THE FEEDING VALUE OF BEET PULP. 5 
at the College, shows our Colorado pulp to have the follow¬ 
ing composition: 
COLORADO BEET PULP. 
Dry Matter. Protein. Carbohydrates. Fat. Nutritive Ratio 
10.0 0.38 7.36 0.2 1:20.5 
The crude fibre and nitrogen free extract were reported 
separately but we combine them under carbohydrates. Ac¬ 
cording to the Calfornia analyses, the beet pulp silage has a 
narrower ratio and a little higher food value than the fresh 
pulp, which seems to be the general experience in practice. 
It will be noted that the fresh pulp is apparently worth be¬ 
tween one-third and one-half as much as the sugar beet when 
made into silage. 
The places are not given where the analyses reported by 
Henry were made; possibly they were all from Europe, and if 
so, it is possible that the diffreence between the beet pulp 
there and in this country would be as great as that shown. 
The analysis given in the Report of the United States De¬ 
partment of Agriculture as an average analysis, is about 
midway between the ones given above. 
The nutritive ratio from the analysis is given as 1:7.2, 
which it is pointed out, is near the standard ratio for a fatten¬ 
ing steer, according to the given standard. 
The analysis of the Colorado pulp gives a lower amount 
of protein and a little more carbohydrates and fat than the 
composition as given by Professor Henry. This makes the 
nutritive ratio correspondingly wide. 
RESULTS OF FEEDING TRIALS. 
EUROPE. 
Some experiments in feeding pulp in Europe as given in 
the year book of the U. S. Department of Agriculture for 
1898 are of especial interest to us, as the roughage used was 
alfalfa hay, the ration being enriched by using linseed oil¬ 
cake. The following table presents these results. The value 
per ton of pulp is computed from increase in weight and 
value of other foods given. 
ANIMALS. FEED. 
Pulp. Alfalfa. Linseed Cake. Grain per Da}’. Value of Pulp 
lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. per Ton. 
Beef Cattle.115.0 6.6 6.6 2.214 $1.18 
Oxen.126.8 12.0 2.2 - 0.87 
Sheep. 11.8 1.1 0.44 0.3 1.58 
Ewes... . . 1.10 
Average..$1.18 
