duced on the farm in the form of corn and oats. For ' milk produc- 

 tion especially, it is decidedly more economical to /'///r//^?'.fd',^''/'Vi'//'/^jr 

 rich in protein, such as cotton-seed and gluten meals, distillers' dried 

 grains and flour middlings. When the supply of home grown corn is 

 exhausted or limited, molasses-beet-pulp may be substituted for fatten- 

 ing stock and possibly for horses, and occasionally as one-third of the 

 grain ration for dairy purposes. Milk producers ^\\o purchase all of 

 their grain will tiiul the palp a satisfactory component of the daily 

 grain ration. 



CONCLUSIONS. 



1. Molasses-beet-pulp — a kiln dried residue of beet pulp and 

 molasses — is low in protein and very high in carbohydrates. It 

 differs chemically from corn meal in having more ash, a much larger 

 amount of fiber and only traces of fat. The carbohydrates of corn 

 meal consist principally of starch, while those of molasses beet-pulp 

 are composed largely of sugar, pentosans and fiber. It is slightly 

 less digestible than corn meal. 



2. It keeps well, will absorb large quantities of added water, has 

 a slightly laxative effect, has proved a palatable and healthful food 

 for dairy stock and satisfactory as a component of a grain ration for 

 the production of milk. It can also probably be used with good 

 results for fattening, and as a partial grain feed for horses. 



3. Because of its coarse mechanical condition, it will serve as a 

 di Inter for the heavier concentrates. 



4. It is rather inferior in nutritive effect to corn meal (prob- 

 ably 10 per cent). 



5. It was offered at 522 to %2t^ a ton at retail in Massachusetts 

 daring the winter of [903-1904 as compared with corn meal at S25 

 to $26 a ton, and these figures express approximately the relative 

 commercial values of the two. feeds, based upon the nutritive material 

 contained in them. 



6. The above opinions concerning the character and quality of 

 the molasses-beet-pulp are based upon the supposition that the quality 

 of the manufactured product remains unchanged. 



