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composition of corn and molasses. The rations fed each 

 lot and the results are reported in Table CLIII. 



TABLE CLIII. BLACK-STRAP MOLASSES AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR 



CORN 



The results showed the ration of corn alone superior 

 to either ration containing the molasses. The ration in 

 which the smaller proportion of molasses was fed pro- 

 duced faster and cheaper gains than the one containing 

 the larger proportion. Since molasses is a carbonaceous 

 feed like corn, all the rations lacked balance, or protein. 

 Burns expressed his belief that molasses feeding would be 

 attended with better results when a protein supplement 

 like skim-milk or tankage is fed along with a combina- 

 tion of corn and molasses. 



The results of an experiment by Clark 1 at the Utah 

 Experiment Station would indicate that beet molasses 

 may be fed with profit to fattening well-grown shotes. 

 In this experiment rations containing sugar-beets, wet 

 beet pulp, and molasses were fed with wheat shorts. 

 The daily rations and the results are shown in Table 

 CLIV. 



1 Bull. 101. 



