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90 bushels per acre. It was planted on soil prepared in the usual way, with a 
dressing of 2 cwt. of Thomas’ phosphate per acre, and the crop covers one acre 
and a-half. The ordinary oat crop was sown early in May, and the “Surprise” 
early in June, and yet, though the new variety was put in a month later, it is 
already developing into ear, whereas the other is 4 feet 6 inches high, and 
the ear not yet showing. The fact that the “Surprise” matures more rapidly” 
is a strong point in its favour. The new oat was discovered in California, 
where it yields 70 bushels to the acre, almost double that of the other sorts. 
Mr. Martin is delighted with the results of his experiment, and it is his present 
intention to sow the new grain exclusively next season. His surplus seed is 
already bespoken at 10s. per bushel.—Stock and Station Journal. 
A NEW WAY OF PRESERVING MILK. 
Tue following comes from an American paper, and we give it for what it is 
worth :—* John Russell, of Seattle, Washington, is said to have discovered a 
process for preserving milk that will stagger the condensed milk people. 
Some samples have been kept for a year, and the milk has proved as fresh as 
when ‘put up.’ It is not ‘condensed,’ nor is it preserved by the use of any 
additional preservative. It is, however, subjected to a process known only to 
the discoverer. Milk and cream are both prepared in the same way, and have 
the same taste, appearance, and properties of the fresh article. Samples have 
been submitted to Dr. Spencer, the well-known bacteriologist, who is reported 
as having enthusiastically endorsed the milk as being pure and healthful. A 
factory has been erected, and the preserved milk is now being used in San 
Francisco, California. The possibilities of the discovery are described as being 
enormous ; and while it may injure the business of the milkman near the large 
cities, it will be of the greatest benefit to the more remote dairies and the 
consumers. At Point Reyes, where the parent factory is located, farmers are , 
offered 25 per cent. more for their milk than they could make by turning it 
into butter. The new process takes milk out of the list of perishable articles, 
and it is said that so cheap is the process that it can be practically sold at the 
same price as fresh milk. A family can get a dozen bottles, or a hundred for 
that matter, and keep them on hand ready to use at any time. It is expected 
that grocers will keep it on hand also, just as they do canned tomatoes or corn, 
asit can be handled just as safely and easily.— Agricultural Gazette, Tasmania, 
HOW TO MEASURE CORN IN CRIB. 
Tux following rule will apply to a crib of any kind:—'Iwo cubic feet of sound, 
dry corn in the ear will make a bushel shelled. ‘Yo get the quantity of shelled 
corn in a crib of corn in the ear, measure the length, breadth, and height of 
the crib inside of the rail. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the 
product by the height. Then divide the product by 2, and you have the 
number of bushels in the crib. 
’ EXAMPLE, ; 
Your crib or barn is 20 feet long, 10 feet broad, and 8 feet high. ‘This is 
packed with husked corn. 
90 x 10 X 8=1,600 cubic feet. 
Divide by 2, and you get 800, the number of bushels of shelled evain in your 
barn. 
To calculate the number of bushels of potatoes in a pit or bin, multiply 
the length, breadth, and depth of the pit or bin together, and divide by 8. 
To find the quantity of hay in a stack, make the same multiplications and 
allow 512 cubic feet to the ton. ‘That is, divide by 512 to obtain the number 
_ of tons in the stack. 
