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PART IV 



CANE FEEDING MOLASSES vs. MIXED MOLASSES FEED 



AS SUPPLEMENTS TO RATIONS FOR 



FATTENING CATTLE 



In the feeding of live stock, one of the principles upon which 

 the feeder relies with great confidence is the palatability of feed. It 

 is a well known fact that stock consuming feed with relish are more 

 thrifty than those consuming an equal quantity of feed with appar- 

 ently no relish. Successful feeders are endeavoring at all times to 

 provide a ration most palatable to their stock. It is a common prac- 

 tice in preparing animals for show to use molasses or sugar to make 

 their feed more palatable. The practice of using a small quantity 

 of molasses in the ration for cattle has in recent years been arousing 

 considerable interest among feeders of market stock. The feeding 

 of mixed molasses feeds to fattening cattle has also been arousing 

 great interest among the cattle feeders of the State. For the purpose 

 of testing the feeding value of molasses and the mixed molasses feed, 

 this trial was inaugurated. The following rations were fed: 



Lot 4. Shelled corn, cottonseed meal 2.5 pounds daily per 1000 

 pounds live weight, clover hay, and corn silage. 



Lot 5. Shelled corn, cottonseed meal 2.5 pounds daily per 1000 

 pounds live weight, feeding molasses (cane), clover hay, and corn 

 silage. 



Lot 6. Shelled corn, mixed molasses feed, clover hay, and corn 

 silage. 



The only difference between the ration in Lot 5 and that in Lot 4 

 was the fact that approximately three pounds of corn in the ration 

 were replaced by three pounds of feeding molasses. In Lot 6 the 

 cottonseed meal was replaced by mixed molasses feed in which 

 molasses formed approximately 50 per cent, of the mixture. 



DAILY RATION. Table XIII shows the daily ration consumed 

 by cattle in the different lots. 



