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fresh pulp may be added. We would advise in all 

 cases the use of the chopped colza straw and oil cake. 



(/) Pulp from the Distilleries. 



In Europe many of the beet sugar factories have been 

 transformed into distilleries in consequence of the great 

 competition and the low yield of the roots. While in 

 many cases these distilleries were specially built, the 

 resulting alcohol was of but secondary importance, and, 

 under the most unfavorable circumstances, when this 

 was selling at a very low figure, or even at cost, the 

 remaining pulp would consequently furnish food for 

 nothing, and. the increase of weight in the animals 

 would then be a net profit. The most important of 

 these farms existing in France belongs to Gail & Co., 

 is called "Ferme de la Briche," and is situated near 

 Langeis, Department of Indre-et-Loire. 



We have thought that a general view of the build- 

 ings and grounds would be of interest.^ As shown, 

 there exist three long structures 60.00 x 20.00 m. 

 (19(3.80 X 65.60 feet), which are separated from each 

 other by an open space 12.00 m. (39.36 feet) in width. 

 These are stables, each of which will hold two hundred 

 head of cattle. It is seldom one sees a better arransfe- 

 ment of these ; we give, in fig. 88, a section of the same. 

 The cattle are arranged in four rows, separated by a 

 passage way — between each pair of rows — 1.25 m. 



' See Frontispiece. 



