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THE VALUE OF SUGAR BEET PULP, ALFALFA HAY AND 
GROUND CORN IN FATTENING STEERS.* 
By W. L Carlyle and C J. Griffith. 
In bulletin number 97 of this Station is given the results of 
an experiment which was undertaken for the purpose of determi¬ 
ning if sugar beet pulp is a suitable foo^ when fed with alfalfa hay 
and farm grains for beef production. The results obtained were 
not considered final, though of importance as indicating that sugar 
beet pulp when fed in combination with alfalfa hay and farm 
grains will produce an excellent quality of beef at a very low cost. 
The object of the experiment here reported was to determine 
more fully the comparative value of alfalfa hay, sugar beet pulp 
and corn, when fed singly and in various combinations to ordinary 
range steers. 
Plan of Experiment. 
In planning the experiment we had the hearty co-operation of 
the Fort Collins-Colorado Sugar Company, through its manager, 
Mr. R. M. Booraem, to whom the station is greatly indebted for 
many courtesies, as well as the stock, feed, corrals, labor, and all 
necessary conveniences for conducting the experiment. 
The forty-eight steers selected for the experiment were taken 
from a lot that had been fed on alfalfa hay and beet pulp for some 
weeks, and, previous to that time, had been ranging on the beet 
fields and feeding upon beet tops. They were of mixed breeding, 
*Other bulletins relating to the feeding of Sugar Beets and Sugar Beet Pulp have 
bee i published by the Experiment Station, and may be had on request of the Director. 
73. —Hart 1.—Feeding Value of Beet Pulp. Part 2—Feeding Beet Pulp and Sugar 
Beets to Cows. By Buffum and Griffith, 1902. 
74. —Swine Feeding. By Buff iin and Griffith, 1902, 
75. Lamb Feeding Experiment. By Buffum and Griffith, 1902. 
77.—Feeding Beet Pulp to Lambs. H. H. Griffin, 1902. 
9?.—Feeding Steers on Sugar Beet Pulp. Carlyle, Griffith and Meyer, 1905. 
