Circular No. 62. (Revision of No. 48.) 



February, 1916. 



NASSACHUSEHS 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 

 residutim 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 



It will be noted that the plain pulp contains about 9 per cent 

 of water, a relatively large amount of fiber, and practically no fat . 

 In chemical composition it differs from com meal in having much 



