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FEEDING WITH SUGAR BEETS, SUGAR, ETC. 



The forage beets produced inferior results to the dried or siloed 

 cossette residuums. All facts considered, in these special ex- 

 periments everything appeared favorable to the siloed product 

 rather than the dried. 



According to Vibrans it is impossible to feed as much of the 

 dried cossette product as animals can consume. Experience 

 seems to show that it is unnecessary to feed hay to animals in 

 conjunction with dried cossettes. 



Maercker and Morgen have published considerable data on 

 their investigation relative to the feeding of this product to 

 cattle and the profits that resulted. The first experiments were 

 those made at Schlanstedt with five groups of oxen. The ration 

 fed was as follows: 



THREE EXPERIMENTAL RATIONS FED TO OXEN (MAERCKER & MORGEN). 



Siloed. 



2 Dried. 



The amount of rice flour was decreased in the second and 

 third series and the hay ration was entirely done away with in 

 the third series so as to give every possible advantage to the 

 cossettes and determine within what limits they could take the 

 place of this forage. The amount of lupine used was made to 

 vary so as to keep the nitrogenous substance up to the desired 

 standard. The results are shown in the table herewith: 



