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The Corn Markets in May. 



[JUNE, 



distinct diminution in the increase in live weight and to an increased 

 consumption of carbo-hydrates. Only where a slow process of fatten- 

 ing with poor food was aimed at could the albuminoids be reduced 

 below the normal without disadvantage. 



The proportion of digestible albuminoids to be given in a " normal " 

 ration per 1,000 lb. live weight was as follows : — 



Weight of Animals. Digestible Albuminoids. 



Lb. Lb. 



44 • 6-2 



no ... ... 4-5 



H3 3"5 



198 • 3'o 



286 ... 2-4 



Some particulars are given of the estimated cost of feeding per 

 100 lb. of live weight increase. 



Composition of Bordeaux Mixture (Prak. Blatter fiir Pflanzenbau, 

 March, 1909). — This publication contains some observations on experi- 

 ments by Herr F. W. Kelhofer to improve the keeping qualities of 

 Bordeaux mixture. It was found that with a mixture of a neutral 

 character, or giving only a slight alkaline reaction, the addition of 10-20 

 grammes per hectolitre (f oz. to § oz. per 22 gallons) of sugar was suffi- 

 cient to prevent the decomposition of the mixture for over a year. The 

 quantity of sugar is dependent on the proportion of lime ; for example, 

 mixtures composed of 1, 2, or 3 kg. of lime to 2 kg. of sulphate of 

 copper per 100 litres of water would require respectively 20, 30, and 40 

 grammes of sugar. These quantities are equal approximately to an 

 addition of 3!, 6|, and q| oz. of sugar respectively to a mixture contain- 

 ing 10, 20, or 30 lb. lime to 20 lb. sulphate of copper per 100 gallons. 

 The sugar should be added immediately the mixture is made, or at least 

 within 24 hours. If experience proves that this method works satis- 

 factorily in practice, it would have the advantage of enabling 

 gardeners and small growers who require to use only small quantities 

 of Bordeaux mixture at a time to make up a sufficient supply to meet 

 their needs for some months instead of making a fresh mixture for 

 each application. 



THE CORN MARKETS IN MAY. 

 C. Kains-Jackson. 



The chief facts of the wheat trade for May are, in the first place, 

 that it has not been influenced by market transactions in America as 

 was the trade of April, and in the second place, that it has not witnessed 

 a decline in values. In the market for feeding stuffs, there has not 

 been any noticeable falling off in demand, despite the advance of the 

 season, and in consequence there has not been any decline in prices. 

 The one positive element in which the situation is markedly changed 

 from a month ago is in the very heavy shipments of the new Argentine 

 maize crop. At the end of April maize supplies on passage were 

 inadequate to meet prospective requirements ; whereas at the end of 

 May they amounted to 1,200,000 qrs. 



