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trial the corn meal ration caused an increase of some 3 per 

 cent, of milk over the molasses pulp ration. These results are 

 CA'idently within the limit of a reasonable experimental error, 

 and one can conclude that the corn meal and beet pulp as com- 

 ponents of a ration had about the same effect. 



If the pulp can be purchased at a cheaper price per ton than 

 th(! corn, it would prove a little more economical for dairy 

 animals. If fed in an amount exceeding 3 pounds per day, it 

 should be moistened with two to three times its weight of water. 



The Place of Dried Beet Iiesiducs hi Farm Economy. 



Fanners who are in position to produce their own feed cannot 

 afford, as a rule, to purchase starchy feedstuffs ; they should 

 be produced uj^on the farm in the form of corn, oats and barley. 

 For milk production it is much more desirable to purchase ma- 

 terials rich in protein, such as cottonseed and linseed meals, 

 dried distillers' and brewers' grains, gluten feed, malt sprouts, 

 fine middlings and even bran. These feedstuffs are not only 

 very helpful in milk production, but likewise supply large 

 amounts of nitrogen in the resulting manure. When the supply 

 of home-grown corn is exhausted or limited, beet residues may 

 be substituted for fattening stock and as one-third of the grain 

 ration for dairy purposes. Milk producers who purchase all 

 of their grain will find the dried pulp a satisfactory compo- 

 nent (one-third to one-half) of the daily grain ration. It can 

 also be fed as a partial substitute for roughage in amounts 

 of from 8 to 10 pounds of dry pulp daily. It should be mixed 

 with two to three times its weight of water. 



