8 FEEDING WITH SUGAK BEETS, SUGAR, ETC. 



the abundance or scarcity of fodders in general. In cases where 

 farms are within a reasonable proximity to beet-sugar factories, 

 the fertility of the' soil is maintained for the reason that the 

 salts extracted during the cultivation of a crop of beets are sub- 

 sequently returned. 



We are convinced that the results obtained in feeding scrub 

 cattle with cossettes, are very misleading in more ways than 

 one. The time will certainly come when a certain selection 

 will be found advantageous, for then will follow better assimi- 

 lation of the product fed and a higher quality of the resulting 

 meat. Evidently, all facts being equal, the longer the cattle 

 may be kept, the higher will be their price per pound upon the 

 market. This question undergoes important changes, and the 

 present outlook is not encouraging in this direction. 



