268 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Suggestions are given for improving the native cattle by using pure bred 

 imported stoclc. During the past year tlie station has obtained 5 ewes and 1 

 ram of African wool less sheep, with a view to encourage the production of 

 nuitton which is in groat demand. ITp to the present time they have not been 

 troubled with insect pests or i)arasites and no indication of foot rot has been 

 noticed during the rainy period as they are kept in a well-drained jiaddock with 

 access to a dry shed, (ioats are nuich more numerous on the island than sheep 

 and at present furnish a large part of the meat, which is sold for mutton, as 

 well as the milk for family use to the poorer classes. Berkshires are the only 

 breed of pigs kept at the station. They keep hi good health, are thrifty and 

 vigorous, and appear to do well <»u the native grasses. They are also fetl 

 shorts, coi'n meal, and tankage. 



Work in animal feeding, J. B. Lindsky and P. II. Smith ( Mas finch ii.sclts 

 Std. /'lit. 1908, pt. J, pp. 18-28). — Results of investigations noted from other 

 sources are given. 



On the feeding value of dried by-products of the sug'ar beet, N. IIansson 

 (McddcL Ccntralanst. Forsoksv. Jordbrulcsomradet, No. 12; FilliUiKfs Landw. 

 Ztg., 58 (1909), No. 21, pp. 753-775, chart J).— The report gives a detailed 

 account of experiments with cows, horses, and swine conducted during 1906- 

 1909 at 6 different Swedish farms. 



The group system worked out by Fjord was adojited in the conduct of the 

 exi)eriments, each group being as uniform as possible and containing 5 to 8 

 animals. The feeds compared were siloed beet pulp, fodder beets, dried sugar 

 pulp (Steffen process), and dried molasses pulp. The experiments with milch 

 cows were conducted partly during the winter and partly in summer time 

 under soiling conditions. Both dried products proved well adapted as substitutes 

 for fodder beets or siloed beet pulp for feeding milch cows. It was found that 

 the feeding value of 1 kg. dry' matter in fodder beets was about equal to 0.87 

 kg. dry matter in sugar pulp, 0.88 kg. dry matter in the siloed pulp, and 0.9 

 kg. dry matter in molasses pulp. 



In the summer feeding experiments when the dried pulp was fed with soiling 

 crops as sul)stitutes for concentrates, like ground mixed grains, wheat bran, 

 etc., the pulp had a somewhat lower value than the mixed grains, but a higher 

 A'alue than malt sprouts and " molasin " (peat molasses). Both kinds of dried 

 pulp were eaten with great relish by the cows and no deleterious influence 

 was found either in the quality of the products obtained or the well-being of 

 the cows. The results indicated, however, that the feeds high in sugar have 

 a tendency to lower the fat content of the milk by a few hundredths of 1 per 

 cent. 



Fed to horses the dried sugar pulp was also eaten with relish and was equal 

 to the same weight of a mixed grain ration. It proved less desirable as a feed 

 for swine and was not especially relished by them. The best results with swine 

 were obtained when it was fed at an early stage of development prior to the 

 fattening period proper as a substitute for root crops at a rate of not over 1 lb. 

 per 100 lbs. live weight. The quality of the pork produced was good on the 

 pulp feeding, but this increased the loss in dressed weight by 2.42 per cent. 

 Even under the most favorable conditions it may therefore be assumed that at 

 least 1.3 to 1.4 kg. of dried sugar pulp are required to take the place of 1 kg. of 

 grain in feeding swine. 



