780 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The composition of Ohio wines, A. W. Smith and N. Parks {.four. Amir. Chem. 

 Soc, 20 (1S9S), No. 11, pp. 878-882). — Analyses are given of wine made by the authors 

 from 12 varieties of grapes grown in Ohio, and of a number of typical samples of 

 wines sold in northern Ohio. The Ohio wines were 1 year old, except 2 samples which 

 were 2 years old. The results are compared with European analyses and standards, 

 and the application of the results in determining cases of adulteration is pointed out. 



Michigan Dairy and Pood Commission Bulletin 40 (j>p. 43). — A report is given 

 of the examination of a considerable number of samples of spices, imitation fruit 

 jelly, oleomargarin, etc., together with a rosunid of the Dairy and Food Commis- 

 sion's operations for the 6 months ending December 31, 1898. 



Publications of the institute of hygiene of the University of Padua (Pubblica- 

 zioni Dell 'Isiitulo D'Igiene Delia R. Universita Di Padova. Padua: P. Prospering 

 1898, p. 344, maps 2). — This volume (which is made up of separates with an introduc- 

 tion) contains the investigations which have been conducted by Prof. A. Serafini, or 

 by his students under his direction. Some of these have already been noted in the 

 Record (E. S. R., 9, pp. 265, 266). 



Rules for the management of the Bengal Institute Hostel and scale of dietary 

 studies for each student, F. Raymond ( Ann. Iipt. Civ. Vet. Dept. [Bengal], 1897-9S, 

 Append. 21-22, pp. 14-16). — The kinds and amount of food consumed per man per day 

 in the students' boarding club and its cost are briefly recorded. 



Annual report of the live stock breeders' assoications (Epts. Live Stock Assocs. 

 Province of Ontario, lS97-9S,pp. 142). — This contains the usual addresses and reports 

 and, in addition, the following papers: Tuberculosis in cattle, D. McCrae; The 

 requirements of the home and foreign mutton and wool markets, M. Leveriug; Short- 

 horn prospects, R. Gibson; Broad-minded breeders, W. Linton; Beef breeds and 

 their value, J. I. Hobson; Care and application of manure, J. Yuill; and The Ayr- 

 shire and its uses, J. C. Smith. 



A digest of metabolism experiments, W. O. Atwater and C. F. Langworthy 

 ( U. S. Dept. Ayr., Office of Experiment Stations Bui. 45, rev. ed.,pp. 434). — A number of 

 errors in the figures in the tables have been corrected. 



Analyses of cakes used in bullock-feeding experiments, T. B. Wood (Cam- 

 "bridge and Counties Agr. Education Scheme, Field and Feeding Expts., Iipt. 1897, p. 53). — 

 Analyses of the composition of the cakes used in steer feeding experiments stated 

 above (p. 773), are reported. 



The fattening of cattle, J. W. Robertson {Rpt. Comr. Agr. and Dairying, Canada, 

 1897, pt. 4, pp. 23-30). — These tests have been noted from another source (E. S. R., 6, 

 p. 450; 8, p. 916). 



Calf raising, J. MASWERSIT (Fiihling's Landw. Ztg., 47 (1898), No. 24, pp. 918-920).— 

 The author reports the successful use of starch and skim milk as a food for calves. 



Experiments to determine the effect of pea meal and sunflower-seed cake on 

 the quality of fat, flesh, and wool of sheep, Ramm (Deut. Landw. Presse, 25 (1S9S), 

 No. 80, p. 855; 81, p. 864, figs.; 82, pp. 875, 876; 84, pp. 895, 896). — Tests were made with 

 4 lots of 3 sheep each. Lots 1 and 3 wereMerinos ; lots 2 and 4, English sheep. Lots 1 

 and 2 were given sunflower-seed cake and lots 3 and 4, pea meal. The principal 

 conclusions follow : 



The Merino sheep made 10 per cent higher gains thau the English sheep. Disre- 

 garding the belly fat, the results of slaughter tests of the breeds were about the 

 same. The English sheep, however, had more belly fat and, in general, fatter car- 

 casses. The solidifying point of the Merino fat was several degrees lower than that 

 of the fat in the English sheep. The Merino sheep produced more wool than the 

 others; the w r ool contained about twice as much wool fat; and the melting point of 

 the wool fat was about 2i per cent higher than that of the wool of the English 

 sheep. The gains made with pea meal were about 2.2 per cent better, and the results 

 of slaughter tests were also about 6.54 per cent better than in the case of the sun- 

 flower-seed cake. The sheep fed pea meal showed more belly fat, the flesh contained 

 more dry matter, and more nitrogen. The fat had a much lower iodin value. The 

 sheep fed sunflower-seed cake weighed more shorn and the wool contained more fat. 

 The melting point of the wool fat was, however, 4.2 per cent lower. 



