116 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, 
DABLED 3: 
Composition of Leeding Stuffs and Feces. 



Lab’ ty Protein. Nit.- Organic 









Kinp OF MATERIAL. No. | Water. IN. >¢6.25.| Fat: |free Ext| Fiber. | Ash. | Matter, 
feeding Stuff. fo fo % ho ho he & 
Barley Fodder,* Fed 
Green. 
Sample 1, - TMT S7O. 4 Ber Peel ane Mle le Pye) 5.8 Lio. eae 
Sample 2, - = S72 ea 2.65.) GaO 9.1 7 2.000 ante 
Sample 3, - MEBs ac arl Glin ents So7 el eLOes 6.4 Se. eee ies 
Sample 4, - = 11370 1575.3 US's Manele 6.5 1S hee 
Avg. of 1372 & 1374,| — pe 8.6.) -.91 O71 > 7.00) sea aaa 
Feces. 
Sheep A, - - | 1383 6.8 II.2 "| 3.5:|°30.4 19 36;7 153 oe 
Sheep B, - - | 1384 O,2 13.7 4-4 ).°30;0 |e Oba tee 

Pe ane 

Uneaten Residue. 
Sheep A, - - | 1409 8.2 16.5 4.3 80.4" 33.0 7,04, OA.Os 




* For analysis calculated on water-free substance, see pp. 23-25 of this Report. 
TABLE 34. 
Weights of Food Eaten, and of Feces for Five Days, and Weights 
and Percentages of Nutrients Digested. 














Weight. Noeaae rat, |p Nv | iber, | Abi pate geae 
Eaten in 5 Days. Grams * Steen | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
Sheep B, - - 253610 490 132°.|- 1320 953 299 | 2885 
Sheep A, fed, - - - | 13463. 4606 116 | 1262 g18 288.1. 2762.0 
Uneaten Residue. ‘| 
Sheep A, - - ~ 147 aS 6 58 35 is 123 
feces for 5 Days. 2: . 
sheep Ay = or os | 1275 | 143. | 451 887 406 ae ee 
SHEED He hA te - =~ |" 1 @22 140 45 313 347 113 845 
Amounts Digested. | 
Sheep A, - - - | 12188 223 71 875 450 143 | 1719 
Sheep B, - - - | 12588 350 77 |. 1007 606 186 | 2040 
Per Cent, Digested. % % G % q G 
Sheep A, Site - — 69.3. | 61.2 | 69.3 | 40.05) > 4G,75lenaaee 
Sheep B, - = > — 71.4 |.603.1*4 76.3 | 63,0 G2 2aresre 


OE TSS eta ar ne ON rey 70.4 | 62.2.) 72.8 | 66.3) 66,9cis56c5 
a 



* One pound contains 454 grams. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO, 7. 
Barley and pea fodder. | 
Tables 35 and 36, which follow, give the details of the experi- 
ment. ‘The description of the experiment follows the tables. 

