FOOD CONSUMED BY THE HORSE IN 24 HOURS.
| Forage. | Weight in the wet state | Weight in the dry state | Elementary Matter in the Food. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon. | Hydrogen. | Oxygen. | Azote. | Salts and Earths. | |||||||||||||
| lb. | lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | |
| Hay | 20 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| Oats | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Water | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| Total | 69 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
PRODUCTS VOIDED BY THE HORSE IN 24 HOURS.
| Products. | Weight in the wet state | Weight in the dry state | Elementary Matter in the Food. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon. | Hydrogen. | Oxygen. | Azote. | Salts and Earths. | |||||||||||||||||
| lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | |
| Urine | 3 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Excrements | 38 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Total | 71 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Total matter of the food | 69 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| Difference | 27 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| WATER CONSUMED BY THE HORSE IN 24 HOURS. | WATER VOIDED BY THE HORSE IN 24 HOURS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbs. | oz. | lbs. | oz. | ||
| With the hay | 2 | 3 | With the urine | 2 | 6 |
| With the oats | 0 | 14 | With the excrements | 23 | 8 |
| Taken as drink | 35 | 3 | |||
| Total consumed | 38 | 4 | Total voided | 25 | 14 |
| Water consumed | 38 | 4 | |||
| Water exhaled by pulmonary and cutaneous transpiration | 12 | 6 | |||
FOOD CONSUMED BY THE COW IN 24 HOURS.
| Fodder. | Weight in the wet state | Weight in the dry state | Elementary Matter in the Food. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon. | Hydrogen. | Oxygen. | Azote. | Salts and Earths. | |||||||||||||||||
| lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | lb. | oz. | dwt. | |
| Potatoes | 40 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| After-math hay | 20 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Water | 160 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Total | 220 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 11 |