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STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 30. 
wel See of feeding stuffs and feces. 




a Hwater| eres | 
feeding Stuff. % % 
1624; Rowen, - ~ AIODS. TA. A 
Feces. | | 
£626) Sheep A, ~~ +) 0.0.1) E354 
1627| Sheep B,  - = Odi Tate 
1628| Sheep C,_ - SP lx tered oom A 
1629} sheep D,_ - e MCAV ON Teh 3 © 









| 
Nit.- O ic Fuel 
Fat. cue Fiber. Ash. Matter. inlay 
Z| @ | @)%| @ | Cal 
4.4 | 42.9. | 21.1} 6:7) S258e A ae 
COLT iedled 20,8 If.1 82.3 | 4.561 
6.51 'Ar.6 20.6 12.3) 82.1 pr ad 
6285 04273 20.3 12.2) 82.5 | 4.537 
16.8] 41.6 | 21.8 |12,0) 83.2") eames 

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


Laten in Five Days. 
Sheep A, - - - 
Sheep B, - - . 
Sheep C, . - - - 
sneep 1), = 9 wie : 
feces for Five Days. 
Sheep A, _ - - ~ 
Sheep B, - 
Sheep C, - Sie a 
Sheep D, - - - 
Amounts Digested. 
Seep cs ye ~ - 
Sheep B, - - - 
SRY Goat ae 
Sheep D, - - - 
Percentage Digested. 
Sheep A, - - - 
Sheep B, - - - 
Sheep C, - - - 
Sheep D, - - - 
Average, - = 

Total 
Weight. 

| Grams, 
4000 
4000 
4000 
4000 
1385 
1366 
1280 
1370 











IN’xe-2s,| Fat. | tree Ext,| Fiber. | Ash, |Qpzanic 
Grams, Grays Grams. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. 
576 L707 TG 844 268 | 3312 
576 170 Meet 700 844 268 “33979 
576 £70 eT 716 844 208.) 93% 
576 L7G taT 716 844 268. «3312 
186 93 573 288 154 | I140 
183 89 568 281 168 | I121 
168 87 541 260 156 | 1056 
178 93 570 | 299 | 164 | 1140 
390 83 |--1143 556 IIq | 2172 
393 87 | 1148 563 I0O | 2191 
408 SO ewir 7s 584 112 {2256 
398 63 1146 545 104 | 2172 
to ho fo ho % ho 
67.7 | 47.2 | 66.6°| 65°09 | 42,55) Sones 
68.2 |49.4 | 66.9-| 6677 |-39-3 "Goa 
70:8 "| 50.6 168.5 > )"69227) "49 Camas 
69.1. | 47.2 | 66.8. | 64,6.) 38787 sGeen 
69.0 48.6 | 67.2 66.6 40.1 | 66.4 


fuel value of food for 5 days as determined by the bomb calorimeter. 


Sheep A, - - 
Sheep B, - - 
Sheep C, - - 
Sheep D, - 
Average, - - 



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. % 
10372 | 6316 | 10056 | 339 9717 0) e8Oae 
16372 6114 10258 342 gg16 60.6 
16372 5806 10566 355 IO2II 62.4 
16372 6201 IOI7I 347 9824 60.0 
= — _ — —" | 60.6 







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