| Show mo molasses lasses proves of no benefit in fattening molasses proves of no benefit in fat toning telling calves where a good balanced ration of high class feeds Is used that Is the conclusion arrived tit at by the ames experiment station after conducting d two tests using two lots of five calves each in each trial the average weight of these calves nt at the start of the first test was pounds and of those used tit at the start of tile the second test pounds the feeding periods were days and days davs I 1 respectively the check ration in the first test consist consisted ed of shelled corn linseed meal 91 falfa hay and salt the second group received tile the same ration plus pill I 1 pound of cane molasses per head dally daily after the first irm days in tile the other study the check ration was similar to tile the above except that corn silage and minerals were added and the expert mental lot was as self fed cane molasses in addition to t this ration after days of feeding in neither ease case did the cane molasses increase the I rate ate of gain tile elleck cheek lots gained and pounds per heid laile those rec receiving the molasses in addition gained 28 and ancl pounds per head respectively |
