194 DESCRIPTION OF FEEDING STUFFS 



of a trial at the Nebraska station showing beets to be practically 

 of a similar value as corn silage for dairy cows. On account of its 

 high water content, wet pulp cannot be shipped far from the sugar 

 factories, and it must, therefore, either be fed at or near the factory 

 as wet pulp or beet pulp silage (p. 161), or it is dried in an espe- 

 cially-constructed large drier at the factory and placed on the market 

 as dried beet pulp. Ten to fourteen tons of wet pulp will make one 

 ton of dried pulp. 5 



The wet pulp is an excellent feed for dairy cows, sheep, and 

 steers. As it is produced in large quantities and fed at the fac- 

 tories, it is often fed too heavily for best results, sometimes without 

 dry roughage or grain feed. Not more than about 100 pounds per 

 1000 pounds body weight should be given daily. 



Siloed or cured pulp is made in large quantities near sugar 

 factories and generally fed there. It may be fed in quantities 

 similar to fresh pulp, and always with dry roughage, preferably 

 alfalfa hay or other leguminous hay. In a feeding experiment 

 conducted by the California station 6 1000-pound steers, each eat- 

 ing 103.5 pounds cured pulp and 15 pounds of cut alfalfa hay, 

 gained 2 A pounds a day, on the average, for a period of 70 days, 

 and steers, on a ration of 108 pounds cured pulp, 12.1 pounds rye 

 grass hay, and 2 pounds ground horse beans, gained 2.5 pounds a 

 day during the same period. Milch cows cannot be fed safely over 

 one-half of this amount of siloed pulp without the quality of the 

 milk suffering therefrom, both as to composition and as a food for 

 infants; fed up to this limit and always with dry roughage and 

 grain, it makes an excellent feed for dairy cows. 



Dried beet pulp is a valuable feed for dairy cows, steers, and 

 sheep, and, to a limited extent, for other farm animals as well. 

 It is a highly starchy feed, containing about 60 per cent nitrogen- 

 free extract, 17.5 per cent fiber and 8 per cent protein; it con- 

 tains 4.1 per cent digestible protein and 64.9 per cent carbohydrates 

 (N. R. ? 1 : 15.8). Dried pulp may be fed safely in large quantities 

 to fattening steers, dairy cows, and sheep, and makes a very de- 

 sirable feed when it can be obtained at a relatively low cost. It 

 may be considered nearly equivalent in feeding value to wheat 

 bran or oats, and of slightly lower value than corn, barley, and 

 similar feeds. According to the feed-unit system, it takes 1.1 

 pounds of either of the former feeds or 1 pound of the latter feeds 



B New Jersey Bulletin 189. 6 Unpublished results. 



