August I, 189T,] Stippknient to the ^^Tropical Agncuitmist." 
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of the French dairy' farmers in the dej)artm.eut of 
Finisterre. They claim to have proved by ex- 
periments that when cows drink , hot water they 
yield one-third more milk than when they are 
refreshed with cold water only. Caution must 
of course be observed in adopting the new system. 
Avaricious dairymen must beware of scalding 
the throats of their cows in their haste to avail 
themselves of this discovery, which is vouched 
for by the Consul at Brest. The proportions, it is 
said, are half a pail of boiling water to half a 
pail of cold water. 
A Commission appointed under the Scottish 
Universities Act have issued a draft Ordinance 
abolishing the degree of B. Sc. in Agriculture at 
the Edinburgh University. It was through the 
efforts of Prof. Wallace that this University insti- 
tuted the degree, the first of its kind in the world ; 
and following it the leading English Universities 
are founding similar degrees. Much dissatisfac- 
tion is felt in Scotland at the action of the Com- 
missioners, and there is some prospect of an Agri- 
cultural College being founded to supply the 
University course that will before long be given 
up. 
