288 FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



fed, and may be lost entirely by excessive feeding. When 

 fed heavily, it induces a lax condition of the bowels, hence 

 the wisdom of feeding dry fodders along with it. Wheat 

 bran, clover and alfalfa make very suitable complementary 

 foods. The pulp is not equal to the beets in feeding value, 

 and for fattening its value is considerably lower. 



For cattle, sugar beet pulp, like sugar beets, is excel- 

 lent and for all classes of cattle. It is particularly valuable as 

 a food for young animals, and it may be fed to them with 

 much freedom, that is, from say five to 20 pounds a day, ac- 

 cording to size and the other food fed. To cattle that are 

 finished, as much as 75 pounds per day may be fed to ma- 

 ture animals under some conditions. Good, tender and 

 juicy meat may be made from sugar beet pulp and alfalfa 

 hay only, but usually some grain may be profitably fed in 

 addition. The pulp is particularly valuable for dairy cows. 

 As much as 50 pounds per day may be fed for long periods, 

 and for short periods much more than that amount. The 

 cost of the pulp should, of course, have an important bear- 

 ing on the amount fed, and when fed, the usual meal ration 

 may be proportionately reduced. In the dried form, as 

 much as 3 to 5 pounds per day may be fed along with say 30 

 pounds of corn ensilage. 



For feeding sheep, beet pulp is excellent, whether kept 

 for breeding uses or in fattening them. A very fair qual- 

 ity of mutton may be made from pulp and clover or al- 

 falfa without grain, but under average conditions, a 

 limited amount of grain will tend to cheapen the ration. 

 It will be seldom found profitable to feed sheep more 

 than 10 pounds daily, and usually a less amount will be 

 more profitable. 



For swine, sugar beet puip is useful especially during 

 the growing period and for sows when not on pasture. 

 Young and growing swine may be allowed to partake of the 

 pulp with much freedom. Brood sows may be wintered on 

 the same with the addition of a moderate amount of grain. 



