Circular No. 48. 



December, 1914 



MASSACHUSEHS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, 



AMHERST. 



Beet Residues for Farm Stock 



By J. B. LiNDSEY. 



1. DRIED BEET PULP. 



Dried beet pulp represents the residue in the manufacture of 

 sugar from sugar beets. It is first run through presses to reduce 

 its water content as much as possible, and then put into kilns 

 where it is thoroughly dried by direct heat. It is coarse and of a 

 gray color. 



Molasses beet pulp is the pressed plain pulp mixed with the 

 residuum beet molasses and dried. It is said that another method 

 of making molasses pulp consists in mixing a definite amount of 

 molasses with the dried plain pulp. 



Composition of Beet Pulp. 



Water, 



Ash, 



Protein. 



Fiber, 



Extract matter, 



Fat, . 



Total, 



100.00 



100.00 



100.00 



