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THE SUGAR BEET. 



giving fermented food to animals had then long been 

 understood in Germany. 



Fig. 85. 



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Belgium manner of storing the beets when they are to be used 

 feeding purposes. 



for 



Remarlcs. — There can be no doubt that every advan- 

 tage is to be gained by the utilization of colza straw 

 instead of the ordinary straw from wheat, etc., which 

 should form a bed for the animal, and if used for forage, 

 would in the greater number of cases, not leave suffi- 

 cient for that purpose. 



The following analyses are of interest in this connec- 

 tion : — 



straw from Wheat. Straw from 

 Colza. 



Organic and volatile substances 



Ashes 



Nitrogen . . . . . 

 Water 



80.320 

 4.013 

 0.499 



15.168 



78.672 

 3.921 

 0.522 



16.885 



74.761 

 6.885 

 0.702 



17.652 



100.000 100.000 100.000 



