214 FEEDING WITH SUGAR BEETS, SUGAR, ETC. 



"The chemist of the Department of Animal Husbandry took 

 practically the same view of the case. He was unaware of the 

 fact that the law had declared against the use of beet pulp, and 

 thought it was a mistake to do so on the ground that the facts 

 did not warrant such a law 7 . 



"Nevertheless, with all the authorities seemingly against 

 them, it is understood that the dairy and food department of 

 the State is prepared to enforce the law as it stands on the 

 statutes. ' ' 



Numerous similar examples could be given of tops and leaves, 

 etc., being declared worthless for cattle feeding, the milk and 

 butter being said to have unpleasant taste and flavor. 



It has been apparently overlooked that frequently these pro- 

 ducts had been poorly siloed and when fed were in a semi- 

 decomposed condition. 



A very recent example is given in Bulletin No. 74 of the Utah 

 experiment station, the title of which is "Lead in sugar-beet 

 pulp." We extract from its pages as follows: "Though the 

 intrinsic feeding value of sugar-beet pulp is so well established, 

 there come to the station frequent inquiries concerning the pos- 

 sible danger in the use of beet pulp as a stock feed. Com- 

 plaints are sometimes made that cattle are sick and dying, and 

 as the only unusual condition was the beet pulp that they 

 were receiving, the blame was unjustly attributed to the use 

 of that food. It was discovered that beet pulp had been 

 shipped' in cars that had been used for hauling lead ore, 

 and that the particles of ore remaining in the imperfectly 

 cleaned cars had become mixed with the pulp, were eaten 

 by the stock and had resulted in numerous cases of lead 

 poisoning. The beet pulp should be shipped only in wagons 

 or cars that have been thoroughly cleansed. In Utah, the dan- 

 ger from contamination with lead and other ores that remain in 

 railroad freight cars is very great." This difficulty could in a 

 large measure be overcome by introducing a suitable dryer at 

 the factory, as dried pulps in bags would not be contaminated 

 by exterior influences. Argue as one may the fact remains that 

 there exists great carelessness in the shipping, and as a result 

 the general utilization of this valuable residuum will be very 



