Vol. III. No. 69. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



387 



Yellow Caledonia, Demerara No. 74-, Cavciigerie, Striped 

 Singajiore, Queensland No. 1, and Queensland No. 7 also 

 jiroduced heavy yields. White Bamboo, Queensland No. 7, 

 Yellow Caledonia, and the unstiiped cane which occasionally 

 appears in a stool of Big Rihbon are closely allied; in fact 

 between White Bamboo and Yellow Caledonia there appjears 

 to be no difference, and after four years' trial it is impossible 

 to distinguish one from the other. 



The following new varieties will be planted out in June 

 of this year and will be harvested in 1906 : — 



Striped Tip Demerara No. 1,937. 



Daniel Dujiout Queensland B. 5 



Demerara No. 1 1 •") „ B. S 1 



No. 110 „ B. U7 



No. 145 „ B. 15G 



No. 1,135 „ B. 176 



No. 1,483 „ B. 208 



Unknown „ B. 244 



Dark-coloured Bamboo ,, B. 306 



Some of these are verj" promising canes and have 

 a noteworthy reputation in other countries, chief among 

 them being: D. 115, D. 145, B. 147, B. 156, and 

 B. 208. Regarding B. 147, one West Indian planter writes : 

 'B. 147 has the inestimable advantage of being a rough cane 

 outside, with a tough rind, and covered with a coating of 

 dry leaves, which, however, drojis off readily when the cane 

 is fully ripie or cut. A spot of this cane which was lately 

 cut for plants, was remarkably free from the common borci-, 

 of which it was very difficult to find a single specimen.' 



If B. 147 sustains its reputation when tried in Hawaii, 

 it will certainly prove a valuable acquisition in some 

 localities. 



Molascuit. 



The following is an extract from a paper read 

 before the Trinidad Agricultural Society by Mr. C. W. 

 Meaden, IManager of the Government Stock Farm : — 



I beg to submit to the society a sample of molascuit 

 manufactured at the Usine St. Madeline. 



Professor Carmody's analj'sis of a similar sample points 

 it out to be a useful addition to any food for most stock ; 

 and those who are accustomed to use molasses in small 

 quantities for dairy cattle will find this molascuit much more 

 convenient and cleanly than ordinary molasses, and as far as 

 can be judged, the new product is more economical and of 

 sup)erior food value. 



If kept dry, molascuit will remain for a long time 

 ■without losing its quality, flavour, or aroma. As a local 

 product of considerable value as a stojk food its use should 

 be encouraged. It has been used at the Government Farm 

 since its appearance on the market. The milch cows relish 

 it in their other food given as a drink, and its use has 

 diminished the cost of feeding without influencing the 

 quality of the milk. 



It has also been added to the feed of young growing ani- 

 mals who get chopped fodder, such as corn, Guinea and Para 

 grass. The molascuit with cocoa-nut meal is mixed through 

 the ' chopi-chop ' early in the day, well stirred and given in 

 the afternoon. These young animals graze out during the 

 day, are stalled at night, given feed as above and Guinea 

 grass. Their gain in weight last month averaged 56 lb., 

 valued at $2-24 ; cost of feeding, 81-20 to $1-50. 



Molascuit has become famous with dairymen in Canada. 

 From the market quotations there the value of the article is 

 ■well demonstrated, and no doubt, when fully known here, its 

 »alue will be equally well recognized. 



Professor Carmody's report on two samples is as 



follows : — 



The difference in value of the ingredients used for each 



of these samples is slight. 



Sample No. 1 has a better aroma and contains 8 jier 



cent, more glucose and about 4 per cent, less woody fibre 



than No. 2. 



No. 1. No. 2. 



Sucrose 28-40 29-00 



Glucose 19-60 1195 



Woody fibre ... 4-70 8-48 



Molasses aad Cotton Seed Meal for Stock. 



Farm and Home has the following note ou the 

 use of molasses and cotton seed meal for stock : — 



I began to use a mixed feed containing a liberal amount 

 of molasses. After the cows had been on this feed for 

 twelve days the milk yield had increased one-half, and at the 

 end of three weeks it had doubled. This feed is made up of 

 45 ft), of ground corn and oats equal parts, 22-1- lb. cotton 

 seed meal, 221 lb. dried brewers' grains and 100 &. molasses, 

 a cheap, low-grade stuff commonly known here as 'black jack.' 

 Of this mixture I feed from 8 to 10 Bb. per day, depending 

 on weight of the animal and milk she is giving. Aside from its 

 high food value, the molasses are useful also in their mechani- 

 cal action upon the other foods in the mixture, since they 

 act as a leaven to the whole, making the otherwise heavy 

 grains into a slightly moist, spongy mass. Tightly squeezed 

 into the hand and then released, it slowly opens out, breaks 

 up and falls apart lightly and fluffy, which condition 

 considerably aids digestion. By measure this feed is lighter 

 than bran, has a higher food value, is more digestible, as well 

 as palatable, to all stock, and is cheaper by from §1 to $3 

 per ton. As a horse feed I secured better results from this 

 mixture than from the standard grains. Horses and mules 

 fed on it soon took on a .sleek, bright, glossy coat and gained 

 in weight, general health, and aiipearance from the first 

 week, doing the same work as before. I feed from 8 to 1 2 lb. 

 a day, according to weight of animal, kind, and amount of 

 work done. Those of my neighbours who have followed my 

 directions in using this mixture are very enthusiastic over it. 



CONSUMPTION OF CACAO IN THE 

 UNITED KINGDOM. 



Reviewing the report of the Commissioner of 

 Customs for the year 1903-4, the Cltumher of Commerce 

 Journal has the" following reference to the consumption 

 of cacao in the United Kingdom : — • 



AVith few exceptions each- of the last forty years has 

 shown a substantial increase in the consumption of cacao, 

 the average annual rate of increase in the C[uantity of raw 

 and prepared cacao retained for consumption being about 

 2,400,000 &., but between 1900-3 the decreases were swelled 

 owing to the demand for the South African war. Foreign 

 manufactured cacao continues in greater demand, the 

 increase in the quantity retained for consumption in 1903-4 

 havinw been 1,939,478 lb. The clearances for the last two 

 years were as follows : — 



1902-: 



1903-4. 



Cacao, raw, 37,181,180 fc. 44,204,760 lb. 



Cacao, husks and shells, 1,989 cwt. 3,732 cwt. 



Cacao, prepared, ... 8,363,755 lb. 10,303,233 a. 



Cacao butter 239,362 Bb. 119,501 1). 



