396 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



A pound and four-fifths of molasses per day mixed with 

 clover-hay or even straw has increased the yield of milk. 

 Sometimes the molasses is mixed with caustic lime or the 

 carbonate, and composted for manure, to furnish potassa, in 

 particular, in the soil. 



Average Composition of Beet-Sugar Molasses. 



Per cent. 



Albuminous substances 9.2 



Sugar 41.3 



Other organic substances 16.1 



Saline compounds 10.8 



Water . . . . 22.6 



100.0 



The saline constituents of course differ somewhat in every 

 case, particularly as far as the lime compounds are con- 

 cerned. The following analytical results (Trommer & 

 Rode) may give some idea about their general character : — 



I. 



One hundred pounds of ash constituents of beet-sugar 

 molasses contain of — 



Per cent. 



Potassa 30.46 



Soda 10.12 



Lime 26.62 



Sesquioside of iron . . . . . . .0.04 



Carbonic acid 19.07 



Sulphuric acid 1.92 



Silicic acid 0.06 



Chlorine . . . ,; 10.03 



100.00 

 II. 



Ash from molasses made upon the College Farm. One 

 hundred parts of molasses equal 7.17 per cent of ash. 



Per cent. 



Potassa 24.60 



Soda 15.84 



Lime 9.10 



Magnesia 2.24 



Sesquioxide of iron 1.44 



Silicic acid 3.66 



Moisture 5.27 



