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hogs did not relish the pulp by itself, but " in a few days 

 they were eating greedily a pulp and grain mixture." 

 Conclusions reached were as follows : "Sugar beets and 

 sugar beet pulp proved equally valuable in our experi- 

 ments, and because of its cheapness and effect on growth 

 we believe pulp may be profitable to feed to growing pigs 

 in connection with a grain ration, or during the first part 

 of a fattening period. The pulp gave a return of $1.50 

 per ton when fed in combination with grain, and served 

 the same purpose in our hog rations at less expense. It 

 was necessary at first to mix the pulp with the grain to 

 induce the pigs to eat it. ^Ve would not recommend 

 feeding more than two pounds of pulp with a pound of 

 grain in a ration for pigs from 100 to 200 pounds in 

 weight.'" Comparative results in the Colorado experi- 

 ments were summarized by Rommel in the following- 

 table : 



I-EEDING VALUE OF SUGAR-BEET PULP WITH GRAIN 

 SUGAR BEETS 



Grain 



Beet pulp and 



Rrain 



Sugar beets 



and grain. . . 



$3.90 

 3.35 

 2.93 



DRIED BEET TULP AND MOLASSES 



Dried beet pulp is of two sorts, the plain or white, 

 which is usually meant when dried beet pulp is referred 



