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EXrEULMENT STATION. 



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ash, duo to tho large amount of mineral matter in the molasses. 

 The liber content waa considerably less than that of th(^ plain 

 pulp, due to the replacing of the pulj) by the molasses which 

 was willioiit iibcr. The amount of niulasses added to the pul{) 

 ai)])ears to vary more or less in dilferent samples. 



Both the })lain and the molasses i)ulp are carbohydrate feeds 

 similar to corn meal, being relatively low in protein and high 

 in carbohydrates. The extract matter of the molasses pulp 

 contains considerable sugar, while in the plain pulp there is 

 much less sugar and more of the hemicellulose. The carbo- 

 hydrates of the corn meal consist largely of starch, while those 

 of the plain beet l)ulp are made up of a high percentage (jf liber 

 together with the hemicellulose and some sugar. 



Coefficients of Digestibility of Beet Pulp. 

 Three single trials were made with each sample of the beet 

 pul}) with the following average results:- — 



' German experiments. 

 2 Three earlier trials. 



The coefficients for plain pulj) made at this station are rea- 

 sonably close to those of German origin. The molasses pulp 

 shows higher coefficients than the plain ])u]p. Part of this is 

 due, however, to the high ash percentage and its increased diges- 

 tibility. 



Pounds of Digestible Organic Matter in a Ton. 



