1913. 



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The milk produced with the pulp ration appears to be slightly 

 lower in fat than that produced by the corn meal ration. The 

 difference is not marked and much emphasis cannot be placed 

 upon it. 



Food Cost of Milk and Butter. 



Character of Ration. 



Total 

 Milk. 



100 



Pounds 



Milk. 



1 quart 

 Milk 



(Cents). 



1 Pound 

 Butter 



(Cents). 



Corn meal. 

 Molasses beet pulp, 



?50 08 

 47 46 



$1 19 

 1 17 



2.08 

 2.63 



16.1 

 10.1 



The milk produced by the beet pulp ration cost a little less 

 because the pulp at the time could be purchased for noticeably 

 less money per ton than the corn meal. 



Dry and Digestible Matter required to Produce Milk and Milk Ingredients 



(Pounds). 



The results are slightly In favor of the corn meal ration. 



Generat, Conclusioxs. 



1. On the basis of dry matter the plain and molasses beet 

 pulps contain substantially equal quantities of digestible or- 

 ganic nutrients; on the same basis corn meal has about 13 per 

 cent, more digestible nutrients. 



2. On a natural moisture basis (9 per cent, for the pulps 

 and 15 per cent, for the corn meal) corn meal has about 5 per 

 cent, more digestible organic nutrients than the dried beet 

 pulps. 



3. The results of the two feeding trials reported show that 

 the rations containing the beet pulp produced substantially as 

 much milk as those containing com meal. 



