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Dried beet pulp, the dried residue from beet 

 Dried sugar factories, may or may not contain the 



Beet Pulp. residual molasses. The greater part of that 



Page 17. found in the Massachusetts markets does not 



contain molasses. The amount offered for 

 sale appears to be on the increase. Beet pulp should be moistened 

 before feeding and can be considered a satisfactory though not eco- 

 nomical substitute for silage, roots or other succulent home-grown 

 feeds.* 



Miscellaneous Dried Grains, put out by A. H. Brown & Bros. 

 Starchy Feeds. are said to be the dried cereal residue result- 

 Page 18. ing from the manufacture of Mellen's Food. 



Oat Feed, of which but one sample is reported, cannot be said 

 to have a feeding value equal to good English hay. 



Molassine Meal consisted of molasses and an unidentified ab- 

 sorbent. It contained about 22 per cent of water. 



Buckwheat Feed. The sample collected contained 12.,S7 per 

 cent protein and nearly 30 per cent fiber. The high fiber content 

 indicates a large excess of hulls and makes it an undesirable feeding 

 stuff. Buckwheat middlings with about 25 per cent protein and 

 some 10 per cent fiber is a decidedly more desirable article. 



Germalinc is simply a mixture of corn meal and molasses. The 

 sample collected contained about 19 per cent water. 



Molasses Horse Feed according to its guarantee contained corn, 

 oats, oat clippings, middlings, molasses and salt. At the price 

 asked, $26 a ton, it could not be considered expensive. 



Flax Skives. The sample reported had about the same com- 

 position as overripe English hay. It consisted of ground flax stalks 

 and pods and is quite indigestible and unsatisfactory for feeding 

 purposes. 



III. Poultry Feeds. 



Meat Scraps. A good grade of scraps should 



Animal be free from taint, should be ground moderate- 



By-Products. ly coarse, and should not contain an excess of 



Pages 18-19. ash or fat. Meat scraps are sometimes made 



from diseased animals. While disease germs 



*See special article on "Dried Beet Residue," by Dr. Lindsey in Part II of 22d Annual Re- 

 port of this station, pp. 21-26. 



