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The feeding of oats to calves, J. Hanly {Dcpt. Agr. and Tech. Instr. Ireland 

 Jour., 18 {1918), No. 3, pp. 306, 307).— The results of 6 different tests involving 

 42 calves, in whlcli half the calves were fed crushed oats and the other half 

 a prepared meal (corn meal, oat meal, and crushed flaxseed, 2:2:1), are 

 summarized. Both groups received skim milk or buttermilk. The average 

 daily gains per calf vpere 1.47 lbs. for the oats-feil lots and 1.39 lbs. for the 

 meal-fed lots. In these experiments the meal was not steeped or cooked as in 

 those previously noted (B. S. R., 37, p. 873). Like the oats it was mixed 

 directly with the milk at the time of feeding. 



A single test comparing whole oats with uncooked meal, each mixed with 

 separator skim milk, is also reported. Throughout the trial, which lasted 

 127 days, the calves were grazed together on " medium pasture." The calves 

 were 4 to 5 weeks old at the start and averaged 105 lbs. in weight. The 

 average daily gain of the three oats-fed calves was 1.63 lbs. and of the three 

 meal-fed calves 1.48 lbs. 



A study of the relative reliability of official tests of dairy cows, W. W. 

 Yapp {Illinois Sta. Bui. 215, abs. {1919), pp. Jf, figs. 3). — The complete edition 

 of this bulletin has been noted (E. S. R., 40, p. 773). 



Dairying industry, J. C. J. Coope {Rhodesia Munitions and Resources Coin. 

 Rpt. 1918, pp. 30-35). — Butter making in Rhodesia and the relation of dairy 

 farming to soil fertility are discussed. 



A system of Cheddar cheese manufacture suitable for Rhodesian farm con- 

 ditions, J. C. J. CoopE {Rhodesia Munitions and Resources Coin. Rpt. 1918, pp. 

 26-29, 29a, 2Sb). — The Cheddar cheese process is considered the only one 

 adapted to the warm climate of Rhodesia. The process of making cheese of 

 the Cheddar type from whole milk under somewhat primitive farm conditions 

 is outlined. 



A study of the eye formation of Eimmental cheese, W. M. Clark {Ccntbl. 

 Bakt. [etc.], 2. Abt., 47 {1917), No. 10-15, pp. 230-2U, figs. 2).— Previously noted 

 from another source (E. S. R., 37, p. 875). 



VETERINAEY MEDICINE. 



Annual report for 1918 of the principal of the Royal Veterinary College, 

 J, McFadyean {Jour. Rog. Agr. Soc. England, 79 {1918), pp. 229-240, figs. 3). — 

 This report deals with the occurrence of diseases of live stock during the year, 

 including anthrax, glanders, sheep scab, hog cholera, foot-and-mouth disease, 

 rabies, parasitic mange in horses, and abortion in mares. 



The fifth and sixth reports of the director of veterinary research, A. 

 Theileb {Rpts. Dir. Vet. Research, Union So. Africa, 5-6 {1918), pp. 812, figs. 

 72). — The papers here presented in these, the usual reports (E. S. R., 35, p. 

 678), are as follows: Acute Liver Atrophy and Parenchymatous Hepatitis in 

 Horses, by A. Theiler (pp. 9-164) ; Itestinal Invagination, Intussusception, in 

 Sheep (Reckziekte or Knopderm) (pp. 16-5-186) and The Occurrence of Dourine 

 (Slapziekte) in South Africa, both by .T. Walker (pp. 187-206); Anthrax in 

 South Africa, by D. Kehoe (pp. 207-253) ; Investigations into Lamziekte in 

 (battle (pp. 25.T-320) and Preliminary Report on the Harmful Effects of 

 "Steek" Grass on the General Health and Condition of Sheep (pp. 321-333), 

 both by P. R. Viljoen ; Contagious Abortion of Cattle in South Africa, by E. 

 M. Robinson (pp. 335-373) ; Chemotherapy of Haemonchosis in Sheep, by F. 

 Veglia (pp. 375-482) ; The Fate of Ingested and Injected Arsenic in Sheep, 

 with Special Reference to Treatment of Haemonchosis (pp. 483-538) and The 

 Microtitration of Arsenic (pp. 539-550), both by H. H. Green; The Effects of 

 .Vrsenite of Soda Dippiu;^ Fluids ou Working Oxen, by D. T. Mitchell (pp. 551- 



