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and other residues from the manufacture of starch, glucose, 

 whisky, and alcohol, are used for feeding cattle. Formerly 

 it was the custom to employ these waste matters in the moist 

 state, but in most parts of the country this practice has been 

 superseded by the method of drying the residues and selling 

 them in the practically anhydrous condition. In this form 

 they are much more easily transported, the objectionable 

 odours which w^ere a predominant characteristic of the moist 

 food are removed, and its wholesomeness is promoted. The 

 method of preparing these foods is practically the same 

 as that used in the saving of residues from breweries for 

 feeding purposes, and the nutritive value of the Indian 

 corn residues is said to be quite equal to that of brewers' 

 grains. 



International Poultry Exhibition at :st. Petersburg. 



In the September number of this Journal particulars were 

 given of the regulations issued by the committee of the 

 International Poultry Exhibition to be held at St. Peters- 

 burg from the 13th to the 28th May, 1899. The Board have 

 now received a copy of the instructions for judging the 

 exhibits, of which the following are the principal points : — • 

 Domestic birds will be judged according to the standard of 

 the country from which they are sent, but birds with physical 

 defects or not corresponding to the standard will not be 

 judged. The highest prizes are only to be awarded to pens 

 consisting of one male and two female birds ; pens of one 

 male and one female bird cannot receive any higher prize 

 than a small gold medal, nor single specimens a higher 

 prize than a large silver medal. In judging cross-bred birds, 

 the points which will be taken into consideration are size, 

 strength, and fattening qualities. Pigeons will be examined 

 and judged according to existing standards, and carrier 

 pigeons maybe subjected to a trial. First prizes, such as 

 g-old medals, etc., will only be awarded to poultry breeders, 

 inventors of incubators and other apparatus for poultry- 

 keeping, and to authors of works of ornithological literature. 



