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example of this top feeding may be given of a dairyman who 

 brought his entire herd of 90 grade Durham and Holstein cows 

 to the farm when he had bought the privilege of using the 

 tops. The owner stated that their milk yield doubled in a 

 short time. The beet tops in some cases are fed several months 

 in the year. The butter from top-fed cows may be packed in 

 rolls and covered with brine and be kept for months. 



A correspondent of the California experiment station expresses Conclusions of 

 himself as follows: "It would be difficult to economically feed the California 

 pulp away from the factory, as the transportation and handling 

 are quite expensive. Factories sell pulp at from 10 to 25 cents 

 per ton, the former price having been the custom when taken 

 away from the factory, the latter when conveniences and facili- 

 ties for feeding cattle have been furnished at or near the factory. 

 I doubt any profitable use of pulp for beet feeding at over 25 

 cents per ton. At this price and the usual value of grain and 

 hay or straw, it will cost from $9.00 to $12.00 per head to put 

 the animal in a good marketable condition. * * * I believe that 

 small farmers who do their own work can functionalize cattle 

 and fatten them and sell at a profit." As for dairy cattle feed- 

 ing, it is claimed that 20 to 25 Ibs. per head daily is a sufficient 

 amount of pulp for a dairy cow, and to it there should be added 

 25 to 30 Ibs. of uncut hay and 5 pounds of middlings. Another 

 dairyman of some importance does not hesitate to feed 80 Ibs. 

 per diem, combined with 6 to 7 Ibs. of hay and 6 Ibs. mixed 

 "chop" feed. A well known authority declares that the 

 climate of California is not the most suitable for feeding pur- 

 poses, especially in winter. Another correspondent advances 

 views that are of considerable interest: " When cattle are once 

 started on pulp feed, particularly when they are to be fattened 

 for beef, it is advisable to continue them at that until fully fat, 

 and then slaughter them. If cattle have been fed on this feed 

 for a season, it is highly advisable, if they have reached the 

 desired stage, not to take them on green pasture, as this affects 

 them seriously." 



Messrs. Jaffa and Leroy Anderson, discussing the question of 

 cossette feeding from a California point of view, say that cos- 

 settes when fed in connection with other dry feed not only serve 



