192 ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON STOCK FEEDS AND FEEDING 



dairy cattle. About 25 pounds of wet brewers' grains may be 

 fed successfully at points near the breweries. Their large water 

 content and liability to ferment prohibit transportation and stor- 

 age. Malt sprouts, dried brewers' grains and dried distillers' 

 grains are used to supply protein and may make up 2 to 5 

 pounds of a day's ration. 



The Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, Bui. 94 

 says, "After taking into consideration the digestible nutrients 

 contained in the several by-products (alcoholic), the mechanical 

 condition and palatability, together with the results of different 

 trials with dairy animals, the following general statements may 

 be made with regard to the relative value of the several feed 

 stuffs. 



"i. Distillers' dried grains with 32 per cent, or more protein 

 are fully equal if not rather superior to gluten feed in feeding 

 value. 



"2. Distillers' grains and gluten feed are worth fully one-half 

 as much again as wheat bran. 



"3. Brewers' dried grains and malt sprouts do not vary great- 

 ly in feeding value; the former will generally be given prefer- 

 ence. 



"4. Brewers' grains and malt sprouts are rather superior in 

 feeding value to wheat bran, probably 10 per cent." 



Sugar By-Products. Cane, beet and sorghum molasses and 

 beet pulp are used in feeding dairy cows. Cane molasses is 

 especially palatable and digestible and 4 to 5 pounds a day may 

 be fed with good results to furnish carbohydrate concentrate. 

 Beet molasses is not so palatable as cane molasses but may be 

 used to the extent of 2 pounds mixed with other feed per day. 

 Sorghum molasses is used in mixed feeds and may be fed in 

 sections where available at the rate of 2 to 4 pounds a day. 

 Molasses is a good tonic and conditioner and may often be used 

 to advantage in disposing of unpalatable roughage. The wet 

 beet pulp may be fed in close proximity to the sugar factory, 

 but it will not stand storing and becomes too expensive when 

 transported. The New York (Geneva) Experiment Station es- 

 timates that pound for pound, the dry matter of beet pulp is 



