200 FEEDING WITH SUGAR BEETS, SUGAR, ETC. 



ined had not the same common source, that is they were not 

 from the same beets. 



Morgen undertook another series of investigations with 

 Maercker, taking this point in consideration, and they obtained, 

 for an average 6f their experiments, a coefficient of digestibility of 

 86.75 for the dried cossettes, and 73.02 per cent, for the soured 

 cossettes, which means a difference of 18.73 per cent, in favor 

 of the dried residuum. 



The keeping of cossettes reduces in a very perceptible degree 

 their nutritive value. The dry substance of dried cossettes con- 



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tains 9.02 of protein, or - - 7.93 per cent, of digest- 



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ible protein, while the siloed cossettes with their 10.61 per cent. 



10 61 X 73 02 

 of protein in the dry substance contain only - 



100 



7.75 per cent, of protein that may be assimilated. 



The coefficient of digestibility of protein of different forages 

 was established by the agronomic station at Halle sur Saale, 

 Germany. The conclusion to be drawn from this data is that 

 dried cossettes far excel all forages when considered from a nutri- 

 tive standpoint. In Germany this forage is estimated as having 

 considerable money value owing to this nutritive quality, and 

 also for the reason that cattle fed upon it appear to keep in a 

 very healthy condition. The only element that can reduce the 

 digestibility of the product is heat. 



Morgen determined an average from three experiments upon 

 the digestibility of nitrogen, and showed that it ran from 

 76. 3 per cent, to 79. 1 per cent, with fresh cossettes dried at a 

 temperature of from 75 to 85 C. Another experiment, made 

 with dried cossettes at 75 to 85 C., in which the coefficient of 

 assimilation of nitrogen was 78.8, gave on heating to 125 to 

 130 C., a lowering of the digestibility to 65.8 per cent., or a 

 decrease of 13 per cent. These figures show the importance of 

 carefully watching the dryer, so as to prevent the temperature 

 of the product from rising above 100 C. 



Precautions to Dry cossettes constitute a nutrient for animals of which they 



feeding. are very fond, and it is important to take certain precautionary 



measures to prevent cattle from eating it to excess. Sheep, for 



