286 FEEDING WITH SUGAR BEETS, SUGAR, ETC. 



General rations. The quantity of the ration that may be fed without danger 

 to different animals is as follows : 



Growing steers .... 4 to 6 kilos per 1000 kilos live weight. 



Working oxen 2 to 3 kilos per 1000 kilos live weight. 



Milch cows 1 to 1 J kilos to animals of an average weight. 



Growing pigs kilo to animals of an average weight. 



Growing sheep - ... 200 grams to animals of an average weight. 



Superior sheep 100 grams to animals of an average weight. 



Horses 1 kilo to animals of an average weight. 



These figures cannot be taken as absolute, as they vary with 

 the characteristics of the animal being fed, and a certain care is 

 always required to accustom the animals to it. 



Experience shows that the best results are obtained by feed- 

 ing one-fourth of the ultimate ration per diem, and increasing 

 the amount week by week. Under these circumstances all the 

 objectionable features of this forage are overcome. 



Preparing the The ideal utilization of this molasses-blood combination would 

 blood-molasses j^ f or ^ e f armer to compound his own mixtures as the occa- 



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, sion might demand, using a special machine not costing much, 



which could be carried from place to place as required. 



The Shraeder apparatus in a measure combines these requi- 

 sites. The mixture is heated, either by steam circulating 

 directly beneath the dryer, or preferably directly over the fire, 

 taking the precaution to have a double bottom in which hot 

 water circulates. The blood, forage, and molasses, are fed to 

 the apparatus by a rotating distributor whose working is 

 regular, and which may be arranged so as to meet any 

 demand. The molasses and the feed are then mixed in a 

 cylinder, in which there are special agitators. 



By the use of an apparatus of this kind one can overcome in 

 a measure the losses during keeping and thus economize an 

 amount of money that will more than compensate for the cost 

 of the machine and do away with the profits and demands of 

 the third party. 



Difficulties in The keeping of this special product has offered some diffi- 



keeping. culty, as the sugar percentage of most of these compounds is 



such as to cause rapid alteration owing to fermentation. The 



