484 exi'kiumkjSit station kkcord. 



in so small nnmhors, alioiit 1(i.(I(M» Io r>(».(MjO ikt .uraiu at tlic liifihest, thai it could 

 Iiardly cause any material chemical chanj^es. Hesides it jjcrows very siowJy in 

 .sterile milk, produciniti uo apparent change except a sliglit alkalinity. But the 

 texture of butter is (jnite dift'erent from that of milk, and changes may occur 

 imder such conditions which nev(>r take place in skim milk." 



A bibliography of tlie literature on the subject is ajtitended. 



The keeping of butter in cold storage. II, The influence of salt. Ill, 

 The decomposition of protein in butter, O. Rahn, C. W. Hrown, and Jj. M. 

 Smith (Vrtifbl. Balct. [etc.], 2. Aht., 2G {1010). No. J-3, pp. J,7-r)J,, jifi. /).— A 

 condensation of the work noted above. 



Handling' of cream and making of butter on the farm, C. E. Lick (Illinois 

 <S7tf. Circ. 1.3J, pp. JO). — This circular presents specific directions as to liandling 

 cream and making good butter on the farm. 



Report on permanent Finnish butter exhibits, 1907, A. Andelin et al. 

 (Landtbr. 8tyr. Meddel., 1908, Ao. 58, pp. 7/i).— Data on 1,077 tubs of butter 

 which were scored and examined for water content, refractive index, and water- 

 soluble fatty acids are presented. 



The Wisconsin butter and cheese scoring exhibitions, E. H. Farrington 

 and M. Michels (Wisconfiin Sta. Bui. 182, pp. 3-.'i2, figs. 2). — This is an accoun*; 

 of the butter and cheese scoring exhibitions begun by the station in 1907. 



During the first year a total of 1,399 entries of butter and 778 of cheese were 

 made from 254 creameries and 195 cheese factories. " The value of the exhibi- 

 tions is shown by the experience of exhibitors, stated in letters received from 

 them, and esi)eeially by the higher scores received by exhibitors in comparison 

 with others at .various dairy shows, state fairs, etc." 



Causes and 4"emedies for butter and? cheese defects are also outlined in this 

 bulletin on the basis of data used in connection with the scoring exhibits. 



New cheese forms, C N. Daniels {Daily Cons, and Trade Rpts. [U. »S'.], 

 ]f)10. No. 3680, p. 9). — An account of a small cheese recently put on the English 

 market and. sold last year under the name of " Wensleydale." weighing from 1 to 

 1.25 lbs., and about 3.5 in. in diameter. This method of pi'esenting cheese to the 

 consumer was an experiment but appears to have been a success, as this year 

 they are seen in far greater number. The advantage claimed is that the cheese 

 is less liable to contamination from atmospheric or surrounding conditions than 

 is the larger cheese with its exposed cut surface, and is less liable to dry up 

 while being consumed in the home. It is proposed to sell this cheese in the 

 future under the name of " Wenslet." 



VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



Report of the civil veterinary department, Eastern Bengal and Assam, 

 for the year 1908—9, W. Harris et al. {Rpt. Civ. Vet. Dept., East. Bengal and 

 Assam, 1908-9, pp. 2+20+4). — This report covers the subject of veterinary 

 instruction, treatment of disease, breeding operations, etc. The mortality from 

 contagious disease among equines is reported to have been 229 against .301 for 

 the previous year. 



Of the contagious diseases of bovines, rindei'pest was prevalent throughout 

 the entire province, causing a total mortality of 44,126. Foot-and-mouth disease 

 was reported from 19 districts, causing 11,852 deaths; hemorrhagic septicemia 

 from 19 districts, causing S;040 deaths; black quarter from 6 districts, causing 

 565 deaths; and anthrax from 11 districts, causing a mortality of 2,954. Other 

 contagious diseases caused 17,939 deaths, but particulars were not available. 

 Tables are given which show by districts the number of deaths from contagious 



