1911. 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 31. 



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Summary of Experimenta {Per Cent.). 



The results show the total dry matter in apple pomace to be 

 about as digestible as in the best grades of silage. The protein 

 content of the pomace is small. — about 1 per cent., — and it 

 has not been possible, by present methods, to ascertain its di- 

 gestibility. Judging from the composition and digestibility of 

 the pomace, one would feel justified in assuming that, pound 

 for pound, it should approach in feeding value an average 

 quality of corn silage. 



(c) Experiments vitli Dairy Animals. 

 While this station has not carried out any exhaustive com- 

 parative tests with pomace and other coarse feeds, it has fed 

 the pomace a number of seasons to dairy animals. The material 

 was drawn fresh from the mill, and placed in a large pile under 

 cover. A noticeable quantity of juice gradually drained from 

 it, but it kept in good condition for two months. The animals 

 received from 1.5 to 30 pounds daily, ate it readily, and the 

 results were quite satisfactory. In one case 2 cows were fed 

 alternately, four weeks at a time, on grain and hay, and on 

 grain, hay and pomace ; 25 pounds of pomace were compared 

 with 5 pounds of hay. During the pomace period the animals 

 produced 1,153 pounds of milk, and gained 24 pounds in live 

 weight; during the hay period. 1,138 pounds of milk, and lost 

 pounds in weight. On this basis 5 pounds of pomace were 

 more than equivalent to 1 pound of hay. Judging from this 

 feeding test, and from the composition and digestibility of the 



