Feeding Steers on Sugar Beet Pulp, 
Alfalfa Hay and Farm Grains. 
By W. L. CARLYLE, C. J. GRIFFITH and A. J, MEYER, 
The data presented in this bulletin is published at this tlni 
for the benefit of cattle feeders in those sections of the country 
where the growing of sugar beets is coming to be a leading in¬ 
dustry. For several years past there has been much interest man¬ 
ifested concerning the value of sugar beet pulp as a factor in beef 
production. The experiment described in the following pages 
was not intended to, and does not, show the actual feeding value 
of beet pulp. It does show, however, that this by-product has a 
considerable value as a feed, and may be made to play a prominent 
part in economical cattle feeding. 
The experiment was made possible through the liberality of 
the Great Western Sngar Company, of Loveland, Colo., who fur¬ 
nished the cattle, the feed and equipment, and a part of the labor 
for carrying on the work. The Experiment Station greatly ap¬ 
preciates the kindness and the progressive spirit of Mr. C. K. 
Boettcher, president of the company, in thus supplying to the 
Station this means of testing the value of sugar beet pulp com¬ 
bined with alfalfa hay and farm grains as a feed for cattle. 
The Station is also indebted to the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, through the Bureau of Animal Industry, for financial 
aid in carrying on this experiment. 
The results of this trial are not considered as final or conclu¬ 
sive, but are published in the hope that the data gathered from 
this initial experiment may be of some benefit to the prospective 
cattle feeder. Arrangements are already under way for a more 
complete anci elaborate experiment with these feeds during the 
coming winter, when an effort will be made to determine the 
actual feeding value of sugar beet pulp as compared with other 
standard feeds. 
