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abort time before the commencement of the experiment 

 they underwent a preparatory period of feeding, in order 

 to accustom them to the experimental foods Lot I. 

 getting linseed cake, Lot II. decorticated cotton cake, 

 and Lot III. palm-kernel cake. The cakes were fed in 

 mixture with locust-bean meal, and were from the first 

 taken readily by all the animals. The experimental 

 period, which extended to eighty-four days, was divided 

 into three periods of twenty-eight days each, the animals 

 being weighed at the commencement, and again at the 

 end of each period. The final conclusions reached were : 



"I. Fed in the same quantities, palm-kernel cake may 

 be expected to give equally as good a return in live 

 weight increase as linseed cake or decorticated cotton 

 cake, and at present prices it gives a better monetary 

 return than either of these. 



" II. Fed in mixture with locust-bean meal, it is 

 taken readily by stock, and no difficulty need be experi- 

 enced in storing cake containing a comparatively large 

 percentage of oil." 



The County of Northumberland Education Committee 

 has issued a very valuable report on palm-kernel cake 

 and meal, and coconut cake compared with Soya cake 

 for fattening cattle and sheep. The trials were carried 

 out at the County Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Cockle Park. The summary results were : 



