170 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Swine, R. Robertson, S. A. Bedford, and A. Mackay {Canada Expt. Farms 

 h'pts. 1905, pp. 291, 298, SJ/S, 3U, 396. 397).— Brief statements are made regarding 

 the pigs kept at tlie Maritime Provinces. Manitoba, and Indian Head experi- 

 mental farms. 



At the Maritime I'rovinces farm 10 pigs pastured on clover, rape, and hairy 

 vetch and fed milk and meal 1 : 1 made an average daily gain of 0.74 lb. from 

 Jidy 1 to October 1. A similar lot fed on milk and meal only made an average 

 daily gain of 0.90 lb. per head. Both lots were then fed under like conditions 

 until November 15, the average daily gains being l.:^ lbs. and 0.9.5 lb. per head, 

 respectively. 



At the Manitoba experimental farm 12 pigs pastured on brome grass and fed 

 grain in addition gained 995 lbs., tlie calculated profit iK'ing .*f:!;'..:'.S. 



First annual report of the Poultry Institute of the Province of Ontario, 

 G. C. Creelman (Ann. Rpt. Poultry Inst. Ontario, 1 {1905), pp. 87). — A brief 

 account of the meeting and a number of papers by different authors on various 

 problems connected with poultry feeding. lu one of these, entitled " Dry Feed- 

 ing : The New Poultry Culture," by A. F. Hunter, the experience of a number of 

 practical feeders on the value of dry rations for poultry is summarized. 



Report of the poultry manager, A. G. Gilbert {Canada Expt. Farms Rpts. 

 1905. pp. 233-261, pi. 1). — Recent changes in the local poultry market are dis- 

 cussed, as well as other general questions of poultry feeding, and the results of 

 tests on a variety of topics reported. 



A progress report is made of tests undertaken with a view to building up pro- 

 lific and satisfactory strains of poultry. Trap nests were used to insure accu- 

 racy in the individual egg records kept. 



When hens 2 or 3 years old were compared with pullets the older birds pro- 

 duced the greater number of eggs. " To secure early winter layers in either cold 

 or partly warmed houses the pullets should be hatched early and come from 

 strong and vigorous parent stock. To have prolific layers of large eggs in either 

 unhealed or partly warmed houses the pullets should come from hens which 

 have proved to be good layers of large eggs." The rations fed to these lots and 

 the method of feeding are described in detail. 



In the incubator tests it was found that eggs from hens kept in cold houses 

 showed the greatest percentage of fertility and hatched the most chickens, facts 

 which were brought out in earlier tests (E. S. R., 17, p. 175). The eggs with the 

 weaker germs were laid by hens kept in partially warmed houses. The same 

 i-ations were fed in both cases. " Eggs were turned once per day after 

 cooling. During the cooling of the eggs the doors of the incubators were left 

 open. Neither incubator required any moisture." 



Eggs from hens which had laid well during the season and had a free run 

 " showed remarkable fertility and strength of germ." Records were kept to 

 ascertain how soon after mating eggs would hatch vigorous chickens. The 

 shortest time recorded was 41 hours 50 minutes. 



Poultry, R. Robertson, S. A. Bedford, and A. Mackay {Canada E.rpt. Farms 

 h'pts. 1905, pp. 298, 299, 3U, 31,5, 397).— The poultry kept at the Maritime Prov- 

 inces, Manitoba, and Indian Head experimental farms are briefly spoken of. 



At the Manitoba experimental farm 4 Plymouth Rock cockerels fed ground 

 grain gained 4 lbs. in 21 days, the cost of feed being 24 cts., as compared with 

 3 lbs. gained by a similar lot fed the same grain ration (wheat and oats 3:1) 

 unground, the cost of the feed in this case being 21 cts. 



At the Indian Head experimental farm the records kept showed that Light 

 Brahmas averaged 47 eggs each from April to October as compared with 56 

 eggs laid by Black Miuorcus and 78 eggs laid by Plymouth Rocks. 



