864 EXPERIMENT STATION RECOED. 



somewhat shriveled iuul iiiuiiature com ears, havinj^ no market value, were 

 coarsely ground and the corn-and-cob meal fed to 11 pigs for 21 weeks. The 

 ration consisted entirely of the corn-and-cob meal mixed with water. The 

 calculated profit was about $56. Farm horses were also fed on corn-and-cob 

 meal with chaff, " They were at work fairly hard during the period and held 

 their own well." 



Utilization of fresh pea pods and asparagus waste, A. MOller {Konserv. 

 ZUj., 1906. p. .',0; ahs. in Vlivm. Ztf/., SO il'JOH), Ao. 12. Rcpcrt. No. 30. p. 295).— 

 With a view to determining their feeding value the author made analyses of the 

 asparagus waste and the fresh pea pods which accumulate at canneries. 



The asparagus waste contained, on a dry matter basis, 5.09 per cent water, 

 20.97 per cent protein, 2.00 per cent fat, 37.13 per cent nitrogen-free extract, 

 25.84 per cent crude fiber, and 7.99 per cent ash, and the pea pods 7.88 per cent 

 water, 16.00 per cent protein, 1.25 per cent fat, 50.69 per cent nitrogen-free 

 extract, 18.85 per cent crude fiber, and 5.33 per cent ash. 



Potato drying in Germany, Parow {Miit. Deut. Landw. Geselh, 21 (1906), 

 No. 25, pp. 26.'/-266). — When potatoes can not be otherwise utilized it is stated 

 that they may be dried and used as a feeding stuff. Information is given 

 regarding the method and cost of drying and the value of the dried product. 



Concerning the poisonous properties of peanut cake, F. Schmidt (Chcni. 

 Zt(j.. 30 (1906), No. 73, p. 8S2).— The author attributes the harmful effects 

 sometimes noted after feeding peanut cake jirincipally to the presence of sand. 

 Fermentation, bacterial growth, and adulteration with castor beans are also 

 regarded as causes. 



A native plant recommended as a fodder for the dry country, J. H. 

 Maiden {Agr. Gaz. N. 8. Wales, 11 (1906), No. 7, p. 719).— A brief note to the 

 effect that the Noogoora bur (Sida cornigata, var. trichopoda) is valuable as 

 a fodder plant. It is said that sheep fatten quickly on it and that cattle relish 

 it, but that horses do not care nnich for it. 



Concerning the nutritive value of amid substances, B. von Strusiewicz 

 (Inaug. Diss. Univ. Gottingen [1906]; abs. in Jour. Landw., 54 {1906), No. 

 1, p. 81). — Feeding experiments with sheep to study the nutritive value of the 

 amid substances in beets and beet molasses led to the conclusions that such 

 material is fully equal to digestible protein, and that in estimates of the nutri- 

 tive value of feeding stuffs the amid nitrogen should not be subtracted from the 

 digestible protein and reckoned with the nitrogen -free extract. 



Sheep and saltbushes, Coolabah farm, R. W. Peacock (Agr. Gaz. N. 8. 

 Wales, 17 {1906), No. 7, pp. 701-707, figs. 3).— On saltbush alone, 5 sheep fed 

 in a pen lost 3.2 lbs. per head in a year's feeding period, but were apparently 

 healthy, while sheep fed on saltbush supplemented with hay, grass, green feed, 

 etc.. gained 12.5 lbs. each during the same time. Six sheep running in a salt- 

 bush paddock for a year gained on an average 11.17 lbs. each. Feeding salt- 

 bush diminished the yield of wool somewhat, but the fleece was of good quality. 

 The saltbush mutton was dry and tough, resembling mutton produced during 

 time of drought, but the flavor was sweet. " Very little fat was on inside — the 

 kidneys were just covered with a thin film; also paunch." The value of the 

 different varieties of saltbushes may perhaps be gauged by the partiality of 

 the sheep for them. The following varieties were fed: Atriplex niinunularia, 

 A. rcsicaria, A. angulata, A. semibaccata. and A. leptocarpa, the first mentioned 

 being the chief feed throughout the test. "They relished a change from one 

 variety to another at all times, but were more partial to .1. aiigitlata than the 

 other varieties." 



The cross breeding of sheep, J. S. Loosley {Rhodesian Agr. Jour., 3 {1906), 



