768 EXPERIMENT STATION KECORD. 



whe.it luidclliDgs, cotton-seed meal, bran, east-coast grass, ground clover, ship 

 stuff, gluten feed, rice flour, dried beet jmiIj), alfalfa meal, and pro]irietary feeds. 



Inspection and analyses of commercial feeding stuffs, 1910—11, W. F. 

 Hand et al. {Mississiijpi Sta. Buls. If/O, pp. 3-37; 152, pp. 3-31). — Analyses are 

 reported of 280 samples of rice bran, wheat bran, wheat shorts, wheat mid- 

 dlings, rice polish, ship stuff, corn chops, and mixed feeds. 



Chicag'o farmers' and drovers' journal: Yearbook of figures, 1912 (Chicago, 

 1912. pp. IK)).' — A brief statistical resume of the live stock movements In the 

 United States for 1011, including tables of prices, receipts of live stock, and 

 data on the principal feeding stuffs. 



Britain's sources of meats (Breeder's da;:., 61 (1912), No. o, pp. 2.50, 251). — 

 Statistics are presented showing the decline in the exports of live cattle and 

 sheep and dressed beef from the United States and Canada to Great Britain 

 during the past 7 years, and the increase in the exportation of dressed beef 

 from Argentina. 



The live stock trade, C. A. Penning (Jaarb. Dept. Landb. Xederland. Indie, 

 1910, pp. 269-286, pi. 1). — This contains statistics on the live stock industry in 

 the Dutch East Indies. 



Cattle breeding, F. B. Lohnis (VersJag. en Meded. Dir. Lnndh. Dept. Landb., 

 Nijv. en, Handel, 1911. No. 6, pp. 10 f/). — A genei'al and statistical article on cat- 

 tle breeding, breeders' associations, and related matters. 



Annual report of the general manager, Naivasha stock farm, for 1910—11, 

 X. A. McGreook (Dept. Agr. Brit. East Africa Ann. h'pt. 1910-11, pp. 119-^ 

 132). — This contains notes on the adaptability of imported breeds of do- 

 mesticated animals and their crosses under East African conditions. 



The period of rutting in cattle, swine, and horses, J. Struve (/•'»/( /(hj/'.s 

 Landio. Ztg., 60 (1911), No. 2^, pp. S33-83S) .—This contains data on the fre- 

 (luency and duration of the rutting period. The figures given for the average 

 length from the beginning of one to the occurrence of the next period is 20.15S 

 days for cows and 20.66 for swine. The exact time was found to be more 

 ditHcult to determine in the case of horses, but is thought to be about the same. 



The cattle in the region of the central Pyrenees, J. Girard (Rev. Vet. 

 \Totilouse], 37 (1912), Nos. J, pp. 7-lIi; 2, pp. 75-86; 3, pp. 13-^-146, figs. -}).— 

 A description is given of the origin and characteristics of the cattle in the 

 highlands and vales of southwestern France. All are of the same general 

 type but they are known by many different names. 



A new form of a small diluvial primitive ox (Bos urus minutus n. sp.), 

 K. VON DEN Malsburg (Bul. Internat. Aead. Sci. Cracovie, CI. Sei. Math, et 

 Nat., 8er. B, 1911, No. 5, pp. 340-S48, pis. 3; abs. in Arch. Rassen u. Gesell. 

 Biol., 8 (1911), No. 6, p. 802). — A description is given of 3 imperfect bovine 

 skulls obtained from diluvial strata, which closely resemble B. primigenius 

 except in size. The author thinks they represent an intermediate form brought 

 about by unfavorable conditions. 



Contributions to the physiology of the nutrition of growing animals. — 

 III, The protein requirements of growing cattle, G. Fingerling (Landic. 

 Vers, ^tnt., 76 (1912), No. 1-2. pp. /-?'/). — From a series of metabolism ex- 

 periments with 4 calves on different rations the author concludes that 1.5 kg. 

 of digestible protein per 1,000 kg. live weight per day gives as satisfactory 

 results for calves from 5 to 9 months of age as a larger proportion of protein, 

 provided thei'e are sufficient carbohydrates in the ration. 



Notes on the primitive breeds of sheep in Scotland, H. J. Elwes (Scot. 

 Nat., 1912, Nos. 1, pp. 1-7; 2, pp. 25-32; 3, pp. 49-52, pis. 3).— A discussion of 

 the origin and characteristics of the native breeds of sheep in the islands of 



