INFLUENCE OF CHOLERA ON THE LOWER ANIMALS. 703 
27*50 oz. of butter for 16 qts. of new milk. 
23 '40 oz. „ each qt. of cream. 
During May, 1856, my cows being on open pasture during 
the day, were supplied with two full feeds of the steamed 
mixture, together with a supply of green rape-plant each 
morning and evening. 
The result was that from 324 qts. of old milk 23 qts. of 
cream were skimmed, of which 22 were churned and pro- 
duced 515 oz. of butter, which shows — 
24 oz. of butter from 16 qts. of new milk. 
2241 oz. „ each qt. of cream. 
My food during the winter season 1855-56 has slightly 
varied from that of 1854-55. In October, a respectable 
maltster in this village, who keeps dairy cows, asked me to 
purchase malt combs, of which he had a surplus. Having 
learnt from him on inquiry, that from the use of them he 
obtained a larger yield of milk, without detriment to the 
condition of his cows, I was led to think that they contained 
a considerable per centage of albuminous matter. I took 
some on trial and forwarded a sample for analysis, which 
I supply, together with one of bran : 
Malt Combs. 
Bran. 
Moisture . 
. 3*21 
Moisture . 
. 12-85 
Oil . . 
. 2-96 
Oil . 
. 5-56 
Albuminous matter . 
. 23-87 
Albuminous matter . 
. 13-80 
Starch, sugar, &c. 
. 45 94 
Ash* 
. 611 
Woody fibre 
. 18-80 
Other constituents . 
. 6168 
Mineral matter . 
. 5*22 
J. T. Way. 
100-00 
Anderson. 
100-00 
* — Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society . 
(To be continued .) 
ON THE INFLUENCE OF CHOLERA ON THE LOWER 
ANIMALS. 
By W. Lauder Lindsay, M.D., Perth. 
(Read before the Epidemiological Society , London , June 2, 1856.) 
(Concluded from p. 651). 
From observations and experiments made in various parts 
of Central Europe, and to a less extent in India and Britain, 
it would appear that, coincident in date with cholera epi- 
* The ash contains 50 per cent, phosphoric acid. 
