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The pulp cost, laid down al the college, $1 per ton. It was piled 
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fermentation. The beets fed were grown on the college farm. Their 
cost was estimated a1 s l per ton. During the Las1 two weeks of 
the experiment the supply ran out and forage beets were substi- 
tuted for Bugar beets. The change is not thought to have influenced 
results. 
There was some difficulty in inducing the pigs to eat the pulp, but 
the sugar beets were eaten from the start, although they were appar- 
ently not relished at first. The following table shows the results: 
Sugar-beet pulp compared with sugar beets. 
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Potatoes. — Clinton a reports an unsuccessful attempt at Cornell to 
feed potatoes raw and cooked. Some grain and skim milk were given in 
addition, but, while over 400 pounds of potatoes were eaten, the pigs 
made no progress and were getting out of condition when the experi- 
ment was brought to a close. The low temperature while the pigs 
were being fed, ranging between 29° and 30° F., is suggested as a 
reason for the poor results. 
At the Central Experimental Farm 6 very satisfactory results were 
obtained from cooked potatoes, but raw potatoes produced little gain. 
In one experiment the pigs were given all the raw 7 potatoes the} 7 would 
eat, but made no gain and the tubers were discontinued. In a sec- 
ond test a similar experience led to a change to cooked potatoes. 
The opinion of investigators at this station is that raw potatoes are of 
little value for feeding pigs, but when cooked they are worth about 
one-fourth as much as mixed grain. 
The following table shows the results of three tests where cooked 
potatoes were fed with success. The meal fed was a mixture of equal 
aBul. No. 199. Cornell University Expt. Sta. 
& Bui. No. 33. 
