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DAIRY FARMING— DAIRYING. 



Second report of grade dairy herd, A. C. Anderson (Michigan Sta. Bui. 

 264, pp. 75-89). — Tbis bulletin is a report of the milk and butter production, 

 food consumption, and profits for 3 years of tbe grade dairy herd used in an 

 experiment in herd improvement, and in part bas already been reported (E, 

 S. R., 18, p. 172). 



The average of 36 records of 21 cows, some of the cows baving records for 

 1, some for 2, and some for 3 years, was 6,228 lbs. of milk and 2S6.6 lbs. of 

 butter. Tbe average profit per cow over cost of feed was $33.00. Tbe best cow 

 was kept at a profit of $49.57 and the poorest at a profit of only $3.21. Tbe 

 feeding and management of tbe herd are reported in detail, and comments on 

 a few of the individual cows are included. 



First report on the cost of food in the production of milk in the counties 

 of Kent and Surrey, J. Mackintosh (Jour. Southeast. Agr. Col. Wye, 1910, 

 No: 19, pp. 35-iJ-'i). — A preliminary report on tbe cost of milk production. 



Tbe returns from 59 farms sbowed tbat tbe average cost of feed per gallon of 

 milk was 6.58d. (13.16 cts.), with a range from 3.S3 to 10.54d. Tbe cost of 

 feed per cow per day ranged from 7.8 to 24.1d., with an average of 14.S8d. 



A study of tbe methods of feeding sbowed tliat wbere large amounts of hay 

 or roots were fed tbe cost of production was increased. 



Progress in selection as shown by advanced register records, M. W. 

 Harper (Amer. Breeders Mag., 2 (1911), No. 1, pp. 10-19). — Data from ad- 

 vanced registry of tbe Jersey and Holsteiu breeds are presented in tabular form 

 to show tbat tbe average and maximum milk production of these breeds as a 

 whole bave been raised by discarding tbe low producers as breeders. 



Dairy farm management in the Ozarks, L. A. Allen (Missouri Bd. Agr. 

 Mo. Bui., 9 (1911), No. 6, pp. 29, figs. 10).— A study of methods practiced on 

 dairy farms in tbe Ozarks. Data gatbered from otber sources are presented, 

 which suggest some Important changes in tbe present system for dairy farming 

 in tbat region. 



Some interesting statistics of creamery work in several important States 

 for the year 1910 (N. Y. Produce Rev. and Atncr. Cream., 32 (1911), No. 12, 

 p. Wt)- — This contains data on tbe amount of butter made, cost of making but- 

 ter, price paid for butter fat, etc., compiled by the Dairy Division of tbis De- 

 partment from reports of creameries in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, 

 and South Dakota. 



Cooperative dairies (Internat. Inst. Agr. [Rome], Bui. Bur. Econ. and Soc. 

 Intel., 2 (1911), No. 5, pp. 5-30). — Tbis is a statistical account of the coopera- 

 tive dairies in Germany. In 1910 tbere were 3,364, of which 2,155 belonged to 

 the National Federation of German Cooperative Societies. The average quan- 

 tity of milk each society supplied per day in 1908 was 3,671 kg., an increase of 

 nearly 50 per cent since 1892. 



The development of cooperative dairies (Internat. Inst. Agr. [Rotne], Bui. 

 Bur. Econ. and Soc. Intel., 2 (1911), No. 5, pp. 115-123). — A general and statis- 

 tical article pertaining to the rapid growth of cooperative dairying in Russia, 

 particularly in Siberia. 



Municipal milk supply in Germany, A. Gbadenwitz (Sci. Amer. Sup., 72 

 (1911), No. ISo.'i, pp. 40-42, figs. 5). — A description of the centralized plant for 

 handling tbe milk supply of the City of Dresden, wbere tbe problem of the 

 handling of milk under sanitary conditions bas been solved by placing tbe 

 receiving station for milk under municipal control. 



The Copenhagen Milk Supply Company, A. M. Teotteb (Jour. Meat and 

 Milk Hijg., 1 (1911), Nos. 6, pp. 314-322, fig. 1; 7, pj). 359-367, figs. 2).— This is 



