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that a fat standard would standardize all manufacture, as far as composition 

 is concerned, and put purchasing and selling on a similar basis. The fat 

 standard would practically regulate other constituents in butter and, by 

 resulting in a decrease of the percentage of salt, would operate in such a 

 way as to furnish the consumer with a milder piece of goods. This, it is 

 thought, would increase the consumption of butter, as more butter would be 

 consumed if of mild flavor. 



Methods for testing butter fat are given. 



Butter profits and losses {Wallaces' Farmer, 41 {1916), No. 19, p. 7S2, fig. 

 1). — A chart is given showing the estimated profits and losses for the past ten 

 years of the dairyman who makes butter or sells cream to the creamery. 

 The butter profit and loss areas follow very closely the business profit and 

 loss area as devised by the Babson Statistical Organization, as do also the 

 accompanying profit and loss areas in hogs and cattle. 



American cheese in England, J. G. Foster, E. E. Young, and W. H. Bradley 

 {U. S. Dept. Com., Com-. Rpts., No. 129 {1916), pp. 836-838).— A review of some 

 of the criticisms voiced by British importers of American cheese. 



Report on the work done during 1913 at the Atvidaberg Dairy Bacterio- 

 logical Institution {Nord. Mejeri Tidn., 31 {1916), No. 3, pp. 28, 29). — In 

 experiments at this establishment it was found that with Bacterium glycerini 

 only 4 cheeses out of 25 gave better results than the control cheese, the rest 

 being similar or poorer. Cheese in which albumin-dissolving cocci were intro- 

 duced had excellent consistency. Using B. curvatum in Herrgard cheese gave 

 a better taste and consistency than in the control cheeses. With B. glycerini 

 in household cheese no effect was noticed. 



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Diseases of domestic animals and poultry, their cause, sjnnptonis, and 

 treatment, C. J. and A. W. Korinek {Portland, Oreg.: Korinek Remedy Co., 

 [1915^, pp. 192, figs. 24). — A popular work. 



Tropical medicine and hygiene. — II, Diseases due to the metazoa, C. W. 

 Daniels {London: John Bale, Sons & Danielson, Ltd., 1914, pt. 2, 2. ed., pp. 

 VIII-\-278, pi. 1, figs. 107). — A revised edition of part 2, previously noted 

 (E. S. R., 24, p. 479), including a chapter on snakes, by A. Alcock (pp. 219-269). 



Veterinary handbook and visiting list, T. B. Rogers {Philadelphia and 

 London: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1916, pp. 119-\-[96'\). — This pocket handbook is 

 planned to bring together the information needed for ready reference by the 

 practicing veterinarian (pp. 1-119). Ninety-six blank pages ruled for a visiting 

 li«t are attached. 



Report of the director of the veterinary institute, Sohns {Jaarb. Dept. 

 Landb., Nijv. en Handel Nederland. Indie, 1914, pp- 254-279). — This report con- 

 tains a tabulated summary of the mallein and tuberculin distribution, together 

 with comments on the prevalence of the diseases. 



The occurrence and treatment of hemorrhagic septicemia, anthrax, swine 

 fever, trypanosomiasis, piroplasmosis, and tetanus are briefly described. A 

 short review of the veterinary course offered at the institute is included. 



Reports of Drs. Veranus A. Moore, Mazyck P. Ravenel, and William T. 

 Sedgwick upon the federal meat inspection ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Office Sec. Circ. 

 58 {1916), pp. 10). — This consists of reports submitted by experts outside of 

 this Department, who were requested by the Secretary in July, 1913, to inves- 

 tigate the meat inspection work. Recommendations suggested are included. 



Anesthesia and narcosis of animals and birds, F. T. G. Hobday {London: 

 Baillidre, Tindall d Cox, 1915, pp. XI-\-86). — Particular attention is given to 

 anesthesia of the horse and dog. 



