262 FEEDING WITH SUGAR BEETS, SUGAR, ETC. 



much more than can be obtained with bran-molasses com- 

 binations, and that it is, in every way, far superior to liquid 

 molasses. 



Peat and In the investigations that were made at Lauchstadt, Ger- 



molasses better many, it was noticed that in a mixture with bran or peat, the 



than bran and mo l asses g ave a better result than in its raw state, which was 



evidently explained by its better sub-division. The advantages 



to be thus gained more than compensate for the expenses of its 



manipulation. 



The advantage of this forage is that it is gradually absorbed 

 in the digestive canal and the constipating action of peat is thus 

 counterbalanced. The influence of potassic salts is no longer 

 felt. One would especially notice the advantages of these prop- 

 erties if it were fed at the same time as beet leaves. 



Peat, thus absorbed, has the advantage of increasing three- 

 fold the amount or quantity cf molasses possible to be fed to 

 live stock per diem. 



Possible intes- Some investigators declare that peat causes intestinal troubles, 

 final complica- an( j can> furthermore, owing to its power of absorbing mois- 

 peabmolaTses ture ' ^ rm ^ aD ut dangerous inflammation. The question is 

 feeding. frequently asked, Will intestinal complications not follow the 

 feeding of peat, a product that is in reality indigestible ? This 

 has not proved to be the case, and very few complaints have 

 been made. If four pounds of peat-molasses are fed, the quan- 

 tity of the indigestible powder passing through the alimentary 

 canal is only J Ib. , which is so small that it need not be con- 

 sidered. 



Doctor Albert has made post-mortem examinations of animals 

 fed upon this peat-molasses combination up to limits of 4 kilos 

 per diem, and declared that these assertions are very much 

 exaggerated, as he has been unable to trace the slightest 

 inflammation of the mucous membrane of the intestines. He 

 has, moreover, been unable to find any peat deposits in the 

 intestines. 



According to Jorss, it is precisely to the peat's power of ab- 

 sorbing moisture that the advantages of this fodder are due. 

 The experiments of Albert have only demonstrated, in a prac- 

 tical manner, the advantages of this forage, and it is now being 



