230 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Special : 



98 — Mnegar. 



99 — The Detroit Commission Plan of City Milk Administration. 

 100— Soy Beans. 

 101 — Oats in Michigan. 



102 — Dusting and Spraying Experiments in 1918 and 1919. 

 Circulars : 



11 — Laws Governing the Protection and Planting of Street 



Trees. 

 12— Short Season Hay Crops. 



43 — Increasing the I'roduction of the Bearing Apple Orchard. 

 Technical : 



15 — The Effect of Fertilizer Salts Treatments on the Composi- 

 tion of Soil Extracts. 

 4G — The Use of Solutions of Ammonium Citrate for the Esti- 

 mation of Keverted Calcium Phosphate. 

 17 — Studies in the Heat Resistant Organisms of Cold Packed 



Canned Peas. 

 48 — The Lecania of Michigan. 



We greatly appreciate the harmonious and vigorous efforts of all 

 station workers during the year, culminating in satisfactory results 

 and progress. We regret to announce the resignation of H. AY. Nor- 

 ton. Jr., taking effect May 1st, after several years of valuable service 

 as Live Stock Experimenter and assistant to the Director. 



RespectfuUv submitted, 



R. S. Shaw, 

 Director of the Experiment Station. 

 East Lansing. Michigan, June 30, 1920. 



REPORT OF THE SECTION OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. 



Director R. S. Shaw, East Lansing, Michigan. 



Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit the follo]s\ing report of the ex- 

 perimental work conducted by the Animal Husbandry section during 

 the past year. 



Many feeders have been questioning the advisability of placing a large 

 amount of corn in the silo, contending that it was worth more as dry 

 grain. In October, 1919, one silo was filled with normal corn silage, 

 with corn planted for husking ])nrposes and all ears j^ut in the silo. 

 The other silo was filled with stover, all ears being removed before en- 

 siling. One lot of steers was fed from each silo. Aside from the differ- 

 ence in the silage, all other conditions were identical for each lot. The 

 steers fed on normal silage made an average daily gain of 2.09 pounds. 

 The steers fed on stover silage made an average daily gain of 1.58 pounds. 

 While the steers fed on normal silage made somewhat larger gains than 

 the steers fed stover silage, the extra gain made by the former lot of 

 steers was very expensive in terms of corn required to produce it. This 



