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crop of 1898 was 0.85 per cent. A sample of the crop of 1900 contained 1.22 per 

 cent and a cultivated article of that year 1.28 per cent. 



The composition and judging' of raisin wine, A. Schnugaus {Arch. Pharm., 

 239 [1901), Xo. -J, pp. 91-95). — A descriptive article with analyses. 



The dietary on troop ships {British Med. Jour., 1901, No. 2097, jy. 5S5).— Abrief 

 note on the diet on British hired trooj) ships. 



The new workhouse dietary order {British Med. Jour., 1901, No. 2098, jyp. 679- 

 6S1) — Extracts from the tables of dietaries recently ordered by the Government for 

 the British workhouses. 



The new workhouse dietaries {British Med. Jour., 1901, No. 2098, p. 659). — A 

 brief discussion. 



Some of the singular foods of the Filipinos, G. D. Rice (**?«'. Amcr., 84 {1901), 

 No. -'), p. 35, Jig. 1). — Notes on the use of grasshoppers, moths, and l)ats as food. 



Are the teachings of science regarding food economy practical ? A. P. 

 Bkvant {Dietct. and Hyg. Gaz., 17 {1901), No. 4, pp. 198-200).— The possibility of 

 t]\e practical application of scientific studies of nutrition is pointed out. 



The use and abuse of food preservatives, W. D. Bigelow ( U. S. Dept. Agr. Year- 

 hook 1900, pp. 551-560). — The history of food preservatives is brietly reviewed and 

 the important characteristics of a number of the more common ones are descriljed. 

 The author also discussed the restrictions which should attend the use of preser- 

 vatives. 



Report of the State Food Commissioner of Illinois, A. H. Jones {Illinois State 

 Food Com. Rpt. 1899-1900, pp. 122). — A compilation of the laws of Illinois covering 

 the inspection and sale of food products and the first year's work of the food com- 

 missioner in carrying out tlie provisions of those enactments. 



Report of the Dairy and Food Commissioner of the State of Michigan, 1900 

 {Michigan State Dairy and Food Com. Rpt. 1900, pp. 245). — This volume includes the 

 usual reports of inspection of foods, dairies, cheese factories and creameries, together 

 with results of analyses for the detection of adulterants and related topics. 



Fourteenth annual report of the Ohio Dairy and Food Commissioner, 1899, 

 J. E. Blackburn {Ohio State Dairy and Food Com. Rpt. 1899, pp. 317). — Reports are 

 given of the analyses made under the State pure-food laws of foods, condiments, and 

 drugs. Court decisions are also included, as well as the usual statistical matter. 



ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 



Fodders and feeding stuffs, F. T. Shutt {Canada Expt. Farms Rpts. 1900, pp. 

 166-177). — The author reports the composition of rape at different stages of growth, 

 and of a number of different varieties of Lathyrus, of vetch, mangels, carrots, turnips, 

 sugar beets, cotton-seed meal, bran, cocoanut meal, corn meal, low-grade flour feed, 

 and condimental stock feed. The composition of the different sorts of Lathyrus and 

 vetch follows: 



Composition of rarieties of iMthyrus and vetch. 



Wheat and molasses in the feeding of farm animals, Tj. Martin {Jour. Sac. 

 Agr. Brabant-Hainaut, 1900, pp. 699, 700) .—A discussion of the sul)ject. 



