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FEEDING WITH SUGAR BEETS, SUGAR, ETC. 



The resulting forage will be all that one can desire, having ex- 

 cellent keeping qualities, and not soiling the fingers when 

 touched; it has, moreover, a fine appearance, etc. 



The farmer has every advantage in preparing his own com- 

 binations, as this always means considerable money saving. 

 Furthermore, he has a certain assurance that the product he 

 obtains is of the quality anticipated. In order to conduct this 

 mixing operation to advantage he can use the waste around his 

 barn, or if he has to purchase outside, he should stipulate that 

 the material in question shall be at a comparatively low rate. 



Herewith are several German analyses. These compositions, 

 taken as a whole, vary with the concentrate used. 



ANALYSES OF VARIOUS MOLASSES RATIONS. 



a given area 

 of land. 



Feeding all the Maercker has discussed the question of whether a farmer 

 m should feed molasses to his cattle rather than the beets 

 from which the residuum was obtained. He says, we may 

 suppose that, to every 2J hectares (6J acres) there is one head 

 of cattle to be fed with molasses. Each 2-J hectares is sub- 

 mitted to a rotation demanding its cultivation only after four 

 years, and the beets resulting from the same correspond to 



