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the stalks of the sunflowers were large and coarse, the silage was eaten 

 as readily as that made from corn alone. The cost of growing the sun- 

 flowers and horse beans was estimated to be about the same as that of 

 corn. Analyses of these plants are given above. The yields follow: 



Yield per acre of sunflowers and English horse beans. 



Weigh) as Weightof 

 harvested, ilrv matter. 



Pounds. Pounds. 



Snnflower heads 27.«« 3,767 



Sunflower, whole plant «,800 7,2l» 



English horse beau, whole plant -" |MI S > 4S " 



Though the sunflower is a prolific crop, the chemical composition is 

 about the same as that of southern corn grown in Maine. The author 

 does not regard it as a desirable fodder plant when corn can be suc- 

 cessfully grown, on account of the coarse, rough stalks and leaves, 

 which render the plant somewhat unpalatable. It would doubtless be 

 largely rejected by stock unless it were ensiled. The fact is pointed 

 out that ensiling prevents the waste of the coarse material which is 

 ordinarily thrown away. 



Horse bean was found a satisfactory feeding stuff, though at present 

 prices the author believes it to be more economical to raise the needed 

 corn for coarse fodder and to purchase the concentrated feeds necessary 

 for making up the ration. 



The feeding value of broken hop vines, F. T. Siiutt {Canada 

 F.rpt. Farms Bpts. 1896, \>. 216).— Analysis of hop vines showed the fol- 

 lowing composition: Water 8.69 per cent, protein 2.53 per cent, fat 0.7 

 per cent, carbohydrates 33.31 per cent, fiber 50.10 per cent, and ash 4.61 

 per cent. The sample analyzed is described as being exceedingly 

 woody. In the author's opinion hop vines are inferior to straw as a 

 feeding stuff. Unless well soaked and fermentation induced, the sharp 

 fragments would probably prove injurious. On account of their ferti- 

 lizing value it is recommended that hop vines be composted, or, if they 

 are too woody for this treatment, that they be burned for their ashes. 



Lacteo-vituline (calf meal), F. T. Shutt (Canada Fxpt. Farms 

 Bpts. 1896, pp. 214-210). — Lacteo-vituline is a feeding stuff prepared in 

 France, and recommended for calves as a substitute for milk. It was 

 found to contain 9.87 per cent water, 16 per cent protein, 8.38 per cent 

 fat, 61.68 per cent carbohydrates, 1.17 per cent fiber, and 2.90 per cent 

 ash, chiefly phosphates, chlorids, and silicates (of calcium, sodium, and 

 potassium). This feeding stuff is compared with cows' milk. The fact 

 is pointed out that it is 2^ times as costly. 



Relative digestibility of cheat and clover, G. W. Shaw andH. T. 

 French (Oregon 8ta. Bui. 47, pp. 8, pi. 1). — A test was made with a 

 steer to compare the digestibility of cheat and clover. After a prelim- 

 inary feediug period of 2 weeks the digestion experiment proper began 

 and lasted 6 days. The amounts of food and water consumed are 



