
FUEL VALUES OF DIGESTED NUTRIENTS. 127 
Fuel Value of Total Food Eaten in 5 Days, as Determined by Bomb Calorimeter. 

Fuel value of bran,  - : 2 - : - - - 2,370 Calories. 
Fuel value of linseed meal and corn meal, - = - - 2,465 Calories. 
Fuel value of oat and pea meal, - - - - =. 4,540 Calories. 
Fuel value of hay, : 2 c 2 - - 9,375 Calories. 
| Total fuel value of food eaten, - . - - - - 18,750 Calories. 
Fuel Value of Feces for 5 Days, as Determined by Bomb Calorimeter. 
Breep iD, - < = = = _ “ e = ie 6,150 Calories. 
Sheep D,_ - - - - - - - - - - - 5,940 Calories, 
Fuel Value of Urea Equivalent to Digested Protein. 
Sheep BB, - - - - - - - - - - 680 Calories, 
mreep 4), 7 - . - - - - - - - - 655 Calories, 
Total Unused Fuel Value (Feces Plus Urea Equivalent), 
Sheep B,_ - = - - - 2 - - - - 6,830 Calories. 
Sheep D, - -t-.. - - - - - - - 6,595 Calories. 
Available Fuel Value of Digested Nutrients. 






| As Calculated from | As Determined by 
| Analysis. Bomb Calorimeter. 
Sheep B, - = - = : - | 11,785 Calories. | 11,920 Calories, 
Sheep D, - » - - - - 11,975 Calories. | 12,355 Calories. 

Digested Protein and Avatlable Fuel Value of Food Eaten. 
Sheep B, 73.5 per cent. of total protein and 63.6 per cent. of total fuel value. 
Sheep D, 71.2 per cent. of total protein and 64.8 per cent. of total fuel value. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 3. 
(See page 112, this Report.) 
Wheat bran, corn meal, linseed meal, oat and pea meal, and hay. 
Calories per Gram of Water-free Substance. 





Laboratory | As Calculated from | As Determined by 
No. nalysis. Bomb Calorimeter. 
Wheat bran, - - - 1338 4.376 4.530 
Linseed meal and corn meal, 1339 4.685 4.750 
Oat and pea meal, - - 1340 4.445 4.515 
Hay, - = " z 1327 4.235 4.520 

Fuel Value of Total Food Eaten in 5 Days, as Determined by Bomb Calorimeter. 

Wheat bran, - - - - - - - - - 2;345 Calories. 
Linseed meal and corn meal, - - - - - - 2,395 Calories. 
Oat and pea meal, - - - - - - - - 4,535 Calories. 
Hay, - - - - : = = - - - - 9,380 Calories. 
Total fuel value of food eaten, - - - - - 18,655 Calories. 
