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Progress in the manufacture of starch, II. II \xo\\ I Chem. /'</., 29 

 <;;, /, {). — A re\ iew of the progress made in this indust ry in 1904. 



Complete treatise on the manufacture of beer, < i. Moreai and I. I 

 ,-,, nplet de hi fabrication des bie es. Paris: Ch. Beranger, 1905, pp. 61 ;. ph. 

 rev. in Bui. fast. Pasteur, S I 1905), No. 17, p. 6 



Further inquiries into the systematic leaching- of grape husks for the 

 recovery of spirit usually allowed to go to waste in ordinary practice, A. .1. 

 Jerkins and W. li. Jamieson (Jour. Dept. Agr. So. Aust.,9 I 1905 , No. 1. pp. 

 Further investigations have shown that the husks "•airy away aboul 

 <>t" proof spirit per ton, or the equivalenl of aboul 6 gal. of proof spirit per ton of 

 grapes crushed. Of this amount aboul 80 per cent maybe recovered 1>> thi 

 tematic leaching of the pressed husks on the plan described by the authors here and 

 in their previous report I E. S. R., L6, p. 267 I. 



On the production of sweet cider, <i. Warcoi i hi: i Compt. Rend. Ao 

 [Paris], 140(1905), A 7 o. 26, pp. 1711-1713). — In laboratory experiments good results 

 torere secured in keeping apple must under anaerobic conditions, whereby only pan 

 of the sugar was converted into alcohol before the fermentation ceased. Further 

 experiments are to be made on a practical scale. 



The national fruit and cider institute and its work, B. T. I'. Barker 

 1:<I. Agr. [London], 12 ( 1905), No. 6, pp. 331-334, figs. 4)— In this account of the 

 institute are given brieflj some of the results bo far obtained. 



Twenty-eighl varieties of apples and 4 varieties of pears obtained from 8 counties 

 Were analyzed and used separately in making cider, [n general the cider madi 

 ksingle variety was uot of high quality, [t is believed that the quality of a cider 

 lepends primarily on the varieties used, and that the principal characters of any 

 variety affecting its value for this purpose are chemical composition, flavor, and rate 

 of fermentation of juice. 



In addition to securing data on the value of individual varieties for eider making, 

 Information has also been obtained on the subject of blending. 



Pure cultures in vinegar making, W. Henneberg (Centbl. BaJct. [etc.], 2.AbL, 

 . No. 22-23, p. 681 1 .— In this preliminary communication the author reports 

 pie satisfactory use of pure cultures of bacteria in vinegar making. Vinegar con- 

 taining 11^ per cent of acid and entirely clear has been produced in thi- nay. 



Citric acid from lemon waste direct, A. Heingartneb (Mo. Consular Rpts. 

 [('. ,$.], 1905, No. 297, p. 101). — A method of extracting citric acid from Lemon waste 

 Krect is reported to have been discovered by Giovanni Etestuccia of Italy. Details 

 are not given. 



VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



Some important foreign veterinary investigations, E. V. Wilcoj U. v 

 bept. Agr., Office Expt. Slas. Rpt. 1904, PP- 545-573).— This article is a digest of results 

 ■btained by foreign investigators in the study of tuberculosis, rabies, tetanus, anthrax. 

 Texas fever, rinderpest, and milk fever. 



Report of veterinary director general, J. (i. Rutherford (Rpt. Min. Agr. 

 Uanada, 1904, pp. 49-186, figs. 15). — The usual details and special report- are pre- 

 fented concerning the health of animals in various parts of the Dominion of < lanada. 



Hog cholera appears to be on the decrease. Attention was given to the eradica- 

 tion of tuberculosis and glanders. In a study of the Pictou cattle disease, results 

 wen obtained which indicate that the disease is due to eating ragwort. All attempts 

 to transmit the disease by contagion gave negative results. Further experiments 

 will be conducted along this line. A vigorous campaign is being carried on for the 

 eradication of cattle mange and maladie du coit. 



Brief notes are given on mange in horses, sheep scab, anthrax, blackleg, actino- 

 Iftcillosis, actinomycosis, swamp fever, meat inspection, quarantine, and dipping 

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