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1. While 7 pounds of grain in the form of molasses feed cost rather 

 less than a like amount in the form of the home mixed concentrates 

 yet the former furnishes decidedly less digestible protein and noticea- 

 bly less digestible organic matter than do the latter rations. 



2. Digestible protein in molasses feed at present prices costs 

 considerably more than in the home mixed concentrates. 



3. Digestible organic matter in molasses feed at present prices 

 costs about the same as in the home mixtures. A year ago digestible 

 matter could be purchased cheaper in the form of standard con- 

 centrates than in molasses feeds. 



Molasses has been shown to be an easily digested carbohydrate 

 and dairy rations suitably compounded of which it is a component, 

 ought to give satisfactory results. The chief objections to the present 

 proprietary molasses dairy feeds in comparison with home mixtures, 

 have been shown to consist in the marked amount of hulls and 

 screenings which they contain, and in their protein deficiency and 

 cost. Either of the following combinations containing molasses, if 

 brought into merchantable condition, ought to prove desirable as a 

 ready dairy ration : 



I. 2. 



500 lbs. Malt Sprouts, 500 lbs. Bran, 



500 lbs. Cottonseed Meal, " 600 lbs. Cottonseed Meal, 



200 lbs. Gluten Feed, 200 lbs. Gluten Feed, 



600 lbs. Molasses, 500 lbs. Molasses, 



200 lbs. Oat Feed. 200 lbs. Oat Feed. 



That it would be possible for the manufacturer to bring together 

 these or similar feeds, mix, dry, bag and transport them, allow a 

 satisfactory commission to local agents, and offer them in competi- 

 tion with liome mixtures appears doubtful to the writer. In most 

 cases staple by-products are freely offered at retail at a very reason- 

 able advance over wholesale cost and are likely to prove more eco- 

 nomical to the consumer than proprietary mixtures. 



