. CONCLUSIONS. I 



jectionable elements which would in any way impair the general 

 health of the animal under consideration. 



Now the question is brought within the sphere of a very Conclusions, 

 rational science and may be made very profitable. Fodders 

 may be made as profitable to farmers as the cultivation of cere- 

 als; in the latter case, the farmer is always at a disadvantage, for 

 what he extracts he can never return to the soil, and this may 

 also be said of potatoes and many other farm products. Here 

 is one of the special advantages offered by the beet. In all 

 periods of our agricultural history, the farmer has hesitated to 

 grow other than that which has a market value, and feeds are 

 thus neglected ; in the beet he combines both grows something 

 which he sells and which he can subsequently utilize as food. 

 Whatever be the advantage of the fodder, success also depends 

 upon the selection of the animal to be kept, and its age and kind 

 should depend upon the locality where it is to be fed. Distant 

 from towns, ordinary cattle fattening may be the more profit- 

 able; near cities, on the other hand, dairying is the most desir- 

 able. Before either is commenced, the farmer should know just 

 how much forage he can dispose of, as upon it depends the 

 number of animals to be fed. 



Stall feeding, with any idea to profit, in most cases leads to 

 negative results during the winter; if farmers can cover their 

 expenses and have the fertilizer as compensation, they may in 

 most cases consider themselves lucky. The utilization of dif- 

 fusion pulp may be made very profitable in those cases where 

 all other fodders are too expensive. Farmers frequently de- 

 cline attempting more than a reasonable future will allow, and 

 at the approach of the cold weather the steers are sold, fre- 

 quently at a loss, the stalls remain empty and farm hands are 

 dismissed at the very time when the struggle for life is most 

 difficult. The pulp combination in the animal ration not only 

 overcomes all objections as regards high price of staple fodders, 

 but brings about social prosperity among those interested by 

 furnishing labor to the unemployed; it allows a more extended 

 rotation of crops and supplies barnyard manure in abundance. 

 The working population have meat at a lower price, and milk, 

 butter and cheese are sold at regular market rates, regardless of 



