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fed in connection with some protein concentrate, when used as the 

 •component of a ration for dairy stock and growing pigs. 



6th. It is beheved the chief use of molasses for Northern farmers 

 will consist in its apparently favorable action upon the organs of 

 digestion, and in improving the palatability of corn stover, malt 

 sprouts and similar feed stuffs, rather than as a nutrient to be fed in 

 any large quantity in place of the best grades of concentrated feeds. 

 (This applies particularly to horses and to dairy stock.) 



yth. It is inconvenient to handle, requires more time to feed 

 than ordinary grains, and in Summer attracts a large number of flies. 



8th. The wise husbandman will produce upon his farm in the 

 form of hay, corn and other cereals, the greater part, if not all of 

 the carbohydrate feeds required, and will supplement them when 

 necessary hy pn /r/i as i fig feeds rich i)i protein. These latter feeds are 

 necessary for milk production, as well as for increasing the fertility 

 of the farm. 



I St. These mixtures, known as Sucrene, Holstein 



Molasses and Green Diamond sugar feeds, consist of finely 

 Feeds. cut hay, ground corn stalks, oat offal or similar 



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third molasses, cereal by-products, malt sprouts in 

 some cases, and sufficient cottonseed or other concentrate to increase 

 the percentage of protein. 



2nd. They contain from 12 to 15 percent of protein, 10 to 12 

 per cent of fiber, and a small per cent of fat, the balance being of a 

 -carbonaceous nature. 



3rd. Experiments made at this station have shown them to be 

 about 70 per cent digestible, equivalent to 1200 to 1250 pounds of 

 digestible matter in a ton, as against 1500 to 1550 in corn meal and 

 gluten feed. 



4th. At ordinary prices, they furnish digestible matter as cheaply 

 as it can be had in wheat bran and cottonseed meal, but at a consid- 

 erable advance in cost over that contained in corn meal or gluten 

 feed. As sources of digestible protein, the sugar feeds are decidedly 

 expensive: thus, cottonseed meal, distillers' dried grains and gluten 

 feed furnish digestible protein for 2.7 to 3.8 cents a pound, while, in 

 the form of sugar feeds, it costs in the vicinity of 8 cents. 



5th. Dairy animals eat the sugar feeds readily, and they can be 



