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In regard to the bearing of twin calves the same evidence is 
seen of individuality of the cow, since one of the cows reported 
had, out of a total of eight, six twin calves, another cow out of a 
total of nine calves had six twin calves, another out of 12 had 
four twin calves. 
The data is manifestly too limited for other than a hint as to 
the relative tendency of the several breeds toward twin-bearing, 
but there would seem to be far less frequency of twins with the 
Jersey than with the other breeds from which we have fairly 
good returns. The following table gives the number of calves 
reported of each breed, the number of twin calves and the per 
cent. of twins born to each breed: 

Number of BREED. Number of | Per cent. 
calves. twins. of twins. 
1, 0401) \Holstein-Uriesian ty. 27-0 cee 30 2.9 
451°) Guernsey’... bia cai eee eee 12 7 ile 
1,278, |) dersey 35/3) 1d. (ee See Gee ee eee 4 3 
259.) ded: Polleds{c27.coee oe ee re eee 14 5.4 
868 | ‘Shorthorns:/.:7o 4 sate eee ee 9 3 
340%) (Alyrsliire 2). 01.0. chee anes ste in nea | +t ee 
8 | Devons ..B. cc. cece ee ccc es cee eo bic} 5 sciin enn 
16 4 Aberdeen Angus, .\o. .supace ase ee Beer ov be eae 
$9.4 (Galloway os; . swe eee ee | o's oo gt 
8 | American Holderness. 2 24.223 Gee | ee 
| 

Experiments in Forcing Vegetables During Winter. 
The Station greenhouses will be devoted this winter again to 
forcing vegetables, growing mushrooms and pot experiments with 
fertilizers. This experiment in the forcing of green vegetables 
for the winter market will alone well repay one interested in 
new departures in agriculture to visit the Station and inspect the 
results which are there being secured. Last winter between the 
13th of December and the 26th of May there were produced in 
the Station greenhouses aggregating 148 feet in length by 20 
feet wide : 
Three hundred and twenty-five pounds of mushrooms, 1,056 
English cucumbers, 1,100 string beans, 12(4 dozen lettuce, 114 
dozen radish, 4104 pounds of tomatoes. 
