SUGAR-BEETS 287 



may be practically the same as recommended for 

 mangels. 



Yields range from ten to twenty- five tons per 

 acre. They contain on the average 18 per cent of 

 dry matter, thus getting in one ton nearly twice as 

 niiich nutriment as is contained in two tons of 

 mangels. They may be fed with dry foods at the 

 rate of fifty to sixty pounds per cow. They are 

 a good source of carbohydrates, aside from the 

 dietetic value that they possess in quite as great 

 degree as mangels. When only a few animals 

 are kept, or when conditions of growth are most 

 favorable and labor abundant, the growing of 

 either sugar-beets or mangels is recommended as 

 a source of succulent winter forage. 



Composition of Sugar-beets 



< >ne tmi 



contains 



An average 

 acre-yield 

 furnishes 



Per cent Lbs. Lbs. 



Water 82.00 ... ... 



Dry matter 18.00 300 4,320 



Ether extract 0.10 2 24 



Crude fiber 1.10 22 2G4 



Protein 1.60 32 3>4 



Ash 1.20 24 288 



Nitrogen-free extract . . . 14.00 280 3,300 



CARROT 



The carrot is frequently grown for succulent 

 winter food, particularly for horses, for which 

 purpose it is excellent, As for other root -crops, 



