








266 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 38. 
Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 
| ie ee 
No. Water Nw éas.| Fats free Ext Fiber. Ash.|Qr2ter | valuest 
Feeding Stuff. 4 G % % GG % Cal. 
Millet fodder: | 
1696 Sample 1, Oe ype a wos! (6) 0.92.2 | °9.85) 2.5 9 229 eee 
1675 Sample 2, dal iy Acs es ee 2 8 SO Nar 7.3 .|'2.2 1-297 3s 
Average, --|76.6/ 1.8 | .7| 12.2} 7.6] 2.1) 22.8 | 1.040 
feces. | | 
1685| Sheep F,_ - ii G2 eryae ee oa ae | 31.2 8.7 1:85 109] 245208 









+ 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 F, 
feces. 
Sheep F, 
Amounts Digested. 
Sheep F, 
Percentages Digested. | 
Sheep F, 
Total 
| Weight. 

Grams. 
II700 
| 1173 

N.X 6.25. 

Protein. 
Grams. 
211 
go 
I2I 
% 
oy es! 





Fats ol poe pd Eiben ae eters 
Grams.| Grams. | Grams. Grams. | Grama 
82 1427 889 | 246 | 2609 
33 | 508 | 366) 103] 997 
49 919 523 | 143 | 1612 
a ae eee a 
59.8 | 64.4 | 58.8 | 58.1 | 61.8 


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



? | 

Sheep F, 
| Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. 
of Food | 
Eaten. | 
i 
Calories. | Calories. 
12168 | 
of 
Feces. 

5035 
| Fuel Val. 
| of Food 
| Calories. 
Digested. 
| 

7133 
Fuel Val. 
of 
Urea, Etc, 

Calories, 
105 
Total 
Available 
| Fuel Val. 
| Calories. 
7028 


Percent. 
Available 
Fuel Val. 
% 
57.8 

