
DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. II9Q 
Tee 38. 
Weights of Food Eaten, and of Feces for Five Days, and Weights 
and Percentages of Nutrients Digested. 


: Protein. INGA) ae Organic 
Weight. N. X 6.25. Fats ltree Wael: Sibert: ) Sh. ae 

Leaten in 4% wee |Grams * Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | | Grams. 
Sheep A, - - | 4080 | 506 184 | 1452 | 983 | 261 | 3215 
Sheep B, Stee + | 4080 | £6 184 | 1452 | 983 | 261 | 3215 








Laten in 5 epee 







Sheep C, a 4535 | 661 204 | 1613 | 1092 | 290 | 3570 
Sheep D, - - - | 4535 | 661 204 | 1613 | 1092 | 290 | 3570 
Feces for 4% go | | 
Sheep A, - =}. 1260 178 gI 469 | 332 118 | 1070 
pee =. > - 1 1393! 193] f03 |}, 538 | 340:)P 532") 1174 
Feces for 5 eg | 
Sheep C, = 2505S OO 197 Dot 604 | 370 129 | 1282 
ere) =, 2 | 1424 |. 209° | 113. |. 535-eaa7. | 198 | 1202 
Amounts Digested. | 
Sheep A, y - - | 2820 | 418 93 | 983 | 651 | 143 | 2145 
Sheep B, > - | 2687 403 SI g14 | 643 129 | 2041 
Sheep C, : : - | 3035 464 Q3PTOOG |) 722 T61 | 2288 
Sheep D, : - - | 3111 452 Ol) Oso 745 152 | 2368 
Per Cent. Digested. % % ae ae 4 % % 
Sheep A, 2 ‘ -! oe 40.1 BO. Sul OF; Foe GOcs Cee AL aes 7 
Sheep B, - - -| — 67.6 Ad:0' 1) 62.01 OR LEN AOr Arie Os. 5 
Sheep C, - - -| — pepe 45.6: ) 69.0 106.5 p2hs. 5) 164. F 
Sheep D, - - -| — 68.4 44-0 > OF Ol 68:20 52.4. |e 00g 
Poesy | 6 | 69.1 46.2 | 66.1 | 66.57) 53.0) ° 665.2 


* One pound contains 454 grams. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. Q. 
Rowen hay, mostly timothy. 
The same animals were used as in experiments 5 to 8. The 
experiment was begun December 3, 1894, and ended December 
pomeroo4a. veces were collected for five_days, from December 
fouat)s P, M.-to December 15 at 5 Pp. M. Each sheep received 
daily two pounds of the rowen. ‘The rowen consisted chiefly of 
timothy with a little barn grass. With all four sheep the experi- 
ment was apparently normal throughout, except that sheep D 
left some uneaten portions of that which was fed to it. Tables 
39 and 40, which follow, give the details of the experiment. 
