250 FEEDING WITH SUGAR BEETS, SUGAR, ETC. 



the same money value at the locality where the experiment was 

 made. The increase per diem for molasses-fed sheep, without 

 oil cake, was 6 ounces, and 5.5 ounces with oil cake. Experi- 

 ments in feeding heifers were also interesting. The ration con- 

 sisted of 5.5 Ibs. clover, 5.5 Ibs. oat straw, 35 Ibs. beets cut 

 into slices, 1.8 Ibs. oil cake. The first lot of heifers received 

 1.5 Ibs, of diluted molasses combined with the cossettes 24 

 hours before feeding. In this case the daily increase of weight 

 was 2 Ibs. 4 ounces, as compared with 1 Ib. 12 ounces on the 

 regular ration. In France, where these experiments were made, 

 considerable money profit resulted from the advantages the 

 molasses offered. 



Experiments having for their object the determination of the 

 influence of molasses upon the flow of milk are also most inter- 

 esting. Notwithstanding the difficulty of the experiment, it 

 was found that molasses-fed cows gave ^-pint more milk per 

 diem. 



The comparative experiments made at Lauchstadt (Ger- 

 many) were with swine. The first ration consisted of 60 Ibs. 

 potatoes, 35 quarts milk skimmings. 17.7 Ibs. barley balls per 

 1000 Ibs. live weight; this corresponds to 5 Ibs. protein sub- 

 stances, 28 Ibs. non-nitric substances. The daily increase in 

 weight was a fraction more than a pound. The second ration 

 consisted of 60 Ibs. potatoes, 35 quarts of milk skimmings 

 (mixed with equal parts of barley balls and third-grade sugar), 

 17.7 Ibs. barley balls and 12 Ibs. sugar per 1000 Ibs. live weight. 

 In this case the daily increase was 2 Ibs. The pigs experi- 

 mented with weighed 110 Ibs. to 121 Ibs. The pigs were sold 

 at 10 cents a pound, which means that the sugar used at calcu- 

 lations made was worth 5 cents a pound during the first part of 

 the experiments, and if the feeding continued its worth would 

 be reduced 2.5 cents a pound, which means considerable money 

 for a low-grade product. Upon the market no complaint was 

 made as regards the quality of the meat; on the contrary, 

 butchers declared that the hams, etc., were of an excellent 

 quality. During the feeding it was noticed that the pigs were 

 very thirsty, and an important essential for the success was that 

 an ample supply of water be placed at their disposal. It is also 



