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which have not the same vakie in animal feeding as the 

 albumen properly so called. 



Let us determine the value of the sugar unit in a feed 

 containing molasses, which we will take as a standard of 

 comparison. 



In his report for 1895, M. Boname gives the average 

 composition of molasses : — 



Water 



Ash 



Organic matter 



Sugar 



Glucose 



We find then : — 



Nilrogen 



Water 



Ash 



Nitrogenous maUer ... 



Nitrogen-free extract ... 



Sugar 



Glucose 



Nitrogenous matter 

 Nitrogen-free extract ... 



Digestible In staich 



0-95 X 0-94 --~ 0-88 

 58-39 X 0-94 54-98 



55-86 



On adding three-quarters of the nitrogenous matter we 

 shall obtain the cash value, because the nitrogenous matter 

 is rarer, and should therefore command a higher price, 

 55"86 + o'66 = 56'52 nutritive units. 



The actual average price is Rs. 3.50 per cask of 180 

 litres, i.e., Rs. 1.94 per 100 litres, or 140 kilos, which equals 

 Rs. 1.38 per 100 kilos. 



Therefore 100 kilos of molasses are ecjuivalent to 56'52 

 nutritive units, expressed as starch. According to this, if 

 56'52 = Rs. 1.38, TOO nutritive units will bL^ worth Rs. 2.43, 

 which brings the nutritive imit t) R. 0.0245. 



If we take the nitrogen value in molasses, our figure 

 will really be too low, becau.se the nitrogenous matter only 

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