(102 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Stock and poultry powders or condimental foods, J>. O. Noukse and M. 

 FKiwii'sox (Virginia ,Sl(i. Bui. 144, j^p. 10). — Micros(;upifal analyses are reported of 

 23 kinds of condition powders, stock foods, condimental poultry foods, and similar 

 goods. AVithout exception they were found to contain small amounts of such 

 materials as charcoal, sulphur, alum, fenugreek, epsom salts, gentian, common salt, 

 cayenne, and ginger, the greater bulk consisting of ordinary feeding stuffs such as 

 grouud wheat feed, corn meal, linseed meal, cotton-seed meal, gluten, etc. 



Tlie authors point out that the actual cost of manufacture nmst be small, probably 

 not exceeding $40 ])er ton, while the cost to the consumer varied from $140 to $1,600 

 per ton. The use of these condimental feeds is discouraged. 



"Whenever the condition of an animal is such as to require tonics or medicines of 

 any kind, it is far better and much less expensive to employ a veterinarian to pre- 

 scribe a treatment peculiar to its ailment, or when a veterinarian can not be had, the 

 family physician can often advise a treatment which will be infinitely more reliable 

 than an indiscriminate mixture which may have absolutely no value as a medicine." 



Colonial products of animal origin, H. J. de Cordemoy {Les produits coloraaux 

 iVorir/iiie animale. Paris: J. B. Bailli^re & Son, 1903, pp. VIII-\-391, Jigs. 94). — In 

 this volume, which is largely made up of descriptive and statistical matter, the author 

 discusses food materials and industrial products. Under food materials are included 

 preserved meats and meat i:)roducts, fish and fish products, edible birds' nests, etc. 

 The industrial products include silkworms, fur-bearing animals, ivory, sponges, 

 feathers, etc. 



The digestibility of dry and moist albumen with, and without the addition 

 of meat extract, M. Voit {Ztschr. BioL, 45 {1903), No. 1, i)p. 79-103).— In experi- 

 ments with dogs the digestibility of the dry matter, organic matter, and nitrogen of 

 dry meat meal was much less than in the case of freshly extracted meat. The addi- 

 tion of meat extractives did not imjirove the digestibility of the meat protein. 

 The bearing of the experiments on general questions of digestibility is discussed at 

 length. 



Decomposition of vegetable feeding stuflfs by bacteria, J. Konig (Fiihling's 

 Landir. Ztg., ,52 {1903), No. 9, pp. 322-326) .—Tha investigations here summarized 

 have been noted from another publication (E. S. R., 15, p. 65). 



Products formed by rotting barley, J. K. Lermer {Ztschr. Gesam. Brauv., 

 1902, No. 25, p. 165; abs. in Hyg. Rundschau, 13 {1903), No. 18, pp. 948, 5.^.9).— The 

 author studied and measured the gaseous products formed from barley at different 

 stages of decomposition. 



Disembittering lupines, B. Shiryayev {Zap. Novo-Alexandri Inxt. ScM. Klwz. i 

 Lgesov, 15 {1902), No. 2, pp. 193-197). — Good results were obtained in removing the 

 bitter matter from lupines by boiling them for an hour and then washing for 24 hours 

 in running water at 8° C. Detailed analyses of the lupines before and after treat- 

 ment are reported. The total loss of dry matter varied from 16.5 to 18 per cent, the 

 losses consisting largely of the less valuable constituents rather than alljumen. — v. 



FIREMAN. 



Meat production in Queensland, H. Dexler {Ztschr. Fleisch- u. Milchlujg., 13 

 {1902-3), Nos. 3, pp, 65-72; 4, pp. 97-105, figs. 4).—-^ descriptive article. 



Information concerning common goats, G. F. Thompson {U. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Bturau of Animal Industri/ Circ. 42, 2>P- U)- — The term "common goats" is used to 

 include all mongrels, in order to distinguish them from Angora goats, which are a 

 Sjiecific breed. Goat leather, according to the author, is always in demand, that of 

 the conunon goats being useful for the manufacture of shoes and kid gloves, while that 

 of the Angora is used for making morocco leather and to a considerable extent for 

 the manufacture of heavy working gloves. In general, the longer the fleece the poorer 

 the skin for leather making. 



Statistics are quoted regarding the number of goats in the United States and imports 

 of goat skins. The fact is emphasized that though the total numl)er of goats kept in 



