720 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Lead in a sample of Canadian cheese, F. W. Stoddakt {Analyst 21 {1896), 

 Aug., }). 208), — The autbor found metallic lead iu a hraud of cheese much imi^orted 

 iuto England from Canada. The lead was distributed in veins, s'iviug the cheese a 

 bluish marbled appearance, and amounted to 1.25 gi'aius of metallic lead per jiound 

 of cheese. — B. w. kilgore. 



Food colors {IHei. and Hyg. Gaz., 13 {1897), No. 3, pp. 177-178).— The conclusion 

 is reached that there is no reason for regarding the standard coal tar colors as harm- 

 ful in the quantities used, and that it is the duty of sanitarj' authorities to tind oirt 

 ■what colors are used and in what quantity. 



The preservation of food, J. II. Egbert {Diet, and Hyg. Gas., 13 {1897), No. 2, pp. 

 67-71). — A general article discussing the subject from an historical standpoint. 



The art of feeding the invalid {London: The Scieni'ific Press, Limited, jjp. VILI, 

 264). — After brief remarks on the food and diet of invalids the author discusses the 

 diet suited to various diseases. Many recipes and methods of preparation of food for 

 invalids are given. 



Guide to the purchase of meat and meat products used for human food, 

 G. MossELMAX and G. Hebraxt {Guide der Consommateiir, La Viande vt Ics pvoduits 

 que s'y rattechent dans rAlimentaiion del' Homme. Brussels: M. I^amertin, 1896). 



Tlie table : How to buy food, ho-wr to cook it, and how to serve it, A. Filippini 

 {New Tori-: The Merriam Co., 1897, pp. 507, pi. 1).—A cook book. 



Peanut oil added to skim milk as a food for calves, M. Peterskx {liraunschw. 

 landw. Ztg., 64 {1896), No. 49, pp. 200, ;?0i).— Experiments with about 20 calves 

 showed that peanut oil of good quality may be fed with skim milk to calves Avith 

 favorable results. 



American experiments in the crossbreeding of cattle, J. Everett {Deut. landw. 

 Presse, 23 {1896), No. 103, p. 919). 



Grain feeding lar'-'bs for market, J. A. Craig ( Wisconsin Sia. Ept. 189'), pp. 49-60, 

 fig. 1).—X reprint oi" Bulletin 41 of the station (E. S. R., 6, p. 661). 



A dipping vat for sheep, J. A. Craig ( Wisconsin Sta. Ept. 1895, ])p. 32-39, figs. 4.) — 

 The author gives a detailed plan of construction for a large dipping vat with catch- 

 ing and dripping pens, and describes the method of dipping and the jireparation of 

 the dipping fluid. The dipping of swine is also discussed. 



Poultry keeping for profit, F. E. IIege {North Carolina Sta. Liul. 130, pp. 205-260, 

 figs. 40). — The author discusses poultry houses, pure-l)red poultry, diseases, anatomy 

 of the egg, the egg during incubation, natural incubation, artificial incubation, 

 feeding, broods and brooding, dressing and shipping poultry to market, and similar 

 topics. Illustrations are given of the priucii)al breeds of poultry, the egg at difterent 

 stages during inculjation, poultry houses, etc. Many quotations Irom other writers 

 are included in this bulletin. It contains much information which will bo of use to 

 practical poultry raisers. Some of the author's brief summaries are as follows : 



" Do not crowd 20 fowls into a house built for 10. Be sure and have the runs well 

 sown to grass, clover, rye, or millet — the former preferred. 



" Do not neglect to give the fowls fresh water at least twice a day in winter and 

 three times in summer, and keep it in the shade during hot weather. 



"Do not make the most common mistake of buying 'cheap' pure-bred fowls, for 

 yon will regret it sooner or later; i. c, if you are breeding for points or exhibition 

 fowls. The best and cheapest plan is to purchase eggs at from $2 to .$3 per sitting 

 from reliable breeders, and secure in the beginning something line, or purchase young 

 stock in the early fall from these same breeders. 



" Keep all feeding troughs and drinking vessels wholesome and clean, 



"When the fowls are molting they require more food, or rather stronger food, in 

 order to grow the new feathers. Meat scraps and ground green bone are excellent, 

 while a little linseed meal in their food daily will hasten the jirocess and make the 

 hens lay sooner." 



The danger resulting from the use of peat as litter, E. Thierry {Jow. Agr. Prat., 

 1897, I, No, 5, pp. 173, 174). — The danger is due to the habit which cattle esiiecially 

 ac(iuire of eating the litter. 



