eriment of this kind, it would seem that:

Chickens fed on an exclusive corn diet will not make a satisfactory
development, particularly of feathers.

The bones of chickens fed upon a nitrogenous ration are fifty per
cent. stronger than those fed upon a carbonaceous ration.

Hens fed on a nitrogenous ration lay many more eggs but of smaller
size and poorer quality than those fed exclusively on corn.

Hens fed on corn, while not suffering in general health, become
sluggish, deposit large masses of fat on the internal organs, and lay
a few eggs of large size and excellent quality.

The flesh of nitrogenous fed fowls contains more albuminoids and less
fat than those fed on a carbonaceous ration, and is darker colored,
juicier and tenderer.

I.P. ROBERTS, Director.

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HERBACEOUS GRAFTING.

My attention has been called a number of times to the unsatisfactory
records and directions concerning the grafting of herbaceous plants.
There appears to have been very little attention given to the subject,
and the scant discussions of it are mostly copied from one author to
another. A few years ago I made some attempts at herbaceous grafting,
but it was not until last winter that experiments were seriously
undertaken. The work was put in the hands of J.R. Lochary as a subject
for a graduating thesis.

The experiments were undertaken primarily for the purpose of learning
the best methods of grafting herbs, but a secondary and more important
object was the study of the reciprocal influences of stock and cion,
particularly in relation to variegation and coloration. This second
feature of the work is still under way, in one form or another, and we
hope for definite results in a few years. As a matter of immediate
advantage, however, herbaceous grafting has its uses, particularly in
securing different kinds of foliage and flowers upon the same plant.
There is no difficulty in growing a half dozen kinds or colors, on
geraniums, chrysanthemums, or other plants from one stock of the
respective species.

Six hundred grafts were made in our trials last winter. It was found
that the wood must be somewhat hardened to secure best results. The
very soft and flabby shoots are likely to be injured in the operation
of grafting, and union does not take place readily. Vigorous coleus
stocks, three months old, gave best results if cut to within two or
three inches of the pot and all or nearly a