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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 429, 30 May 1902, Page 1

Professor Seton, of tho Yorkshire College, reports a repetition of his useful experiment in the rearing of calves on separated milk and cod livor oil instead of whole milk. The second trial confirmed the results of the first, to the effect that, although tho calves fed on whole milk did best, the other system of feeding was much more profitable. All tho calves were fed on whole milk for tho first six weeks of their lives after which they were divided into two lots, one being continued on the samo diet, while the other, after a week of gradually increasing substitution of separated milk and cod-liver oil, ceased to have whole milk entirely. By this time the allowance of oil was 2oz. per calf daily in ten pints of separated milk, increased to twelve pints a month later without any additional oil. The other lot had the same quantity of whole milk. These quantities were maintained till a week before weaning, when the calves were about twenty-five weeks old. During that week the allowance was steadily diminished, until it ceased. All the calves had a gradually increasing allowance of linseed cako and bran, with all the meadow hay that they could cat, after they were twelve weeks old. At weaning time the calves fed on whole milk averaged Bcwt Oqr 151 b each in live weight while the others averaged 2qr 111 b each less. But the former had cost three times as much as the latter to rear. Beating in mind the fact that the fat in 2oz of cod-

liver oil was much less than was contained in the whole milk, the further experiment of continuing the oil in the dry food of half the calves reared on separated milk was tried for nearly seven months, with excellent results, the calves at the end of the period having caught up the wholemilk animals in weight. It is important to use oil of good quality. Last year the French Government made a profit of over 1114,000,000 on its monopoly of the sale of tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, and matches. Australia’s general elevation above sea level is 790 ft., the mean of the whole world being 2290 ft-. In hospitals of less than 100 beds the | death rate is 65 per 1000; in those of over 200 beds it rises to 80 per 1000. Threo-fourtbs of the earth’s surface cannot be cultivated, owing to mountain ranges, deserts, swamps, and barren ground. The owners of copyright songs mean to bring a test case on the legal responsibility of people who buy “pirated” music on tko kerbstone. Pneumonia, with its swift attack, Shows mercy to but few, And those that strength and good health lack Can't hope to pull safe through. When winter brings its cold and wet, Such things we can endure If we but have the sense to get Some WOODS’ vtREAT PEPPER' | MINT CURE,