290 FEEDING WITH SUGAR BEETS, SUGAR, ETC. 



the existing fraud is very general. For example the agri- 

 cultural station of Halle (Germany) found one-third of the 

 samples examined for a period of one year misleading, and over 

 8 per cent, absolutely fraudulent. 



Keeping Qualities Peat-molasses mixtures have considerable keeping qualities, 

 of pest molasses, as peat in itself does not favor the development of micro-organ- 

 isms. Experience appears to show that if these fodders are 

 kept in some warm place, they will lose 50 per cent, of their 

 moisture. 



It is claimed that the losses during the keeping of peat- 

 molasses combinations, as asserted by some, are the outcome of 

 faulty observations, as this forage contains in reality very 

 little peat, and furthermore the slight acidity of the product 

 should be neutralized by the normal alkalinity of the molasses. 

 The objection found to this is that the molasses, which is 

 alkaline, should become spontaneously acid owing to the action 

 of micro-organisms. 



Experience shows that the general molasses combinations 

 have not the keeping powers they should have, and after less 

 than a year's storage the sugar loss is over 40 per cent., not in- 

 cluding the invert sugar formed. In Germany other experi- 

 ments have shown that this loss means 60 per cent, for the pro- 

 tein and 50 per cent, for the sugar. The leading authorities 

 admit that these losses may be attributed to the combined 

 action of moisture and micro-organisms, hence the reason why 

 such products should undergo a drying process before being 

 placed in bags. 



Keeping molasses Molasses may be kept on the farm in a very simple way. 



combinations in Formerly cemented silos were used, but now holes are dug in a 



general, c l ose clay soil and the molasses poured in. The bottom is clay, 



and against the sides are placed boards so as to prevent the dirt 



from falling into the mass. The objection to cemented silos is 



that the residuum soon acts on the cement. Mr. Guttmann 



employs molasses mainly to force the consumption of the 



general wastes of the farm, and uses very little oil meal. 



Molasses Forage Made at the Factory. 



Attention is called to cakes of molasses made at the Attigny 



