. Conditions of life in the sea; a short account of quantitative marine biological research. Marine biology. 190 THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE SEA [PART II Percentage composition of the dry substance of land crops. Proteid Fat Carbohydrate Ash Ordinary Meadow Good „ „ ... Eye (Grain) Peas Potatoes 8-7 13-6 12-8 26-4 8-4 1-7 3-2 2-3 2-2 0-8 83-6 75 82-3 68-2 87-2 5-8 8-2 2-1 3-1 3-6 Brandt also gives the composition of the bodies of various fishes and other marine animals; the exoskeletons (shells and carapaces) of the molluscs and crustaceans are not included. Percentage composition of the dry
. Conditions of life in the sea; a short account of quantitative marine biological research. Marine biology. 190 THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE SEA [PART II Percentage composition of the dry substance of land crops. Proteid Fat Carbohydrate Ash Ordinary Meadow Good „ „ ... Eye (Grain) Peas Potatoes 8-7 13-6 12-8 26-4 8-4 1-7 3-2 2-3 2-2 0-8 83-6 75 82-3 68-2 87-2 5-8 8-2 2-1 3-1 3-6 Brandt also gives the composition of the bodies of various fishes and other marine animals; the exoskeletons (shells and carapaces) of the molluscs and crustaceans are not included. Percentage composition of the dry substance of some ynarine animals. Proteid Fat Carbohydrate Ash Herring 56-42 35-85 7-02 Salmon 60-49 35-62 — 3-89 Flounder 87-61 4-38 — 8-0 Cod 91-08 1-86 — 7-6 Lobster 79-80 10-13 0-16 9-41 Crab 78-87 7-69 3-75 9-6 Oyster 46-8 54-86 9-5 7-07 28-1 26-0 16 Mussel 12 For comparison with this table I quote the following analyses^ Percentage composition of the dry substance of the ivhole bodies of farm, animals (contents of intestines, etc. excluded). Half-fat ox Fat ox Store sheep Fat sheep .. Store pig .. Fat pig. Fat i Ash 43-8 47-4 51-1 70-5 58-6 11-2 9-6 8-4 5-5 6-7 3 1 From results of the Rothamsted experimeut>^. - Include proteids, gelatinous substances and horny Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johnstone, James, 1870-1932. Cambridge, University press
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