General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Natural canvas.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

111.5 cm

Width

103.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Animal husbandry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Canada Dominion

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Chatham

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Used c. 1950s to 1960s.

Canada

Beet pulp was by-product of sugar production at Canada & Dominion Sugar Co. Ltd. Donor was at one time the Manager of Operations at Canada & Dominion Sugar Co. Ltd., Chatham, Ont.

Function

To contain and protect contents, specifically dried beet pulp.

Technical

Beet pulp was dried and sold as a feed supplement for animals, particularly dairy cows as it increases milk production. [Cows had previously been fed rutabaga roots for this purpose.]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Front of bag bears image of cow, and text "C/ AND/ D/ 100 LBS. NET/ "DOMINION"/ DRIED/ BEET PULP/ MANUFACTURED BY/ CANADA AND DOMINION/ SUGAR CO. LIMITED/ CHATHAM AND WALLACEBURG/ CANADA". Bag back reads: "100 LBS. NET/ DOMINION/ DRIED BEET PULP/ GUARANTEED ANALYSIS/ CRUDE PROTEIN, not less than....70 Per cent./ CRUDE FAT, not less than....0.3 Per cent./ CRUDE FIBRE, not more than...22.5 Per cent./ NITROGEN FREE EXTRACT, not less than . 48.0 Per cent./ Composed only of RESIDUE of SUGAR BEETS after extraction of sugar./ CANADIAN REGISTRATION NO. 28/ [illegible} REGISTERED AND ANALYSIS GUARANTEED/ IN THE UNITED STATES BY/ MOWAT, WILSON & CO./ OFFICES: DETROIT, MICH., U.S.A./ DISTRIBUTOR/ PRODUCT OF/ CANADA & DOMINION SUGAR CO., LTD./ CHATHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA".

Missing

None.

Finish

Natural woven canvas.

Decoration

N/A