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the use of Krouiul rifo hulls, which :iro usoloss as a feed, to iuliiltcr.ito niolnssos 

 grains and othor dairy feeds. "The jioor quality of eoHon-seed meal was due 

 largely to weather conditions through the growing season, making it more diffi- 

 cult for mills to separate the hulls from the seed," 



Analj'ses were also made of linseed meal, distillers' grains, hrewers' grains, 

 malt sprouts, gluten feed, wheat flour, bran and middlings, mixed feeds, animal 

 by-products, and ]troprietary feeds of various kinds. 



The artificial drying of moist feeding stuffs and their agricultural sig- 

 nificance, D, Meyer (Z>u' Kibmllichc TnjrJcniiiif/ dcr \\'hss< rn iciicii Fiiitcr- 

 mittil. Hanover, 1!)08, pp. VI + 130, figs. 20, dgms. 2). — This work describes 

 methods and apparatus used in drying beet chips, turnip tops, potatoes, brew- 

 ers' grains, and distillers' slops. The nutritive value of these feeding stuffs for 

 dilTerent kinds of live stoclv is also briefly treated in a popular manner. 



Corn grits and corn meal as brewing adjuncts, J. L. Wills (Brcicerx' Jour., 

 33 iWOti), A'o. 2, pp. 51-55, figs. 3).— The author discusses the adaptability of 

 the coi-n Ivernel to replace rice as a starch adjunct. Only No, 2 white corn with 

 degerminated kernel can be used for this purpose. The finished product consists 

 of hard white, angular fragments known as corn grits, and approaches rice in 

 composition. 



The composition of brewers' and distillers' grains, T. W. Fagan and C. 

 Allan {Edinb. and East of Scot. Col. Agr. Bui. 16, pp. 21). — The percentage 

 of fat and nitrogeneous matter was found to Aary to only a slightly greater 

 extent in distillers' grains than in brewers' grains. "As far as the chemical 

 analyses of the two grains is concerned there does not seem to be the difference 

 in composition that would be expected when the prices of the two fcx^ding 

 stufl's are taken into consideration." 



The nutritive value of grape marc, J. Fabue (Ann. Ecolc Xat. Agr. Mont- 

 pellicr, n. scr., S (1009), Xo. 3, pp. 210-228). — This is a report of analyses and of 

 digestion coefficients of grape marc. The percentage of digestibility in horses 

 was found to be as follows: Dry matter 28,5, protein 21,.5, fat 50.4, nitrogen-free 

 extract 34.5, fiber 20..3, and ash 20,0. In sheep the digestion coefficients were 

 for dry matter 33.6, protein 15,9, fat 4!),3, nitrogen-free extract 30.9, fiber 26.4, 

 and ash .">0.1 per cent. 



The occurrence of cyanogenetic glucosids in feeding stuffs, T. A. IIenrt 

 and S. J. M. Auld (Jour. Soc. Vlirm. Indus., 27 (1008), No. 0, pp. J,28-.',33, dgm. 

 1). — It has been previously noted that a number of plants used for feeding 

 stuffs contain cyanogenetic glucosids and a glucosidolytic euzym. When the.se 

 two products are brought into contact by placing them in water hydrocyanic 

 acid is produced as a result of the decomposition of the glucosid. The author 

 describes a method for determining the hydrocyanic-acid content and discusses 

 the possibility of poisoning stock by feeding plants in which hydrocyanic acid 

 is liable to be produced. If the enzyms in the plant are destroyed by heating 

 there is less danger of poisoning. 



Farm stock, C, W. Burkett (New York, 1000, pp. IX+358, pi. 1, figs. 113).— 

 This is a practical treatise on horses, cattle, sheep, and swine, including their 

 breeding, feeding, care, and management in health and disease. " It is an 

 everyday handbook of live stock and contains the best ideas gathered from the 

 various authorities and the experience of a score of practical men in all depart- 

 ments of live-stock production." 



The meat industry in Hungary, L. M. Douglas (Meat Trades' Jour.. 28 

 (1008). No. 1072, pp. 56.',. 565, figs. 3; Vet. Jour... 6.', (1908), No. J,02. pp. 505- 

 500, pis. 3). — The information contained in this brief i)opular account of animal 

 production and dairying in Hungary was obtained from a personal visit. 



