382 EXPERIMENT STATION RKCOFU). 



.venr. A cdlorod iiuip which Micoiuiiniiics tlic iii'liclc shows \ho sf(){,'rMi)liiciil 

 distribution of dniry asso<-i;itioiis, frcniiicrics, c-iu'csc f.-ictorics, and shi])piii^' 

 stations for trans|iortinfr milk. 



The Vienna city creamery ( A . V. I'nxlucc Rev. and Amer. Cream., ,1'.) 

 (l'.)U'J), \o. J. ji. tdli). — An acconnt of tlio larj^e cooperative milk depot in Vienna 

 wbich was started in isso witli 33 members and a yearly milk supply of 

 2,870,000 lbs. 



In lOOG the nieniltorship had increased to 84, and the milk bandied lo 

 23,SS8,(X)0 lbs. The averajre price paid to members f. o. b. cars in Vienna for 

 1900 was 3.700 cts. per tpiart. The working expenses amounted to 1.434 cts. per 

 quart. The price received at the stores was about 5.28 cts. per quart and when 

 delivered at the homes 0.9 cts. Thirty per cent cream sells at about 48.72 cts. 

 per quart, 16 per cent cream at 24.36 cts., and 10 per cent cream at 16.24 cts. 

 The butter is sold at 29.,5 cts. per pound the year round. 



The possibilities of China as a market for dairy cattle, H. W. Houlding 

 {Horn and Hoof, 2 (1909), No. 5, pp- 9, l()).^\n account of a herd of 6 dairy 

 lieifers taken to North China and kei)t on a mission farm. The natives in that 

 section have never tasted cow's milk and the author thinks there is a good 

 oijportunity for dairying. Already there is a demand for canned butter. 



Condensed milk trade (Mo. Cons, and Trade Rpts. [U. S.], 1909, No. 350, pp. 

 101-1 Ui). — Notes on daii'ying in foreign countries with special reference to its 

 effect on the condensed milk trade. 



The consumption of condensed milk in Brazil, British India, and Siani is 

 constantly increasing, but only a small quantity is imported to these countries 

 from the United States. Ecuador and Venezuela use only a small amount. In 

 Santo Domingo and Mexico there are good fields to increase the trade. In 

 Japan the imports increased from 173,467 dozen cans in 1899 to 909,160 dozen 

 cans in 1908, one-half of which came from the United States. The imports 

 of condensed milk to South Africa are decreasing because of the home i>ro- 

 duction of dairy products. 



Dairy investigations in County Durham and the northeast of England 

 (Durham Couniy Council, Ed. Com., Rpts. Dairy Inrcst., 1909, pp. IJ/O, dgms. 

 3). — These inve.stigations on composition of the milk and feeding for milk pro- 

 duction have been previously reported from various sources. 



[Records of dairy cattle], J. H. Grisdale (Canada Expt. Farms. Rpts. 1909. 

 pp. 67-75). — This contains data of milk produced, percentage of fat in milk, 

 and the cost of feed for 49 cows kept at the Central Experimental Farm. The 

 cost of production for milk ranged from 52.2 cts. to $1.67 per hundred pounds, 

 and that of butter from 12.3 to 26.5 cts. per pound. 



The variation in the composition of milk, A. Lauder and T. W. Fagan 

 (Edinb. and East of Heot. Col. Agr. Bui. 19, p. 38). — This contains data on the 

 yearly milk production and percentages of fat of a herd of 26 cows. Ex- 

 periments with free and restricted ventilation showed no great differences in 

 the yield. 



The effect of imperfect milking on lowering the fat content of the milk, 

 H. HoFT (ZtscJir. Untersuch. Nahr. u. Genu.'<smtl., 18 (1909), No. 9, pp. 550- 

 553). — A review' of investigations on this subject. 



Seasonal deviations in the fat content of cow's milk, C. H. Eckles (Milchv. 

 Zentbl., 5 (1909), No. 11, pp. .^88-502, figs. 6).— Data obtained from 240 lacta- 

 tion periods of cows at the Missouri and Iowa experiment stations are pre- 

 sented in tabular and grai)hical form to show the variation in fat content. In 

 nearly all cases the lowest percentage of fat occurred in June or July regard- 

 less of the date of calving. 



