10 Jl'LV. 191-'-] General Notes. 409 



GEXERAL NOTES. 



EXPORT OF GRAPES FROM SPAIN— 



The official bulletin of the Algerian (jovernment. in its issue of ist 

 February last, gives the following information concerning the exportation 

 of fresh grapes from Almeria (Spain) during 191 1: — 2,450,593 barrels 

 in all were shipped, or 422,625 more than in 1910. 



The (juality of the fruit was superior, but growers appear to have been 

 ui^able to regulate supply and demand, so that excessive 'juantities were 

 shipped to certain markets with the usual disastrous results. Prices were as 

 follows : — 



In England . . . . 88. to lO.'^. per barrel (40 lbs. nett). 



(Special lots up to 22s. per barrel.) 

 In .America . . . . $3 to $4 (12s. to 16s.) 



In Germany .. .. floOM to lOoOM. (9s. (kl. to 10s. Od.) 



The shipments were as follows : — 



United Kingdom — barrels. Ijarrels 



Liverpool . . . . . . . . . . 537,710 



London . . . . . . . . . . 358,158 



Glasgow .. .. .. .. .. 125,379 



Hull, Newcastle Bristol, Cardiff, and Manchester . . 159,504 



United Strifes — 



New York .. .. .. .. .. 808,717 



Philadelphia and Co-^ton .. .. .. .. 11,837 



1,180,757 



820.554 



(Jermani/ — 



Hamburs . . • • • • • • • • 3<)4,665 



Bremen^ .. .. .. .. .. 23,288 



Other Ports .. .. .. .. ,.. 01.329 449.282 



Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.450,593 



In addition to the above, 17.948 half-barrels were exported to different 

 ports. 



Rice husks were experimented with as a substitute for granulated cork 

 by some shippers, but the results were disastrous. 



CATTLE BREEDING AND DAIRY RECORDS— 



It is absolutelv impossible for a cow, which is yielding large quantities 

 of solid matter in her milk up to wdthin the or six weeks of calving, to 

 do full justice to the reproduction of her own species, and thus it is that 

 so manv bulls obtained from high-vielding cows are a failure at the stud. 

 The practice on the Government Stud Farm has been to subordinate milk 

 yields to the production of the species in a high order. In other words, 

 once a cow has shown herself to be first-class there is no effort to continue 

 to obtain from her a large quantitv of milk and butter per year. Agriciil- 

 tiiral Gazette. New South Wales. 



Ripe seeds contain about 12, felled timber 40, grass 75. potatoes 75, and 

 turnips 90 per cent, of water. There is 3 per cent, more water in turnips 

 than in milk. 



Animals give out carbonic acid when they breathe, and plants form the 

 greater part of their substance from this gas. It has been estimated that 

 an acre of fore.st producing 2 tons of dry matter annually will consume 

 the carbonic acid produced bv 12 men. 



