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Show BEET MOLASSES FOR FEED, In the experiment Station Ilccoid we read an Interesting s)nopsls of nn article tnken from Milch 7.tg. on the feeding value for milch cows of tho solids other thin sugar In molasses A brief BUintmr) Is given ot a feeding experiment In which molasses proved nuperlor In sugar In the experiment hero reported five cows were fed for four periods of four days eaih, n basal rntlem of hi) straw, roots and pianut mini. Jn addition, molasses was fed during the first and fourth periods, riw sugar during the second period, and raw sugar nnd molasses distiller) residue during the third period, the sugar su-gar content of the three lotions being the snme The tows produced the most milk nnd the lenst butter fat when fid the sugar latloti and tho most fat nnd solids when fed the sugar and molasses distillery residue The content of fnt nnd solids In the milk produced on the molisscH ration was, respectively, 3 2t) nnd 11 C3 rer cent, nn the sugar ration J SI ond 11 3.' per cent nnd on the sugar and molasses residue ration 3 39 mid 1J (Hi per cent The results nre thire-fore thire-fore tonsldered an showing that molasses mo-lasses has a greater feeding value for dairy cows than sugar, and that the coiistltuentK In molasses other thun sugar su-gar an especially valuable In tho production pro-duction of butter fat The Hugur licet. |