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The digestibility and nutritive value of niargarin as compared 

 ■with pure butter, A. Jolles (Monat. Chcm., 1S9J, pj). li7-16o; ahs. 

 in Chem. Ccnthl., 1894, I, No. 24, p. 1088).— From long feediug trials 

 "witli a dog' tlie author concludes that under like conditions pure inar- 

 gariu has the same digestibility and the same nutritive value as pure 

 cows' butter. 



Fattening lambs, F, B. Mfmford {Micliifian Sta. Bul.lor^pp.Si^). — 

 An account is given of a n experiment with 125 lambs divided into 10 lots 

 and fed from November 30 to March 20 on the following average rations 

 per lamb daily: 



Lot 1, 1.47 lb&. com, 1 Ih. roots, \A lbs. bay. 



Lot 2, 1.64 lbs. oats, 1 lb. roots, L4 lbs. bay. 



Lot 3, L47 lbs. wheat brau, 1 lb. roots, 1.45 lbs. hay. 



Lot 4, 0.80 lb. corn, 0.80 lb. oats, 1 lb. roots, 1.43 lbs. hay. 



Lot 5, 0.83 lb. corn, 0.83 lb. bran, 1 lb. roots, 1.43 lbs. hay. 



Lot 6, 0.82 lb. oats, 0.82 lb. brau, 1 lb. roots, 1.44 lbs. hay. 



Lot 7. 0.55 lb. corn, -.55 lb. oats, 0.55 lb. bran, 1 lb. roots, 1.40 lbs. hay. 



Lot 8, 0.50 lb. oats, 0.,50 lb. brau, 5.6 lb. roots, 1.20 lbs. hay.' 



Lot 9, 0.50 lb. oats, 0.50 lb. brau, 3.4 lbs. silage, 0.82 lb. hay. 



Lot 10, 0.84 lb. coru, 0.84 lb. oats, 0.84 lbs. brau, 1.61 lbs. roots, 0.62 lb. hay. 



In the case of lot 10 the lambs were allowed to eat the hay and roots 

 whenever they chose instead of having them fed regularly. The corn 

 and oats were fed whole. The hay used was clover hay of excellent 

 quality. The silage was from corn well glazed at the time of filling, 

 and was cut. The roots were rutabagas, sliced before feeding. The 

 lambs were kept in roomy pens in a barn, and were not permitted to 

 exercise in the open air. All the lambs were sheared during the week 

 ending March 8, and they averaged 6.75 lbs. of wool per head, which 

 netted 21 cts. per pound. 



The gains and the financial results, allowing 5 cts. per pound for the 

 lambs at the beginning and at the close of the experiment, were as fol- 

 lows: 



Summary of results of feeding l<imhs. 



In this summary no account is taken of the value of the manure 

 jiroduced or of the labor, except that of shearing. 



