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BETTER FRUIT 



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has been an enormous increase in the 

 consuniplion of sugar-beet pulp during 

 the last few years. Consequently it is 

 evident that there must be a good rea- 

 son for this, which must be that stock- 

 men are finding it to be a very valuable 

 feed. 



Dried beet pulp is the natural root 

 of the sugar beet, shredded, clean and 

 pure, being the by-product after the 

 sugar and water is extracted. Within 

 an hour after the sugar beets enter the 

 factory, the dry pulp is ready for sack- 

 ing and loading on the cars. Conse- 

 quently there is no possibility of its 

 souring in the drying process. When 

 thoroughly dried it will keep indefi- 

 nitely, just like any other grain or 

 mill feed. 



It is stated by those who know that 

 the value of beet pulp lies in the fact 

 that it meets the necessity with stock 

 of a bulky, palatable and at the same 

 time succulent feed, which not only 

 assists in digestion but makes a more 

 complete ration. 



In the Western States, beet pulp is 

 fed with alfalfa, making, so it is 

 claimed, a balanced ration, but it can 

 be used with many other combinations 

 of feed. Those who have not fed beet 

 pulp sometimes wonder if it should be 

 fed dry or wet, and this question is 

 frequently asked. It is stated that it is 

 Just as good one way as the other. One 

 man says, "Let the cows decide it for 

 themselves. They'll soon tell which 

 way they like it best." First try feed- 

 ing it wet. If soaked beforehand the 

 actual amount of water in soaking it 

 is immaterial. You will probably find 

 at first that cows like it better wet than 

 dry. However, when they become 

 accustomed to it, men of experience 

 say you can gradually switch a cow to 

 dry beet pulp, if you think it advisable. 



The quantity to be fed is another 

 question of importance to the dairyman 

 and stockman. Of course this is a ques- 

 tion each feeder should determine for 

 himself by keeping a record of what 

 each cow would naturally consume or 

 require. However, men of experience 

 state that an average cow of about 

 1000 pounds weight, giving 25 to 30 

 pounds of milk daily, can be fed from 

 8 to 10 pounds of beet pulp, weighed 

 dry, with a ration of about 18 to 20 

 pounds of alfalfa hay, or about as much 

 hay as a cow will naturally require. 

 They say that beet pulp should be fed 

 first and divided into two feedings 

 daily. Dried beet pulp contains about 

 65 to 70 per cent of digestible carbo- 

 hydrates, and this ration as recom- 

 mended would mean approximately 2M( 

 pounds of digestible protein and about 

 14 pounds of digestible carbohydrates, 

 which is normally about the amount of 

 nutriment required by the average 

 dairy cow. If alfalfa hay cannot he 

 obtained at a reasonable price, it has 

 been suggested that it would be neces- 

 sary to feed cottonseed meal or some 

 other protein feed along with the beet 

 pulp. It is also suggested that it might 

 be wise to displace one or two pounds 

 of beet pulp with an equal amount of 

 grain or mill feed for the sake of 

 variety. 



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