more fiber, less extract matter and much less fat. The percentage 

 of sugar present is small, the larger part of the extract matter 

 being in the fomi of the hemi-celluloses. The molasses pulp con- 

 tains considerably more ash, due to the large amount of mineral 

 matter in the molasses. The fiber content is noticeably less than 

 that of the plain pulp, due to the replacing of the pulp by the 

 molasses, which is without fiber. They are, however, carbo- 

 hydrate feeds of the same chemical type of composition as corn. 



Pounds of Digestible Matter in a Ton. 



parison, 132.00 — 1,322.00 70.00 1,524.00 



The above figures show that a ton of the corn meal with sub- 

 stantially 11 per cent of water contains about 8 per cent more 

 digestible organic nutrients than a ton of the plain beet pulp 

 having 9 per cent of water. One would not expect, therefore, to 

 note a marked difference in the effect of these several feeds when 

 used as a component of grain rations intended for milk production." 



Beet Pulp as a Substitute for Corn Silage. 



Wing ^ compared the wet pulp with com silage, feeding 50 to 

 100 pounds daily, together with 8 pounds of grain and 6 to 12 

 pounds of hay, and concluded that the dry matter in the pulp 

 was of equal value, pound for pound, with the dry matter found 



■ Calculations on the basis of net energy values show the plain pulp to have 30 per 

 cent less energy than the corn meal. This is due to the inferior quality of the nutrients in 

 the pulp, and, according to Kellner, to the extra energy required for its mastication. Kell- 

 ner states that the jdried pulp has about the same energy value as bran, but noticeably less 

 than the cereals and oil cakes. Probably the larger the amount of dried pulp fed, the greater 

 would be the difference in its feeding effect as compared with corn meal. 



2 Bulletin No. 183, Cornell Experiment Station. 



