$6 BY-PRODUCT FEEDING STUFFS 



form the pulp can be stored the same as bran or any other 

 dry feed. Dried pulp is a good feed for horses and sheep as 

 well as for beef and dairy cattle. 



Molasses Feeds. — The liquid drawn off during the 

 crystallization of sugar is known as molasses. The mo- 

 lasses from sugar cane is sweet and palatable and makes a 

 good feeding stuff. In the South, where this material is 

 obtained in large quantities, it is fed freely to mules and is 

 considered to have feeding value equal to corn. A great 

 deal of black molasses is used for feeding beef cattle that 

 are being fitted for show, and very good results are ob- 

 tained from its use. 



Molasses obtained from the sugar beet is not so palatable 

 as that obtained from the cane plant. It is often mixed 

 with other feed stuffs and the mixtures are called molasses 

 feeds. These feeds vary greatly in feeding value, depending 

 upon the quality of the materials with which the molasses 

 is mixed. - Alfalfa is sometimes mixed with molasses. 

 If the alfalfa is good the mixture is good, but it often 

 happens that the alfalfa is poor and then the mixture is 

 not so good as alfalfa hay, even though it does contain 

 molasses and may cost more. Molasses is sometimes used 

 to act as carrier and sweetener for practically worthless 

 material. Purchasers of molasses mixtures should be care- 

 ful to buy only those feeds whose feeding value is known. 



BY-PRODUCT FEEDS FROM THE EXTRACTION 

 OF OILS 



Some plants produce seeds high in oil of great commercial 

 value. From flaxseed, linseed oil, used largely in the man- 

 ufacture of paint, is obtained. This oil commands a high 

 price and thus makes the manufacture of linseed oil a lucra- 



