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are clearer, lighter colored, aud more sharply, separated from the un- 

 derlying caseous liquid." 



Tables show for the Short and Cochran methods the percentages of 

 fat indicated by the readings of fatty acids. The station offers to give 

 instruction in these methods free of charge to any who desire it. 



Paying for milJc and cream. — Tables of values of milk and cream per 

 100 pounds based upon the fat content, with instructions for their use. 



Dried brewers' grains, W. Frear, Ph. D. (pp. 32, 33). — A dis- 

 cussion of this material, and analyses showing the feeding value of 

 "wet" and dried grains as compared with that of malt sprouts, wheat 

 bran, and linseed and cotton-seed meals. 



Rhode Island Station, Bulletin No. 6, March, 1890 (pp. 23). 



Milk fever or parturient apoplexy in cows, F. E. Rice, M. 

 D., M. R. 0. V. S. (illustrated). — A condensed history of this disease, 

 its pathology, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, preventive and curative 

 treatment, and the effect of the disease on the iiesh of cows as food. 



Rhode Island Station, Bulletin No. 7, June, 1890 (pp. 39). 



Catalogue op fruits, L. F. Kinney, B. S. (pp. 27-58). — A list of 

 the varieties of orchard and small fruits, and nuts growing on the 

 grounds of the station; with notes on habit of growth and time of 

 ripening; and brief descriptions of most of the varieties. The list in- 

 cludes 15 varieties of summer apples, 19 of autumn apples, 48 of win- 

 ter apples, 15 of crab-apples, 4 of apricots, 27 of cherries, 4 of necta- 

 rines, 40 of peaches, 12 of summer pears, 22 of autumn pears, 11 of 

 winter pears, 31 of plums, 2 of almonds, 3 of chestnuts, 1 of figs, 1 of 

 filberts, 1 of persimmons, 3 of quinces, 1 of black walnuts, 1 of butter- 

 nuts, 13 of blackberries, 2 of dew-berries, 10 of currants, 7 of goose- 

 berries, 85 of grapes, 2 of June-berries, 20 of raspberries, and 47 of 

 strawberries. 



Meteorological summary, L. F. Kinney, B. S. (p. 59). — A tabu- 

 lated summary of observations from January to June, 1890, inclusive. 



Spring report of the apiarist, S. Cushman (pp. 60-63). — Of 

 the thirteen colonies of bees which passed the winter of 1889-90 out of 

 doors all but the weakest one survived and were strong and ready for the 

 honey flow early in the spring. Three hives containing two strong col- 

 onies and one weak one were placed in the farmhouse cellar November 

 6, 1889. All the hives contained live bees April 1, 1890, but the weak 

 colony was found " to have dwindled away to a handful." The temper- 

 ature of the cellar during February and March ranged between 30 and 

 40° nearly two thirds of the time. "The past winter was very favor- 

 able to outdoor wintering, and any colony of good strength having 

 plenty of sealed stores, even if unprotected, should have wintered well. 

 • * • Had the winter been severe, with long-continued cold and a 



