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FEEDING WITH SUGAR BEETS, SUGAR, ETC. 



Two ANALYSES OF BLOOD-MOLASSES COMBINATIONS (FIBRIN ELIMINATED). 



Feeding horses The health of horses under this feeding appears to be excel- 



with blood lent and the digestive energy is in no way impaired. Certain 



molasses, authorities declare that for horses the product should be given 



gradually, in order that the animals may become accustomed to 



it little by little. 



It is impossible to feed protein to excess and decrease the 

 fatty substances. It is, furthermore, impossible to substitute 

 more than one-half of the oats ration by this feed. In many 

 cases 2 kilos are given per diem, and the oats ration is reduced 

 from 6 kilos to 3 kilos. By this arrangement good results are 

 obtained, and after a year's feeding the health of the animals is 

 all that can be desired. A saving in money always follows 

 its use. Some authorities declare that the milk production is 

 increased 5 per cent, per diem. Experience seems to show that 

 it is possible in the case of milch cows to substitute for certain 

 oil meals this molasses-blood forage combination. 



Feeding cows. Lienthal has obtained very favorable results in feeding cows. 

 He estimates that the profits from this feeding may be put 

 down at 40 pfennigs [10 cents] per head and per diem. The 

 results obtained with pigs were less satisfactory. 



Feeding pigs. This, according to Maercker, seems paradoxical, as this forage 

 would appear to be easily assimilated and adapted to the in- 

 testinal digestion of pigs. 



These results are absolutely in contradiction with those ob- 

 tained in America with blood-feed combinations, and Maercker 

 believes it is mainly to the absorbing material used that we must 



