COMPARISON BETWEEN POTATOES AND BEETS. 



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COMPARATIVE RESULTS OBTAINED BY FEEDING LAMBS WITH POTATOES, 

 BEETS AND MANGELS. 



These figures speak for themselves with beets the average 

 gain, cost and profit were greater than with either mangel- 

 wurzels or potatoes. 



In experiments made to determine the relative value of sugar 

 beets for steers and sheep, it is interesting to note that ' ' the lot 

 fed on alfalfa and sugar beets returned a net profit, above a fair 

 price for feed given, of 83.45 apiece, and the lot fed on alfalfa 

 and grain a loss of $2. 38 apiece. ' ' The sugar beets were valued 

 at 83.50 per ton. Like experiments were made with sheep. 

 The conclusion was that the lot fed hay and sugar beets during 

 the second period gave better returns than those fed on hay 

 alone.* 



Experiments to determine the comparative feeding value of 

 silage, sugar beets and mangels were made at the Pennsylvania 

 experiment station, the result of which experiments is shown 

 in the table herewith : 



* Bulletin Xo. 30, Wyoming Agri. Exp. Station, 1896. 



