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STORRS AGRICULTURAI, EXPERIMENT STATION. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 28. 
Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 




ed Water 
feeding Stuff q 
| Field-cured clover | , 
16022) rowen, “- - | 15.1 
Feces. 
1609 Sheep A, - = 1.8.0 
1610! Sheep B,_~ - - | 8.5 


NX 6.25 

Protein. 
% 
15.7 

15.6 
14.5 









esrinees tere 3 Organic| Fuel 
Pat. free Ext bashaie, 2 Mona Valeo 
% % % % % Cal. 
3.6| 37.4 |21.0| 7.2] 77.7 | 3.842 
3. 04°34.0 27.6 10.4 81.6 | 4.316 
3.8) 35.5 | 27.4 110.3) Oi 729 eee 


+ Per gram as determined in calorimeter. 
Weights of food eaten, and of feces for five days, and weights and 
percentages of nutrients digested. 



Eaten in Five Days. 
Sheep A, - = ; 
Sheep B, © - - - 
freces for Five Days. 
Sheep A, - a yt 
Sheep B,_ - - : 
Amounts Digested. 
Sheep A, - - - 
Sheep B, - 2 = 
Percentage Digested. 
Sheep A, - - : 
Sheep B, - - - 
Average, - a 
* Total 
Weight. 

Grams. 
4000 
4000 
1595 
Tsp: 



Protein. 
N.X 6.25. 
Grams. 
628 
628 
249 
219 
379 
409 
% 
60.3 
65.1 
62.7 










Nias O i 
ee free Ext. Mibers} Ashe des 
Grams. ree Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
144 1496 840 288 | 3108 
144 1496 840 288 | 3108 
60 552 | 440 166 | 1301 
57 537, | 414 | 156 | 1227 
84 944 400 1220160 yee 
87 959 426 132) 388i 
to to % fo % 
58.3 63.1 |.47.04 42.4 eee 
60.4 64.1 | 50.7 | 45.8:7 bose 
09.4 | 63.6 49.1) 44.1 | 59.3 



fuel value of food for five days as determined by the bomb 















calorimeter. 
Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Total Percent. 
of Food of of Food of Available | Available 
Eaten, Feces. | Digested. | Urea, Etc.| Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. 
Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories, % 
Sheep A, ~ - 15364 6884 8480 330 8150 53.0 
Sheep B; - - 15364 | 6628 8736 356 8380 54.5 
Average, °~) 7 = — — oe = 53.8 






= = — sie > 
—ee = 2 
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