676 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



■' Tliis (est st'onicd lo iiidicatc llinl llicrc is (l;iii,t,'<'r nT rccdini,' too iimcli liraii 

 for best results when clover liiiy furnishes the ronj^liiiKe i^art of I lie ration. 

 The bran and clover combined produced a too laxative condition. . . . 



"Exercise has a retarding effect upon the takin.i; on of tlesh. In this test 

 the horses receiving? no exercise made 24 i)er cent more j^ains than those having 

 a (hiily walk of 2.S miles. 



"While box stalls are safer than single stalls for stablins horses, they are 

 also more expensive and do not offer merits not possessed by single stalls so 

 far as they may influence the horse in taking on flesh. The horses stabled in 

 single stalls made 10 lbs. or S per cent more gains in S4 days than those in box 

 stalls." 



Suggestions for the iniprovement of Wisconsin horses, A. S. Alex.vndkr 

 (Wisconsin Sta. Bill. 186, pp. 3-30, fgs. 0). — This hulletin reports statistics of 

 the Wisconsin horse industry and offers suggestions foi- imi»roving the breeding 

 stock by the elimination of unsound animals and using more pure-bred sires. 

 " During the ])ast H years tlie horses of the State have increased GO.OOS head in 

 numlH-rs and .$ir>.210,.sr)2 in total value. In 1900 the average value of each 

 horse in the State was $91.Gr). On .January 1, 1900, the value was $107, or an 

 increase of $1.5..'j5 \)ev head." The increase in value per head is thought to be 

 due in part to the influence of the stallion law. which is discussed in detail. 



Wisconsin horse breeding statistics, A. S. Alkx.\nder (Wisconsin »S7«. Bui. 

 J88, pp. 3-5 'i). — This bulletin gives an account of the operation of the state 

 stallion law during the fourth breeding season since the law went into effect. 

 It also contains the amendments to the law in 1909, a resume of stallion legis- 

 lation in other States, a directory of owners of licensed stallions and jacks, and 

 a list of transfers during 1909. 



The Kellerstrass way of raising poultry, E. Kellerstrass (Kansas City, 

 Mo., 1909, pp. -',5, figs. 22; rev. in Farm Potiltiii, 21 (1910), No. //, pp. 20, 21). — 

 A book of practical information, being chiefly an account of the methods prac- 

 ticed on the farm of the author. 



DAIRY FARMING— DAIRYING. 



Shall the dairyman buy concentrates? W. J. Spillman {noarcVs Dairyman, 

 J,l (1910). Nos. .'/, pp. 123, 124; 10, PP- 37G-37S). — The author submits data 

 which are based on cattle records obtained from dairy farms by the Farm 

 Management Investigation of this Department and indicate that on a dairy 

 farm under present conditions larger returns can be obtained by feeding home- 

 grown grains than when concentrates are purchased, even though a smaller num- 

 ber of cows is kept. 



[Dairy rations], D. O. Nourse (South Carolina Sta. Rpt. 1908, pp. 26-29).— 

 This is a discussion of rations for dairy cattle in the Southern States based on 

 experimental data. Corn silage and cotton-seed meal was found to be the most 

 economical feed for South Carolina. Cotton-seed meal given at the rate of 6 

 lbs. per day caused no apparent ills after having been fed for 3 years. 



The effect of milk as a nutrient for dairy animals, C. Beger (Landw. 

 Vers. Stat., 11 (1909), No. ^-5. pp. 353-372; ahs. in Milchiv. ZentU., 6 (1910), 

 No. 1, pp. 18, 19). — In experiments with 2 goats the average daily yield of milk 

 for each animal was 1,151.8 gm. with whole milk as a supplementary ration, 

 1,225.7 gm. with troix>n, sugar, and milk fat, and 862.7 gm. with skim milk 

 and milk fat. After making corrections for the occurrence of some of the 

 feeding periods at a late stage of lactation, the author concludes that fat as 



