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considered), the equivalent value of these forms to (juicklinie at 

 a stated cost is as follows : 



Equivalent value of 



Value of quicklime Slaked lime Carbonate 



$8 . 00 $6 . Of) $4 . 50 



7 . 00 5 . 30 3 . 95 



6.00 4.55 3.40 



5.00 3.80 2.80 



4 . 00 3 . 05 2 . 25 



3.00 2.30 1.70 



For example: When one ton of qnicklime can be bought for 

 $5.00, one ton of slaked lime should be bought for $3.80 ; one 

 ton of carbonate for $2,80. 



Where calcium is in excess of magnesia in the soil there is little 



or no danger from the use of magnesia in the carbonate form. 



Caustic magnesia is more likely to destroy humus too rapidly. 



Such limes would be better used in smaller quantities and more 



frequently. 



ANIMAL NUTRITION 



The following is the method of securing analysis of the differ- 

 ent feeding stuffs: 



The agents of the Department of Agriculture collect the sam- 

 ples, which are numbered and sent to the State Experiment Sta- 

 tion bearing only the number and not the name of the manu- 

 facturer. The samples are analyzed and reported to the depart- 

 ment by number where they are matched up with the name of 

 the manufacturer. Thus the Commissioner does not know what 

 the analyses are to be and the station does not know whose goods 

 are analyzed. 



The compound feeds have increased in number and some of 

 these contain very much inferior matter, particularly the 

 molasses feeds. Thirteen per cent, of all the feeds analyzed fell 

 below guarantee. These were largely the compounded goods just 

 referred to. 



It has been found that samples made up of a considerable 

 amount of screenings contain sand. Some of the compounded 

 feeds were found to contain as high as 31^ per cent, of it. 



Cottonseed meal is the cheapest source of protein. The better 

 class of dried distillery grains is considered one of the best forms 



