Show molasses cheap live stock feed can be fed either diluted or undiluted sprinkled anthe on the hay bv prof E S savire nw york state college of agriculture culture service cane molasses is a good teed feed for livestock and is the cheap cheapest lest feed on the market farmers are urged to become familiar with it and to learn it molasses is hard to distribute but it is planned to have it widely videly available in drums this winter reports from a hurried study of the new york milk shed indicate that retail prices for molasses in drums may be from 21 to 23 20 a ton cane molasses is about one fourth water and has in it more than 56 per cent of total digestible nutrients the principal constituent is about 55 per cent total sug sugars gar 3 which give molasses its feed value A ton of molasses or gallons has about three fourths the value 0 ot f corn when properly used in the ration the following amounts may be used for stock with excellent results along with other feeds seven to nine pounds a day for horses and mules two to three pounds for dairy cows three to tour four pounds for beet beef cattle one to two pounds for hogs and a halt half pound for sheep and lambs these suggestions as to amounts are conservative ser serva tive aad every feeder should try to use the maximum it can be fell fed either cither diluted with hot water or undiluted it if diluted the molasses can bo be sprinkled over the hay bay silage or grain it if undiluted a paddle or big spoon spreads it on the roughage or grain in the manger A mixture of one h halt molasses and one half water will not freeze roughage such as corn stalks can be cut or shredded and sprinkled before feeding with diluted molasses or a stout shallow box about four feet square with flaring sides about six inches deep put up on strong well braced legs makes a good god self feeder in the yard A barrel of molasses can be placed end up in the feeder and a shingle placed under it so that the molasses flows out slowly |