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his astonishment, he was informed that of the three cows 
which he had condemned, two had ruminated that morning, 
and the third had began to feed, but rumination had not yet 
returned. The treatment was continued with the whole of 
these cattle, but the author did not visit them again, as they 
were left under the care of his colleague ; the whole of them, 
however, recovered. 
The proprietor had asked M. Petry’s advice as to the 
innoculation of them as proposed by M. Willems, but his 
answer was that he preferred active treatment to this pre¬ 
tended prophylactic, in which he had no faith, and this 
decided the question. 
SORGHO CONSIDERED AS EOOD EOR CATTLE. 
Amongst all the plants which have of late been recom¬ 
mended as food for cattle, the sorgho is that which has most 
attracted the greatest attention of the agriculturist. It has 
had its detractors, as well as its enthusiasts; nothing, there¬ 
fore, can be more appropriate than a report of its cultivation 
in the Canton Huy. 
This plant, though,originally one of hot countries, is not alto¬ 
gether unknown, but like many others, has passed compara¬ 
tively unnoticed. Sorgho was first introduced into the south 
of France, where it was cultivated as an alcoholiferous plant. 
Gradually it has spread to the north, where it is now exten¬ 
sively grown for feeding of cattle. In Belgium it is as yet little 
known, the agricultural journals having only given it a passing 
notice ; but the introduction of it into a neighbouring country 
gave some encouragement that it might succeed. To effect 
this, the administrative council procured some of the seeds, 
w hich were distributed in the spring of 1857. The result of 
these experiments w r as highly gratifying, and beyond all 
expectation. In 1858 these experiments were renew-ed on a 
larger scale, and notwithstanding the great drought of the 
summer, the consequence was to place the sorgho as one of 
the best plants as provender for cattle.. Mons. H—, of 
Antheit, cultivated some very indifferent land, from which he 
had three crops: the first, 80 centimetres in height, the 
second one metre, and the third one metre; a total of 
2m. 80c. In respect of quality, it is as satisfactory as 
its quantity. Mons. H— has made an observation which 
is of great importance. Two adjoining fields of sorgho 
