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fined himself to one particular branch, ''the utilizing of unmar- 

 ketable products." He cited instances where manufacturing 

 and mining enterprises had been unsuccessful, newer ones had 

 made a success by utilizing what in the old had been waste 

 material. He advised never to burn weeds, if it can be helped, 

 as the nitrogen, a very important plant food, is lost in the air, 

 they should be allowed to rot, thus saving it, or taken to the 

 pasture for cows to feed upon. In regard to the waste portions 

 of vegetables as food for stock, he gave from experimental 

 tables their relative nutrient value. Potato tops, free from 

 poison, are of as much value as ensilage corn, green rye or man- 

 gold wurtzel, or 13 cents per cwt. Carrot tops are equal in 

 value weight for weight with the carrots, or 18 cents per cwt., 

 but must be fed quicker. Cabbage for forage is worth 17 cents, 

 corn tops 16 cents, ruta bagas 15 cents, beet tops 10 cents, 

 (when undersized, it would hardly pay to top them, the speaker 

 thought,) squashes without seed, 10 cents, and giant carrots, 

 which grow just above ground with heavy tops, 16 cents, buck- 

 wheat straw 47 cents, corn husks 45 cents, and dry corn stalks 

 43 cents, sugar beets 19 cents, apples 13 cents. 



The nutrient value of apple pomace is 24 cents per cwt., 

 double that of apples, and nearly equal to fresh cut clover. It 

 does not freeze badly. 



C. S. Emerton, of West Peabody, put apple pomace into his 

 silo, trod it down, without weighting it, fed from the top, small 

 quantity at first, gradually increasing, the same as with apples 

 or grain. He fed 12 bushels to 30 head of cattle, if he stops 

 this feed the flow of milk immediately lessens. If a cow gets 

 her fill of it at first feeding it dries her up. 



Mr. Gregory added that in some parts of the couutry it has a 

 real market value like meal, and often shipped many miles by 

 railroad. New England farmers are behind the times on this. 

 Pea straw is worth 44 cents, and cattle eat it heartily, when cut 

 green and fed is worth 19 cents. Clover is used in a wasteful 

 way, as it is exceedingly rich iu albumenoids, and so not much 



