Feeding Beet Pulp to Lambs. 
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Mr. Rhodes, of Las Animas, has feeding yards about one mile 
from the depot. He delivered a considerable amount of pulp to his 
yards in the fall of 1901. The pulp cost him at the factory 25 cents 
per ton and the freight was 30 cents per ton, making it cost 55 cents 
at the railway station. He used a four-horse team and one man to 
deliver the pulp. He estimates that the total cost delivered at the 
pen was 75 cents per ton, and when fed from the silo the total cost 
was 85 cents per ton. 
The Station received from the factory 86,410 pounds of pulp, 
of which 59,576 pounds were eaten by the lambs, leaving 26,834 
pounds, or 32 per cent., as the amount of waste or loss. This may 
be considered as a maximum waste, as we had no silo in which to 
store the pulp. 
Some trouble was experienced in feeding the pulp in very cold 
weather on account of freezing. At such times it was found neces¬ 
sary to wait until about 9 o’clock in the morning before feeding. 
Again in the afternoon it was necessary to feed at 3 or 4 
o’clock so that the pulp could be eaten without freezing. With large 
lots of sheep this would be a matter of much consideration. 
A record was kept of the amount of water drank by each pen, 
and is given in table II. The result is interesting, as the question 
is often asked : “ How is it that the animals can consume so much 
watery material in addition to other food ? ” 
The table shows that, including the water in the pulp, the 
total amount of water consumed by pen II was greater than that 
received by pen I. The feeding of pulp is simply one way of fur¬ 
nishing the water supply. 
The experience in feeding pulp by different people, 1901, shows 
that where the animals are confined in pens that the yards become 
extremely wet. Such conditions are not favorable for the growth 
of the animal and reduce the benefits derived from the food. 
SUMMARY. 
Sugar beet pulp contains about 90 per cent, of water, hence 
there is but 200 pounds of feeding material in a ton. 
From weighings made on the sub-station farm the results show 
about equal gains in weight for the dry matter in the corn and in 
