad 723 67.9 74.3 59.9 9716 70.5 






* One pound contains 454 grams. 
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