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than economy, which does not prove profitable in the end. The 

 disease in question appears to be more prevalent among cows 

 than oxen; the latter appear to be better able to resist any ab- 

 sorption from their bony frame. Let the ration contain enough 

 salts (phosphate of lime, soda, potassa, etc.);* let the by-fodders 

 have the saline elements needed, and the pulp malady will pos- 

 sess no more than a passing interest. 



There is a great difference of opinion as regards the value of Feeding with the 

 beet pulp on dairy farms. Some say, that under all circum- view to produc- 

 stances the milk from cows fed upon the product has an un- tion * mi!k 



and butVr 



pleasant taste and is worthless for the city market; others, on 

 the contrary, argue that the milk is sweeter than can be ob- 

 tained by the use of any other fodder; that the bad taste of milk 

 is due to the use of inferior siloed pulp, which has undergone 

 some alteration during keeping. The abundance of milk that 

 follows pulp feeding no one doubts the quantity is greater, but 

 the quality diminished. Under all circumstances, it is certain 

 that the results obtained depend as much upon the care taken 

 as upon the fodder used. It would be impossible to give a full 

 synopsis in the present writing of the numerous trustworthy 

 and scientific experiments that have been made bearing on this 

 question. However, a synopsis of a few of them are given: 



1st. The daily ration during first week for a cow weighing 

 700 Ibs. contained 38 Ibs. rutabaga; the yield of milk was 5 

 quarts per diem; the second week 60 Ibs. diffusion pulp, yield 



* Just whether common salt, if mixed with pulp attacked by the malady, 

 overcomes all complications to be dreaded, remains to be yet thoroughly dem- 

 onstrated. Some French experiments appear to prove that salt does not over- 

 come the difficulty. The main thing to be avoided is the use of cossettes 

 that have for a period of months been in contact with the stagnant water of a 

 silo. In this respect cemented silos for beet pulp are objectionable unless 

 thoroughly drained and those simply made in the ground are far preferable. 

 An interesting fact not to be overlooked is that the lower strata of a silo may 

 frequently be worthless for cattle feeding, while a few inches from the cos- 

 sette upper surface may be in an excellent condition for sheep, cattle, etc. 



"When the feeding of diffusion or distillery cossettes to ordinary cattle has 

 become a regular business, it is desirable to isolate the animals being fattened 

 from other stock so as to avoid the spread of disease, when it occurs, to more 

 valuable domestic animals. 



