Value Of Cocoa Shell

TESTS proving that cocoa shell is a safe accessory in the fodder of cattle were described at a meeting at Birmingham University, England, early in November.

The cocoa bean, it was stated, contained a large amount of vitamin D, which in creased the vitamin content of milk and butter from the winter to the summer level. Herds given coarse cake composed of cocoa shells yielded richer milk, which was free from taint, and increased the but ter fat to the correct quantity, 21b. a day.

Mr. R. Symes, well-known Edie Creek miner, sailed from Rabaul, New Guinea, for the East by the Neptuna on October 31.