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price, so as to be within reach of all; its market price should 

 vary with that of molasses, and the salts of which it consists, 

 to which must be added the cost of manufacture. It possesses 

 special keeping powers, for even after several months the sugar 

 percentage of the product does not decrease. 



The mixture of molasses with peat is rapidly attaining an im- 

 portant place among the standard fodders. Wagner dries the 

 peat obtained from moss, which is found in considerable quan- 

 tities in northern Germany. Under the name of " molassion " 

 it is used in the German artillery for feeding horses, and it has 

 become very popular. 



Varied peat The Krantz-Boussac combination is very original and deserves 

 molasses combi- ^ o ^ e considered. It consists in utilizing skimmed milk in con- 

 ons ' junction with molasses. The great difficulty has been the 

 transportation of the product, which was increased by its ten- 

 dency to sour after a few days. A new combination con- 

 sists of molasses, peat meal and skimmed milk. Experience 

 seems to show that skimmed milk in the combination just men- 

 tioned will no longer sour, is a solid product and may be 

 easily handled. It would appear that the salts contained in 

 the residuum molasses combined with the antiseptic .principles 

 of the peat prevent the lactic acid reaction; the product under 

 consideration is made up in various forms. 



Feeding peat Some data has been received said to come from one of 

 molasses to the officers in the German army, who has been making some 

 horses. important experiments in feeding horses with a compound of 

 molasses and peat which has proved to be highly satisfactory. 

 It is claimed that the fodder increases the animal's appetite, 

 facilitates digestion and gives the hair of horses a brilliant 

 lustre; colics among the animals fed almost entirely disap- 

 peared. 



At first, the ration consisted of J Ib. of peat flour and molas- 

 ses, the quantity being gradually increased to 3 Ibs. During 

 the early stages of this feeding the horses refuse it, the black 

 color and odor of the product being evidently not pleasing, but 

 later the compound was eaten with avidity. The standard 

 ration was 3 Ibs. of molasses compound per pound of oats. 

 When used as a complementary fodder, about one pound per 



