FEEDING QUALITIES OF THE BEET. 297 



As shown in the above, the nourishing elements are 

 in favor of the colza. When it is remembered that 

 the yield per acre is the same as hay, we see that we 

 have here a new fodder, which for years has not been 

 sufficiently appreciated. 



The animals do not eat as much of the fermented 

 food as of the dry, and for that reason it is much more 

 economical. 



2. (a) Feeding Qualities of the Pulp made directly 

 from the Beet. 



It has been for a long time thought impossible to 

 raise beets with profit for feeding purposes alone. The 

 following interesting methods prove to the contrary. 

 It is an invention of Mr. Leduc, who contends that he 

 is able to obtain better results with fifty acres of land 

 planted with beets than with one hundred and fifty in 

 ordinary forage. The fig. 86 gives an exact idea of 

 this system. Steam is the principal agent. As shown, 

 there exist six compartments, separated by a wall of 

 22 c. m. (8.5 inches), these being disposed three on 

 one side and the same number on the other. Between 

 these is a pit, at the bottom of which is placed the 

 main steam pipe, having, by means of smaller pipes 

 communication with each compartment. The pit is 

 covered with boards, permitting the workmen to fill 

 or empty the compartments, as the case may be. 



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