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5 the pigs all came to the trough in the morning appar- 

 ently in their usual health. Within an hour one was dead, 

 and another within a few hours. A post-mortem exam- 

 ination was made by Drs. Law and Moore of the veteri- 

 nary college, and there were found strong indications of 

 jjoisoning. The pigs remaining were immediately put 

 upon a ration of corn meal and skim milk. The pigs in 

 this molasses-fed lot were the most expensive of any in 

 the experiments conducted at the time." 



In experiments at the Utah station ( Bulletin Xo. loi), 

 no indications of poisoning were discovered from using a 

 limited quantity of beet molasses, but it was necessary 

 to observe care in its feeding to prevent scouring. "The 

 pork from the pigs in this trial was sold in the vicinity 

 of the station, and all except that from the molasses-fed 

 pigs was pronounced fine in every respect. The pork 

 produced on molasses was objected to on the ground 

 that it had a peculiar, unsavory taste." 



No such results from using either sorghum or cane 

 molasses appear to be reported. "Unlike the bitter beet 

 molasses," says Henry, "that from the cane plant is pala- 

 table and much relished by all farm animals. Cane mo- 

 lasses contains about 50 per cent sugar and 12 per cent 

 gums. The nutrients it contains are about equal to those 

 in corn, and since starch and sugar have practically the 

 same nutritive value, cane molasses has the same feed- 

 ing value as an equal weight of corn. Molasses is used 

 to some extent for preparing animals for show or sale. 

 Its good effect for this purpose is doubtless due to its 

 palatability, including large consumption of the feed sub- 

 stances with which it is mingled. Flesh put on by molas- 



