f I May, 1900.} QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 358 
COMMENTS. 
I. In each experiment there is a slight difference in the total milk yield in 
F; ur of the mangels, amounting to 7°50 Ib. in one case and 8:25 Ib. in the 
| “in the milk produced by four cows in two weeks. 
2. In each experiment, cows 1 and 2 started on sugar beets and finished on 
els, while cows 3 and 4: started on mangels and finished on sugar beets. 
tl 8. Everything considered, these experiments indicate that there is very 
®, I any, difference between mangels and sugar beets as foods for stimulat- 
' the flow of milk. It must be remembered, however, that these trials have 
Moh Zs Upon the relative values of these foods for maintaining life or 
dducing fat. 
tu 4. On the College farm mangels have given much larger yields per acre than 
| 8 beets.— Bulletin 110 of the Ontario Agricultural College. 
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ARTIFICIAL REARING OF YOUNG PIGS. 
By F, EK. H. W. KRICHAUFF, Cor. Mem. R.H.S. 
hy being too troublesome to give them the bottle, where the sow either died 
Milk fever or has not as many teats as she has young ones, Mr. Von 
u der constructed an apparatus, which proved effectual, and should be 
. “y of imitation where the young pigs are of a valuable breed. A box is 
“© subdivided in the centre. Semi-circular out-cuttings are made in these, 
“nst which small pint bottles with the milk are leaned separated from each 
nbs crossbars. Strong rubber sucking nipples are fixed on the bottles, to 
{yy i ® young pigs soon find their way after they have been held to them a 
es. The feeding bottles and nipples must be cleaned each time after 
ith hot water, and the latter are kept in cold water until again used. The 
“an get at the bottles from two sides, one row of bottles leaning to the 
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