Tlie detriments wtiicli arose from feeding with pure, so-called green molasses finally have 

 lead to the idea to mix them with other absorbing substances, and to produce a handy easily dis- 

 tributable and highly nutritive fodder. 



There is scarcely a fodder-substance, where the farmer depends more from the honesty and 

 trustworthiness of his purveyor than molasses. 



In order to redress in this respect the solution was taken to erect in the year 1910 a special 

 mill for substantial food at Bruck a. d. Leitha. 



The food mill of the I. R. Agricultural Society of Vienna was furnished with the most 

 modern machines and regarding dilution of the molasses, specially uses a proceeding by which the 

 molasses is diluted not by water or steam as often made, but conserves its original character by 

 being heated to a high temperature. 



By this process the stability of the substance is raised on one hand, and on the other hand 

 the contents of water are considerably diminished. 



The food-mill of the 1. R. Agricultural Society of Vienna uses mostly as absorbing materials 

 unoiled palm kernels, cocoanuts and dry draff, which are examined before the working up by a 

 chemist employed for this purpose regarding the purity, digestibleness and contents of nutritive 

 substances. 



It is strictly observed that during the manufacture of the fodder-mixture all nutritive substances, 

 as proteine, fat and extractive substances free of nitrogen are in the right relation and that the fodder 

 is not objectionable with regard to its flavour either. 



In its short existence the food mill of the I. R. Agricultural Society of Vienna sold al ready 

 more than 1500 wagons, and it got many letters of recommendation from its customers. 



The food-mill of the I. R. Agricultural Society of Vienna places the following products upon 

 the market : palmkernel-draff-molasses-fodder, palm-kernel-molasses-fodder and palm-kernel-cocoanut- 

 molasses-fodder. If desired, also other foddermixtures are delivered as per special instructions. 



The prices of the artifical fodders in the year 1912 were per 100 kgs from Bruck-Kiralyhida 

 as follows: From January 1^' 1912, to March P' 1912: Palm-kernel-draff-molasses fodder K 15-70, 

 palm-kernel-molasses-fodder K 15-95, palm-kernel-cocoanut-molasses-fodder K 16-95; from March 

 1'* 1912, to June 10'^ 1913; Palm-kernel-draff-molasses-fodder A' 16-20, palm-kernel-cocoanut- 



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