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liquid, of which it will absorb five times 

 its own weight ; having absorbed this 

 liquid, the pulp will then swell out to 

 about three times its original volume. 



QUANTITIES TO BE GIVEN TO CATTLE. 



Cows . 7 to 10 lb . per day and per animal. 



Oxen . 9 to 14 lb. ,, 



Calves . 1 to 5 lb. ,, according to age. 



Pigs , 2 to 4 lb. 



A great advantage of this desiccated 

 pulp is that the addition of inferior 

 foods to it is immediately noticeable, and 

 thus an impossibility. A further advan- 

 tage is that the pulp retains its good 

 qualities for any length of time if kept 

 in a dry place. 



MOLASSES. 



Molasses are the bye-product of the 

 sugar syrup from which all the cry st alii z- 

 able sugar has been extracted. There 

 remains, however, a certain quantity of 

 sugar which cannot be crystallized, and 

 to this sugar the molasses owe their 

 nutritious value. The following analysis 



