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The final item on the score-card, namely, the awarding of 

 marks for the general appearance of entry, is also an important 

 matter. Unclean packages, torn lining paper, unnecessary 

 packing materials, etc., do not command that attention which 

 is readily obtained from buyers if a little care is given to the 

 style and attractiveness of a package of fruit, whether exposed 

 for sale or unopened. The value of an attractive appearance 

 should not be underestimated, when placing a package of quality 

 apples before the public, whether for sale or exhibition. 



At the forthcoming Imperial Show, exhibits not complying 

 with the standard commercial regulations recently recom- 

 mended bv the Advisorv Committee will be disqualified bv the 

 Judges, and exhibitors should pay special regard to the rules 

 governing packages and style of " packs " to be used. 



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NOTES ON FEEDING STUFFS FOR 



OCTOBER. 



E. T. IIalnan, M.A., Dip. Agric. (Cantab.), 



Ministrii oj Agriculture and Fisheries. 



The Use of Roots for Stock Feeding. — The root crops this 

 year promise on the whole to be very good, and on most farms 

 roots will be in abundance for use for feeding stock. A few notes 

 on the feeding of roots may therefore be welcome here. Under 

 the term root crops, we include as a general rule, potatoes, 

 carrots, swedes, turnips, kohl rabi, mangolds and sugar beet. 



Composition. — Root crops are all succulent foods, containing 

 a large amount of water, varying from approximately 75 per 

 cent, in the potato to over 90 per cent, in the turnip. In fact, 

 the turnip contains less soKd matter than milk. Roots are 

 " starchy " foods, that is, they contain a large amount of starchy 

 or sugary material, and very little protein or flesh forming 

 material. Potatoes are rich in starch (about 21 per cent.), sugar 

 beet is rich in sugar (15-20 per cent.), and carrots, mangolds, 

 swedes and turnips, although they contain less than 10 per cent, 

 of starchy material have it in the form of easily digestible sugars. 



Use. — Root crops are bulky foods and are therefore largely 

 used for ruminating anim.als such as cattle and sheep, although 

 they are of distinct value to pigs when fed in smaller quantity. 

 They form a succulent feed, and owing to their cooling and 

 laxative effect, are very suitable for use with straw and certain 



