





270 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. q2. 
Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 
ee? Water N65, Fat. free Bint) Fiber.| Ash, Qreanic Fuel | 
feeding Stuff. % % % % % % % Cal. 
Sweet corn fodder:* 
i727 Sample 1, eI 2oO 5) 12-2 7 lee ee .QII 
1702 Sample 2, SMe ek Mon bea) 351 10.147) 3.0) aoe .750 
Average, -|81.1| 1.8 | .5| 11,8 | 4.2/1.1] 17.8) 3681 
feces. 
1692| Sheep B,_ - = 16,6) 10.9 2.2) 4525 |-26.7 )Seaq eee 4.361 
1693| Sheep F,_ - - | ©.9/ 10.9 | 2.1| 46.6 | 25.7 )ge8) Sa eauieees 










* 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. 








| Welghe. (Novos) Fat. | editz.| Fiber. | ash. (Qpzmile 
Eaten in Five Days, | Grams. | Grams, | Grams | Grams. | Grams. Grams. | Grams. 
pnecp By - - ae 13700 247 68 1548 575 I51 | 2438 
mheep b.’. - - | 13700 | 247 68 T5481 2 Be I5I | 2438 
feces for Five Days. 
Dpieepib. 7 - aba Ne 898 | 98 | 20 408 240 73.4766 
Sheep F, - - - 884 COs E16 412 227 69 | 754 
Amounts Digested. 
Beep ou ar - - — 149 48 II40 335 |. 78.1 1672 
Sleep TF, - - - — I51 49 1136 348 | 82 | 1684 
Percentage Digested. d d d, do, d q 
precn bi. = e -— 60 3°) 270.04 473 (Orman 51.7 | 68.6 
Bicep tye) = a - — OT 19) 0725 173 ae DO 5 ae 69.1 
NCCE SO ae, gad Cac) tae 60.7 | 71.4] 78.5 | 69.4 | 58.0} 68.9 



[heal was 1c asinine, See 
fuel value of food for 5 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 B, - =i) “ET38k 3916 7469 130 7339 64.5 
Sheep F, - - | 11385 3841 7539 131 7408 65.1 
Average, - - os acs ice ae = 64.8 


