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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Tlu* following; lablo fjivcs the amount required in each case for ii 

 liundivd pounds of gain. 



These results indicate that in this experiment 2,140 pounds of puli) 

 was equal in efliciency to 454.1 pounds of hay, 5G.3 pounds of bran, 135 Ji 

 pounds of oats, and 557.S pounds of corn. 



]iefore definite results can be stated or the efficiency of pulp in 

 units of other feeds repeated experiments will have to be made. Enoui^h 

 has been done, however, to demonstrate the truth of the proposition 

 that bt.et pulp is too valuable a feeding stuff to go to waste and that 

 it has a comparative value sufficient to warrant its transportation lo 

 considerable distances, especially where the farmer has no other suc- 

 culent food. It is the universal experience of those who have fed it 

 that it ko^'j)s the animal in splendid condition and adds to the efficiency 

 of tlu- other items in the ration. 



THE LIME CAKES. 



In the process of extracting sugar from beets it is necessary to 

 clarify the syrups by precipitating various gummy substances with 

 lime and carbonic acid gas. The syrups holding the impurities and 

 lime in suspension are filtered and the residues taken out by the filter 

 from the so called i)ress cakes or lime cakes. These lime cakes have a 

 double interest to the sugar producer. They are liable to contain an 

 excess of sugar which involves a loss to the factory and on the other 

 side they furnish a useful fertilizer to the beet grower. For each hun- 

 dred pounds of beets sliced there will be approximately ten pounds 

 of this lime cake, which after being washed, should contain but little 

 sugar. They should contain, however, at least one per cent of phos- 

 jdioric acid and a half i)er cent of nitrogen. Naturally, the bulk of 

 the material is lime and since in our State many soils are acid and 

 most soils are benefited by lime the use of this by-product of the 

 sugar factory is to be encouraged. 



Unfortunately, as they come from the filter presses these cakes are 

 wet and soggy, making it a rather difficult job to get the lime evenly 

 distributed through the soil. If allowed to lie in piles for some months 

 the texture becomes more friable, and the breaking up of the cakes 

 easv. 



THE OSMOSIS WATER. 



This waste product is valuable solely for the potash which it con- 

 tains. It may be used by the farmers near the factory in irrigating 

 ditches or spread by other means over the soil to utilize the potash 

 which it contains. 



