795 



anrl labor. But tliis does iKtt apply to tlic entire State, for in some districts it would 

 be hazardous to attempt to make the .su.,r;ir beot a staple crop, aud uo mauufacturer 

 would think of establishing a sugar factory in such localities. 



It is worth much to know where we may succeed; it is well to kuow where wo 

 must fail. From llie standpoint of tlic farmer the outlook for the beet sugar indus- 

 try is promisiug for a large part of the soutiiern half of our State. The soil and 

 climate of the greater i)art of Hillsdale and Lenawee (;onnties, for example, would 

 seem to be admirably fitted for this crop. 



From the standpoint of the manufacturer tiie outlook is promising. With an 

 average of nearly 14 per cent of sugar and nearer l."> per cent iu some counties, and 

 a coerticient of purity above 80 per cent, the prospect of makiug sugar at a profit is 

 promising. 



Minnesota Station, Bulletin No. 19, March, 1892 (pp. 32). 



DEHORNma EXPERIMENT, C. D. SMITH, M. S., AND T. L. HAECKER 



(pp. 3-0). — All account is given of the deliornino- of 1) cows and a recoid 

 of the yield and composition of tlie milk fof the tluee milkings preced- 

 ing and following the operation, and a comparison of this with the 

 record for G other cows not dehorned, " which saw the operation and 

 smelled the blood.''' The summary of results is given in the following 

 table, the first period including the three milkiugs i)rior to and the 

 second the tlii-ee following the operation: 



Effect of dcliornincj on milk yield. 



Milk yield, first period (pounds) 



Milk yield, second period (pound.s) 



Shrinkage of milk during second period (pounds) 



Per cent of sliriiika;:e in milk 



Yield of fat, first period (pounds) 



Yield of fat, second period (pounds) 



Shrinkage of fat (pounds) 



Per cent of shrinkage in fat 



Nine cows 

 dehorned. 



316.3 

 294.1 



22. 2 



7!o 



12.75 



12.28 



Six cow.s 



not 

 dehorned. 



0.46 

 3.0 



106.45 

 1<'0. 25 



6.2 

 3.0 

 !). m 

 8. «0 



1.08 

 11. 01 



It would appear from these observations that while the operation of 

 dehorning may cause a slight temporary variation in the flow of milk 

 and fat content, the normal flow and per cent of fat is quickly recov- 

 ered, and that cows only seeing the operation and smelling the blood 

 show a greater shrinkage iu fat than do the ones dehorned. 



A DOUBLE MONSTROSITY OF A CALF TRACEABLE TO INJURY OF ITS 



MOTHER, O. SCHWARTZKOPF, D. V. M. (pp. 7-10, hgs. 2). — A Holsteiii- 

 Friesian cow in calf was hooked by another cow while passing into the 

 stables early in October, 1890. A small bruise appeared on the right 

 flank behind the last rib, about 1 foot below the loins. The cow was 

 kept quiet, and apparently recovered in a short time. 



On Jamiarj' 28, 1891, the cow dropped a calf. As it did not have any passages 

 within 2 days the cattleman gave it a dose of castor oil, which had no effect. He 

 then reported it to me and also stated that the calf seemed to be crippled. In look- 

 ing at the calf I observed at once that it had a curved spiue, and fiu'tUcr examiuatiou 

 revealed tliat there was no rectal opening. 



