777 



(6) In the last period of the cure the heat was run up to 157'^ simply to cure and 

 dry out the midribs perfectly. Wheu this was doue it was only necessary to cool 

 and dampen the lea\es so they could be handled. 



Tliere are also brief notes on successful exi)erimeiits iu curing upper 

 leaves and stem suckers. 



Georgia Station, Bulletin No. 16i, March 1, 1892 (p. 1). 



This is a notice regarding the bulletins of the station, to be posted in 

 post ofhces of the State. 



Illinois Station, Bulletin No. 18, November, 1891 (pp. 16). 



Dairying ExrEuniENTS, E. H. Farrington, M. S. (pp. 17-32, fig. 

 1). — The work reported under this heading. includes tests of cows at 

 the Illinois State Fair and at the American Dairy Show at Chicago, a 

 comparison of the Babcock milk test with the cliurn, dcNices used in 

 milk testing, tests of composite milk samples, tests of methods of cream 

 separation, and cream raising by dilution. 



3filk tests at fairs (pp. 18-21). — At the State fair at Peoria in 1801, 

 tests were made on 1 day (September 29) of the milk of (J Ayrshire, 

 7 Holstein, 13 Jersey, and 2 Shorthorn cows, divided into two classes, 

 those over and those under 3 years of age. The results of these tests 

 and the calculated yield of butter fat per day and i)er 100 pounds live 

 weiglit are tabulated. The prizes were awarded to the cows jiroducing 

 the most butter fat on the day the test was made. Of the younger 

 cows the largest yield of butter fat (1.37 pounds) was by a Holstein, 

 and the next largest (1.01 pounds) by a Jersey. Of the older cows the 

 two highest yields of butter fat (2.23 and 1.73 pounds) were by Hol- 

 stein cows. The 3 older Holsteins gave the highest average yield of 

 butter fat (1.55 pounds) and the H older Jerseys the next highest (1.28 

 pounds). " No very striking variation in the composition of tlie milk 

 given by auy one cow at different milkings is shown. Some cows gave 

 the richest milk at night, some in the morning. Generally the cows 

 which were milked three times each day gave the richest milk at noon." 



At the American Dairy Show three cows, 2 Brown Swiss and 1 Devon, 

 were tested for 3 successive days. The detailed results of these tests 

 show that in the 3 days one of the Brown Swiss cows, 11 years old and 

 Aveighing 1,395 pounds, produced 245 pounds of milk containing 9.32 

 pounds of butter, or an av«'rage daily production of 81.7 ])0uuds of luilk 

 and butter fat equivalent to 3:95 pounds of butter with 80 ])er cent fat. 

 The othei- Swiss cow averjiged i)er day 65.08 pounds of milk and 2,74 

 pounds of butter with 80 per cent fat. 



C 'omparison of the Baheoel- test loith the churn (pp. 22-25) . — T wo compari- 

 sons were made at the Americau Dairy Show, the milk being creamed 

 by a se|)arator in both cases. In the first test 52 pounds of milk was 

 taken, which contained, according to the Babcook test, 1.971 pounds of 

 butter fat 5 the churn yielded 2.1875 pounds of salted butter, or about 



