Mangold-Pulp (tJie Refuse of Beet-root Distilleries}. 9 



experiment began, one lot was kept for 10 days upon mangold- 

 wurzel, clover-hay, and a little linseed-cake ; the second lot was 

 fed for the same period upon mangold-pulp, clover-hay, and a 

 little linseed-cake. This preliminary trial was made to accustom 

 the sheep gradually to their diet. After ten days the sheep were 

 accurately weighed. The sheep in Lot I., fed with pulp, 

 weighed 



Sheep No. 1 .. . .. : 124 Ibs. 



2 151 



3 146 



* 137 



Total weight 558 



The sheep in Lot II., fed upon mangolds, weighed 



Sheep No. 1 153 Ibs. 



2 134 



3 170 



4 136 



Total weight 593 



The experiment began on the 22nd of March, and terminated 

 on the 10th of May, when no more pulp could be obtained, the 

 distillery having stopped its operations. 



The first lot received per day 1 Ib. of linseed-cake, 4 Ibs. of 

 clover-hay chaff, or J Ib. of cake, and 1 Ib. of hay per sheep, 

 and as much pulp as the sheep felt inclined to eat. The second 

 lot received per day the same allowance of linseed-cake and clover- 

 hay chaff as the first, with as much of sliced mangolds as the 

 sheep could consume. Both lots were fed three times a day. At 

 7 o'clock in the morning Lot I. got pulp mixed with 2 Ibs. of 

 clover-hay chaff; Lot II. got sliced mangolds and 2 Ibs. of 

 clover-hay chaff. At 12 o'clock each lot received 1 Ib. of 

 crushed linseed-cake Lot. I. mixed with pulp, Lot II. with 

 sliced roots. The sheep were again fed at 5 o'clock in the even- 

 ing ; Lot I. with 2 Ibs. of clover-hay mixed up with pulp ; Lot 

 II. with 2 Ibs. of clover- hay mixed with sliced mangolds. In 

 mixing the clover-chaff with pulp,- sliced roots, and cake, a 

 limited quantity of pulp and roots were used, in order to insure 

 the entire consumption of the hay and cake ; care, however, was 

 taken to keep the feeding-troughs constantly supplied with pulp 

 and sliced roots respectively, so that the sheep could help them- 

 selves at all times to as much pulp and roots as they liked. The 

 pulp and mangold which were given to the sheep were of course 

 weighed. 



The following quantities of food were consumed during the 

 whole experimental period of 7 weeks : 



Lot I., 4 sheep fed upon pulp, consumed 196 Ibs. of clover-hay 



