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feeders near the factory. Beet refuse is often kiln dried and 

 sold as dried beet pulp. In this condition it is not perishable. 

 4. Sorghum molasses or cuite. This product is used to a limited 

 extent in some sections for feeding live-stock. 



Composition of Sugar By-Products 



Composition in per cent. 



Protein 



Fat 

 (ether 

 extract) 



Nitrogen 

 free ex- 

 tract 



Fiber 



Ash 



Cane molasses ■ ■ - 

 Beet molasses ■ ■ • 

 Beet pulp (wet) • 

 Beet pulp (dried) 



2.4 



0.9 

 9.0 



1-5 



65-9 



59-5 



6.3 



57-0 



2.4 

 18.8 



22.4 

 20.8 

 89.8 

 10.4 



9-3 



10.6 



0.6 



3-3 



Animal and Fish By-Products. — The principal products of ani- 

 mal origin are milk and its by-products, and refuse from pack- 

 ing houses. The by-products from fish are classed as fish re- 

 fuse. 



Milk. — The composition of milk varies a great deal with the 

 species of animal.^ 



Composition in per cent. 



Dry 

 matter 



Ash 



Casein 



Albu- 

 men 



Sugar 



Bitch . . 

 Ewe . . . 

 Sow • . . 

 Goat... 

 Cow . . . 

 Woman 

 Mare . . 



75-44 

 79.46 

 84.04 

 86.04 

 87.10 

 88.20 

 89.80 



24-54 

 20.56 



15-96 

 13.96 

 12.90 

 11.80 

 10.20 



•73 

 -97 

 i-os 

 .76 

 .70 

 .20 

 -30 



6.10 5.05 



5-23 1-45 



7-23 



3-49 -86 



3-20 



1. 00 .50 



1.84 



3-09 

 4.28 



3-13 

 4.22 



5-IO 

 6.80 

 6.89 



9-57 

 8.63 



4-55 

 4-63 

 390 



3-30 

 1.17 



In all probability the nutrients are present in milk in the 

 right proportions for supporting the young animal, as nature 

 intended that it should be used to furnish the young animals' 

 needs. The table shows that there is quite a difference in the 

 dry matter of milk from the species. The milks containing 



' Jordan, " The Feeding of Animals." 



