CONTENTS. VII 



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Variation in animals and plants, 11. M. Vernon 1103 



Practical manual of animal feeding, R. Dumont 1104 



The inspection of feeding stuffs in 1902, F. W. Morse 1104 



Using vine prunings ami grape marc with molasses, L. Grandeau 1104 



By-jiroducts used in the manufacture of molasses feeds, L. ( irandeau 1 104 



rre]iaration and use of molasses bread for cattle feeding, (J. Malet 1104 



Keeping qualities of peat-meal-molasses feeds, A. I lerzfeld, et al ] 104 



l)igestil)ility of al)sorlH>nts in molasses feeds, (). Kellner et al 1104 



The protein of ground w iiale flesh, A. Kavli 1 104 



The energy of growth and lecithin in detioctions of cereals, M. Spiinger 11 04 



Concerning the glucose and proteid material of a ration, L. Uuclert 1 105 



The influence of hydroxile ions on tryptic digestion, A. Kanitz 1105 



Mineral, combined, and organized phosi)horus in animal tissues, A. L. I'ercival. 1 105 



Phosphates in the feeding of animals, A. (iouin and P. Andouard.^. 1105 



Cassava as a feed stuff, J. C. Brunnich and W. Maxwell '. 1105 



Home produce v. purchased food, J. A. Voelcker 1106 



Gains made by steers on pasturage, II. W. Mumford 1106 



P'eeds supplementary to corn for fattening steers, H. W. Mumford 1 106 



Livestock investigations, II. W. Mumford _ 1108 



"Cremaval" and skim milk in feeding (halves, C. Moser and .). Kappeli 1108 



Sheep breeding, R. Doyle 1 108 



Economy of roots in sheep feeding, .1. A. Voelcker 1108 



Sugar beet as food for sheep 1109 



Angora goats in Australia 1109 



Growth of suckling ])igs on skinuned cow's milk, M. P. Wilson 1109 



Measures for increasing pig raising, 0. Knispel 1109 



The management of swine, L. I'rice 1 110 



Molasses as a food for horses, G. H. Berns 1110 



Feeding experiments with horses: " Pail-mel " and maize, L. (irandeau 1110 



Nutritive value of "Pail-mel," a molasses feed, L. Grandeau 1110 



Handbook of horse raising, L. Born and H. Mc'iller 1 1 10 



Horse raising in the Rhine countries in the light of statistics, C)ldenl)urg 1110 



Poultcy division report, D. D. Hyde - 1111 



Profitable poultry farming, F. C. Hare - 1111 



Experiments in artificial incubation 1111 



The spoiling of hens' eggs preserved in wood ashes, H. Svoboda 1111 



The history of geese, J.J. McCue 1 1 H 



Ducks, G. Rogeron HH 



DAIRY FARMING — DAIRYING. 



Feeding trials with cows, J. L. Hills 1111 



A comparison of feeding trial methods, J. L. Hills 1112 



Records of the station herd for 1900-1 and for 1901-2, J. L. PI ills 1112 



Comparison of score-card judgments and milk and butter records, J. L. Hills. . 1112 



The effect of feed on the quality of butter, J. H. Hills 1112 



The change from barn to pasture, J. L. Hills - 1113 



Dairy conditions and suggestions for their improvement, W. J. Fraser 1113 



Dairy investigations, W. J. Fraser 1113 



\'ariations in the composition of cows' milk, H. Ingle 1113 



Ayrshire herd tests, F. W. Morse - 1114 



The milk supply of London, ]\1. Beau 1115 



Diminution of the content of lecithin in heated milk, Bordas and Raczkowski. . 1115 



The watery content of creamerv butter, H. E. Alvord 1115 



The relation of carbon dioxid to proteolysis in the ripening of Cheddar cheese, 



L. L. Van Slyke and E. B.Hart _......-. 1115 



Seventeenth annual meeting of the Granite State Dairymen's Association, 1901 . 1115 

 Officials, associations, and educational institutions connected with the dairy 



interests of the United States for the year 1903 1116 



VETERINARY SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. 



The first Norwegian veterinary meeting 11|6 



Report of chief veterinarv inspector J. G. Rutherford |116 



Report of the city veterinarian, W. W. Richards 1 H ' 



