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remains about as Ijefon- ; and that the beets, even after being preserved 5 months in a 

 simiile earth silo, came out in a con<litiou very favorable to the production of sugar. 

 There seems to be no doubt that in this province the sugar beet can be preserved as 

 long as necessary through our winter months in a condition suitable for sugar mak- 

 ing. 



The following are analyses of beets from the pit as compared with 

 turnips and mangel-wurzcls from the farm root cellars, all samples 

 being taken near the end of March, with a view to determining their 

 value for stock feeding. 



Composition of sugar beets, turnips, and mangel-wurzeh. 



Water. 



(1) Dry: 



Sugar beets 



Turnips 



Mangel-wurzels. 



(2) As fed : 



Sujiar beets 



Turnips 



Manjiflwurzels. 



Per cent. 



82.93 

 87.09 

 91.00 



Grade 

 proteio. 



Crude Carbo- 

 fat. ! hydrates. 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Per cent. I Per cent. ; Ptr cent. Per cent 



Crude 

 aah. 



9.03 

 11.89 

 17.69 



1.54 

 1.54 

 1.59 



0.67 

 1.35 

 U.91 



0.11 

 0.17 

 0.08 



80.39 

 73.73 

 67.98 



13.73 

 9.53 

 6.12 



C. 09 

 8.57 

 6.44 



1.04 

 1.10 

 0.58 



Per cent. 



3.82 

 4.46 



6.98 



0.65 

 0.58 

 0.63 



Silage and roots for swine. T. Shaw [Ontario Agr. College Expt. 

 Sta. Bui. Xo. 04, May L'8, 18U1, 2>P- 8). — This experiment, the object of 

 which was "to ascertain the value of corn silage and roots as food 

 adjuncts in feeding swine in the winter season" and "to demonstrate the 

 extent of the loss for feeding swine after they have become tit for 

 slaughter,'' was made with 9 Berkshire pigs about 7 months old and 

 averaging about 150 pounds in weight at the commencement of the 

 experiment. They were divided into three lots (one barrow and two sows 

 in each) which were fed from December 4, 1890, to March 4, 1891, 90 

 days, as follows: Lot 1 were fed all they would eat, about 4.5 i)ounds 

 each per day, of a grain mixture composed of two parts by weight of 

 ground peas and one part each of ground oats, ground barley, and 

 wheat midliugs ; lots 2 and 3 were each fed about one half as much 

 of the same grain mixture as lot 1, lot 2 receiving turnips, and lot 3 

 silage, ad libitum. The pigs of lot 2 consumed on an average about 

 13.7 pounds of turnips, and those of lot 3 about 0.9 pounds of silage 

 each per day. The silage was cut into pieces about IJ inches long. 

 Only the more succulent portions were eaten, the other portions being 

 merely chewed. In estimating the i)ecuniary results the grain mixture 

 was valued at 1 cent per i)ound, the turnips at 8 cents per bushel, and 

 the corn silage at $2 per ton, and no mention is made of any allowance 

 being made for the value of the manurial residue. 



At the close of the feeding lot 2 (grain and turnips) were "not in 

 prime condition," and lot 3 (grain and silage) were not in much better 

 condition than at the beginning of the feeding. 



The pigs were all valued at the beginning of the experiineut at $3.75 

 per hundred pounds live weight. At the close the price of pork was 



