








268 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. go. 
Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 
Protein. | Nit.- | p; Organic| Fuel 
a Water In.x6.25-| Fo [tree Bat) "iber| Ashe Ret ae 
Feeding Stuff. % % % % % % % Cal. 
| Soy bean fodder:* 
1676 Sample 1, ~ | 76.0} 3.87952) 10.6") 6.olseaa eres 1.053 
1699 Sample 2, oa PE. Oy ck 9} 8.6 | 7.2) 2.3) 20731 egos 
1700 Sample 3, i 75S: ee yy -9| 11.8 | 6.5 | 2) 3) 021 ga eae 
| Average, re 76 4 3.4 130 | 10 a) 6.6 2.3 21 0 1 081 
feces. 
THOS) Deep Bs) - | 5.1) 9.6. 14.3) 25.8 137. 51 1Sr1) eos 4.008 
1689 Sheep F, - ~ | 5-0) 8.7 | 4.81'26.9. 1 94 oe eon g eeu 4.018 









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


Total 
Weight. 

Eaten in Five Days. 
Sheep B, 
Sheep F, 
feces for Five Days. 
Sheep B, 
Sheep F, 
Amounts Digested. 
Sheep B, 
Sheep F, 
Percentage Digested. 
Sheep B, 
Sheep F, 
Average, 

Grams. 
11700 
11700 
1056 
IIIO 

Protein. 
N.X 6.25. 

Grams. 
398 
398 
102 
96 
296 
302 
% 

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Om 
Do £ 









Nit.- : O i 
Fat. Aste fim Fiber. | Ash. Mee 
Grams. Cee Grams. | Grams. | Grams, 
Lig 1205 772 269 | 2492 
117 1205 yi: 269 | 2492 
45 72 392 IgI 811 
54 296 383 225 829 
72 933 380 78 | 1681 
63 909 389 44 | 1663 
he ho fe fo % 
61.5 77-4 | 49:2.) 20 00) Gore 
53.8 75.4 | 50.4) 16,45) °66r9 
o7.7 | 76.4 | 49.8 | 22.7 | 67.4 


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

Sheep B, 
Sheep F, 
Average, 


Fuel Val. 
of Food 
Eaten. 

Calories. 
12063 
12063 

Fuel Val. 
of 
Feces. 

Calories, 
4232 
4460 
Fuel Val. 
of Food 
Digested. 


Calories. 
7831 
7603 
— 

Fuel Val. 
f 
Oo 
Urea, Etc. 


Calories. 
258 
263 



Total Percent. 
Available | Available 
Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. 
Calories. % 
7573 62.8 
7340 60.8 
— 61.8 


