| 3.70 | 3.02 | 3.62 | 2.08
" " bones. | 3.47 | 3.63 | 3.18 | 2.69
" " flesh. | 11.39 | 11.47 | 8.93 | 6.20
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The breaking strain of the right tibia was as follows for the hens and
chickens of the various lots:
Average hens, nitrogenous. 48.16
" " carbonaceous. 51.74
" chickens, nitrogenous. 46.64
" " carbonaceous. 31.18
There was little difference in the strength of the bones of the hens,
undoubtedly because the bones were mature before the feeding began,
and were little affected by the feeding. We find, however, that the
bones of the chickens fed on nitrogenous food were almost fifty per
cent. (49.6) stronger than those fed carbonaceous food.
The difference in the composition of the flesh, as shown by the
analysis of Mr. W.P. Cutter, is given below:
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| Hens. | Chickens.
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| | | |
| Lot I. | Lot II. | Lot I. | Lot II.
| Nitro- | Carbon- | Nitro- | Carbon-
| genous.
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