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as well as with the use of Indian coru; but in our experiments 

 in feeding cane seed with Indian corn I have been disappointed 

 in the results. While analysis shows them to be nearly equal in 

 nutritious equivalents, I was able to obtain only about fifty per 

 cent of feeding value from sorghum seed, as compared with In- 

 dian corn, pound for pound. 



Prof. Porter. Was it bolted or unbolted! 



Prof. Henry. It was just ground in a common feedmill and 

 fed with the hulls. 



My work is to mingle with the fai-me'-s of Wisconsin and do 

 them what service I can. I have been out this cold weather from 

 farm to farm, meeting with the granges or the farmers' clubs. 

 I find that we are the most wasteful people on earth. It Is a 

 national disgrace that our farmers will persist in wasting their 

 products the way they do. I find people nearly starving to 

 death in a country where we may get as good prices nearly as 

 you can get anywhere. We should utilize the skimmings; use 

 them as a fertilizer, if for nothing else; I use them to feed to the 

 pigs. But in using them I would not let them get too sour. I 

 would not feed them exclusively; recollect that. Don't try to 

 feed the skimmings and nothing else, but mix them with their 

 food. Williams & Flynn had no hogs. One of the firm came up 

 with me on the train; was coming up to sell some carloads of 

 syrup and we were talking about it. I said to him that was per- 

 fectly extravagant; he replied that he knew it and they would 

 never do it again. 



I am confident that we are going right ahead with this indus- 

 try in our State. I should say that the amount of syrup pro- 

 duced in Wisconsin the past year has not been less than 750,000 

 gallons, which is worth fifty cents per gallon. The credit 

 of this belongs to your good people of Minnesota, and we of Wis- 

 consin are willing to give you the honor for it. 



Gen. Le Due. I would like to inquire about the defecation; 

 how was it changed where the leaves were put through, if you 

 will be kind enough to give us the process? 



Prof. Henry. I could not in detail only to give you this: One 

 man used coal-black, which went into the syrup. He was asked 

 what was the difference. He said it took a little more lime. 

 There is nothing else used yet but the lime. 



Capt. Blakeley. Will the professor tell us about Mr. Powell's 

 vinegar works ? 



Prof. Henry. Mr. Powell has immense tanks provided where 

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