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unknown substances, 9.86 percent. This analysis shows that 

 the peanut wastes are poor in digestible nitrogenous substances, 

 but are, on the other hand, rich in fatty substances and pento- 

 sane. Even taking these facts into consideration, their nutri- 

 tive value is very limited. They, however, have the advantage 

 of being readily mixed with molasses, and in more ways than 

 one they appear to offer certain striking practical advantages 

 over peat. When combined with residuum beet molasses, the 

 product has the following composition: Water, 12.61 per cent.; 

 ash, 7.02 per cent.; digestible nitrogenous, 0.95 percent.; in- 

 digestible nitrogenous, 2.35 per cent.; amides, 7.50 per cent.; 

 fatty substances, 1.70 percent.; sugar, 22.60 percent.; pento- 

 sane, 10.4 percent; cellulose, 24.83 percent; unknown sub- 

 stances, 10.01 per cent. This combination calls for 45 parts 

 peanut shells and 55 parts slightly diluted molasses, or 51.4 per 

 cent molasses at 44. The product costs about 81 cents per 

 100 Ibs. 



Efforts were made to give this combination a practical test. 

 The ration per 1000 Ibs. live weight consisted of 3.36 Ib. crushed 

 oats, 4.90 Ibs. peanut shell molasses combination, 6.00 Ibs. 

 molasses. The horses fed flourished, and the resulting econ- 

 omy meant 12 cents per diem for each animal fed in other 

 words 25 per cent., an item not to be overlooked. Unfor- 

 tunately a serious practical objection followed it was a pasty 

 compound, not relished by the animals, and in this respect did 

 not prove practical. Notwithstanding this fact, there appear to 

 be many advantages to be derived from the use of this forage, 

 and some claim that it is superior to peat-molasses combina- 

 tions. From a farmer's standpoint, it is entirely deficient in 

 protein; while from a manufacturer's standpoint, whose main 

 object is to get rid of his residuum molasses under the best 

 possible conditions, when he undertakes to manufacture the 

 fodder himself, peat offers special advantages. However, fur- 

 ther efforts have been made to push the peanut shell combina- 

 tion with certain oil cakes, such as the oriental sesame, to 

 which must be added oat flour or crushed wheat, etc. The 

 sesame and peanut-molasses combination has about the fol- 

 lowing composition: Water, 12.74 per cent; ash, 8.07 per 



