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believe that the kerosene emulsion, properly prepared, will not injure 

 the hair of animals. 



The conclusions drawn from the experiment with sheep, above cited, 

 were "that a good kerosene emulsion of sufflcient strength to kill para- 

 sitic insects can be used safely upon sheep without removiiig or injuring 

 the fleece, but that an emulsion of poor quality should not be used, as 

 it would probably cause the sheep to lose much of their wool. 



"The emulsion should always be tested before being jjut into the vat 

 by diluting a small quantity in a dish. If the kerosene should rise to 

 the top the whole should be put in a vessel and heated to boiling and 

 again emulsified. This boiling had best be done out of doors where 

 tliere would be no danger from fire if the kerosene should ignite. 



"Prepare the emulsion in the following manner: Dissolve one half 

 pound of common hard soap in 1 gallon of water by boiling; while boil- 

 ing hot remove from the tire and immediately add 2 gallons of kerosene 

 and agitate the whole briskly for a few moments, when a creamy, frothy 

 mass will be formed that can be diluted to any extent with water with- 

 out oil rising to the surface. The emulsifying is best done with a small 

 force-pump by i^umpiug the material violently back into the vessel that 

 contains it. In small quantities, nothing is better than an ordinary 

 egg beater to emulsify the soap and kerosene." 



Third annual report, E. P. Speer (pp. 499-502). — A brief out- 

 line of the work of the station in 1890. Among investigations not 

 already reported in the bulletins of the station are analyses of sorghum, 

 potatoes, and mangels, losses of butter fat in buttermilk, analysis of 

 milk and butter for State dairy commissioner, and studies on cut- 

 worms. 



Kansas Station, Second Annual Report, 1889 (pp. 370). 



Eeport of farm department, E. M. Shelton, M. S., H. M. Cot- 

 TRELL, M. S., AND W. Shelton (pp. 6-89).— The work of this depart- 

 ment of the station in 1889 was in the following lines : 



(1) "Corn — varieties and methods of planting, cultivating, and har- 

 vesting; (2) wheat — varieties, fertilizers, and methods of cultivation ; 

 (3) forage plants, sorghums (saccharine and non-saccharine), millets, 

 oats, etc.; (4) silos and feeding value of silage; (5) pig feeding, to show 

 influence of foods on character of growth ; (G) pig feeding, to test stock 

 from mature and undeveloped parents; (7) steer feeding, to show the 

 cost of growth (this experiment has not been completed)." 



Experiments with corn (pp. 6-29). — (1) Test of varieties. — Tabulated 

 notes are given for 47 varieties. The following table shows the more 

 important variations of different classes of varieties grouped according 

 to color of kernel or time of maturity: 



