468 FA'PF,!?T]\IKXT STATION REPORD. 



-\n.il.vs('s of l\v(i ooninit'nlal feeds, one a uiohiJ^si's feed, arc rcpoi-lcd mid dis- 

 ciisM'd with refcreure to rortu.miose (•onditious. 



The digestibility of dried beet pulp, K. Baeck (8i(ri\ Indiij. ct Colon., 7/ 

 iHXhS), \f,. n, II. 'i.'jL). — 111 a itaper presented at the Second International Con- 

 .uress of. Sugar and Fermentation Industries, the author summarizes experi- 

 inental data whidi in his ni)inion show tliat dryin? increases the disestihility of 

 the pulp. 



The use of olive marc for cattle feeding, A. Guyader (Bui. Dir. Agr. Com. 

 ct Colon. [Tunis], ].> ilUOS), Vo. '/O'. /ip. 7.^.^-/.^6■ ).— On the basis of analytical 

 data reported in comparison with other feeding stuffs, tlie antlior l>elieves that 

 olive marc is a Aalnable feed. The olive marc may be readily dried and ground. 



Patent horsebread, H. H. iloRCAN { Daily Consular and Trade Rpts. [V. S.], 

 JOOS, Xo. 3.^8.2, i>. II). — A brief account of a patent feed for horses which is 

 marketed in cake form and is said to be particularly rich in phosphoric acid 

 and lime in addition to the usual feed constituents. 



Beer yeast as a feeding stuff, E. Pott (IUus. Landw. Ztg., 2S (1908), No. 33, 

 IH). 20'), 296). — Data regarding the composition and feeding value of yeast and 

 yeast feeds are summarized and discussed. 



Notes from the chemical laboratories, H. Incle (Transvaal Agr. Jour., 6 

 (1908), Xo. 23, PI). ■'i26-.'/28). — Ground nut cake, wild plums, pearl millet, and 

 sunflower seed Avere analyzed with special reference to oil making in the case 

 of the plums and sunflower seed. The plum pits, if dried, would, according to 

 the author, contain 38.1 per cent oil. 



Concerning spoiled peanut cake, A. Gregoire, Hendrick, and E. Carpiaux 

 (Bui. 7//.s7. Chim. ( t Bait, (icnihhm.r, 1908, Xo. lo, pp. .'/.i-6J). — In all the spoiled 

 peanut cakes examined sugar was less than G per cent of the total organic 

 matter exclusive of fat, and acidity was greater than 60 per cent measured as 

 oleic acid. 



Do ptomaines and toxins occur in animal meal? Haefcke (Ztschr. Flcisch 

 u. Milclilnjg., 18 (1908), Xo. 8, pp. 2.JJ-2JJ). — Although the author was able to 

 identify, in decomposed meat and bone, ptomaines which have previously been 

 found, as well as new amino bases not hitherto reported, he was not able to 

 identify any specific ptomaine in such animal material which had been steriliz(>d 

 after spoiling. 



[Sex and birth weight of calves], C. L. Beach (Connecticut Storrs >S7rt. Rpl. 

 1907, pp. I'll), I'll)- — A table shows the yearly proportion of sexes in the college 

 herd. "During the 10 years, from 1897 to 1906, 201 calves were dropped, of 

 which 41.3 per cent were female and 58.7 per cent were male."' In a small 

 flock of Dorset sheep the number of ram lambs was largely in excess. The 

 weight of the calves at birth was, in general, proportioned to the weight of the 

 dams. The average daily foetal growth ranged from 0.38 lb. with Holstein 

 calves to 0.22 lb. with calves from .Jersey heifers. 



Calf raising, B. II. Jonas (Wiener Landir. Ztg., 58 (1908), Xo. Jf2, p. //36).— 

 The author studied the body develojjment of calves fed with and without access 

 to pasture, taking into account body measurements and gains in weight. His 

 conclusion is that calves with i)asture show the most satisfactory develojiment. 



Whole milk compared with skim milk alone and supplemented by other 

 feeds in calf feeding, G. Fingerling (Landir. Vers. Stat.. 68 (1908), No. S-'f, 

 pp. l.'it-188). — In the experiments reported the gains in weight and the metabo- 

 lism in nitrogen were the same on skim milk as on whole milk but the skim 

 milk did not have the same satisfactory dietetic properties as the whole milk. 

 In the author's opinion, milk fat is of value not only as a nutrient but also for 

 its dietetic, properties. 



