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THE SUGAR BEET. 



giving fermented food to animals had then long been 

 nnderstood in Germany. 



Figr. 85. 



Belgium manner of storing the beets when they are to be used for 

 feeding- purposes. 



RemarTcs^. — There can be no doubt that every advan- 

 tage is to be gained by the utilization of colza straw 

 instead of the ordinary straw from wheat, etc., which 

 should form a bed for the animal, and if used for forage, 

 would in the greater number of cases, not leave suffi- 

 cient for that purpose. 



The following analyses are of interest in this connec- 

 tion : — 



straw from Wheat. Straw from 

 Colza. 



Organic and volatile substances . 80.320 



Ashes 4.013 



Nitrogen 0.499 



Water 15.168 



78.672 

 3.921 

 0.522 



16.885 



74.761 



6.885 



0.702 



17.652 



100.000 100.000 100.000 



