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Mustangs, busters and outlaws of the Nevada wild horse country, R, 

 Steele (Amer. Mag., 12 {1911), No. 6, pp. 756-765, figs. 12). — A popular ac- 

 count of the methods of capturing and training for service the wild horses in 

 the western United States. There are said to be many thousand of these 

 horses in Nevada alone. 



The army horse, F. von Damnitz {Das Armeepferd vnd die Versorgung der 

 modcrneih heere mit Pferden. Lcipsic, 1911, pp. 111). — A small treatise on the 

 desirable characteristics of horses needed in the army, and how the supply for 

 the future can be maintained. 



Scheme for encourag'ing the breeding of Irish draft horses {Dept. Agr. and 

 Tech. Instr. Ireland Jour., 11 {1911), No. 3, pp. 525, 528). — An official document 

 outlining a method for government assistance for improving the draft horse in 

 Ireland. 



The utilization of the zebra and its hybrids, H. W. Pitchford {Agr. Jour. 

 Union So. Africa, 2 {1911), No. Jf, pp. 483-485). — The advantages of using 

 zebras as draft animals are pointed out. 



Practical poultry keeping, A. W. Foley {Alherta Dept. Agr., Poultry Bui. 2, 

 pp. 79, figs. 66). — This contains a table of temperatures taken in different types 

 of poultry houses, and discusses poultry house construction, hatching, brooding, 

 fattening, winter egg production, and related topics. 



English and Australian laying competitions, E. Brown {Jour. Bd. Agr. 

 [London^, 18 {1911), No. 7, irp. 579-589, figs. 2).— A discussion of the results 

 of these competitions, and the lessons to be drawn therefrom. 



The cold storage of eggs, G. Bradshaw {Agr. Gaz. N. 8. Wales, 22 {1911), 

 No. 11, pp. 994-1000). — A resume of methods for preserving eggs in various 

 ways, and in particular the keeping of eggs in cold storage as practiced in New 

 South Wales. Some statistical data on the extent of the industry are given. 



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Feeding experiments with milch cows, N. O. Hofman-Bang et al. {Ber. K. 

 Vet, og Landhohojskoles Lab. Landokonom. Forsog {Copenhagen], 76 {1911), 

 pp. 41+76). — A 5-year test in the comparative feeding values of different kinds 

 of hay, grain, and roots. The trials were made on 6 different estates, with 51 

 lots of cows of 10 each, according to the plan adopted in the Danish cow-feeding 

 experiments (E. S. R., 9, p. 9S3). The rations fed did not vary greatly from 

 those ordinarily fed on Danish dairy farms. 



The results of the trials are briefly summarized as follows : Two and one- 

 half kg. meadow hay and 1 kg. dry matter in roots could very nearly replace 

 each other, and both easily replaced 1 kg. of mixed barley and oats both as re- 

 gards the quantity and quality of milk and the health of the cows. Three kg. 

 of meadow hay and 2| kg. of alfalfa hay could likewise replace 1 kg. oil cakes 

 (a mixture of cotton-seed meal, peanut cakes and sunflower cakes). An addi- 

 tion of 1 kg. of meadow hay or 1 kg. of alfalfa daily per cow caused an appre- 

 ciable increase in the flow of milk, and the same held true with an addition of 

 5 kg. of straw daily per cow. 



Complete data relating to the rations fed, the amounts and quality of milk 

 produced per lot during the different periods, weights of cows, and the Chemical 

 composition of the different feeds and milk are given. 



Influence of sesame cake on the quality of butter, L. F. Rosengren {Meddel. 

 Centralanst. Forsoksv. Jordbruksomrddet, 1911, No. .^7, pp. 4,' K- Landtbr. Akad. 

 Handl. och Tidskr., 50 {1911), No. 7, pp. 621, 622). — The experiments made by 

 the author showed that sesame cake was similar to peanut cake as regards 

 influence on the flavor of butter, and that it produced a good quality of butter 

 in allowances up to 3 kg. per cow daily. 



