1074 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Animal industry in Belgium in 1905 (liiil. A'/r. [Brussels], 23 (1907), 

 No. 2, pp. 162-171). — A suniniary of statistics regarding the horses, cattle, 

 pigs, and sheep in different Belgian provinces. 



Calves for the dairy interests, A. T. Neale {Delaivarc Sta. Rpt. 1903, pp. 

 3.5, 36). — The possible profits to be obtained in raising young cows for sale 

 in dairy districts and in raising young stock of beef types for fattening on 

 surplus corn are discussed. 



The production of winter lambs, G. C. Humphrey and F. Kleinheinz (IF/s- 

 coiisiii Sta. h'lif. l!)ii(). pp. Ji7-')5, figs. )). — Four grade ewes, 1 pure-bred Hamp- 

 shire and 1 pure-ln-ed Southdown ewe in pasture during the siunnier were 

 bred to a Southdown ram. Early in the winter the ewes were taken to the sheep 

 barn. The lambs were dropped about the 15th of December. At lambing time 

 and for some 3 weeks afterward the ewes and lamlis were kept in wai'ui pens. 

 During the trials the ewes were fed a mixture of oats, bran, and oil meal 

 20:10:1 with alfalfa hay and corn silage, the total cost of their winter feed 

 to the close of the test being estimated at $3.98 each. After the lambs were 

 taken from the lambing pen to the sheep barn they had access to alfalfa hay 

 and were fed bran, oats, corn meal, and oil meal 4:2:2:1. The average weight 

 of the lambs at birth was 8.7 lbs., and they were sold at an average age of 

 59.5 days, at an average weight of 41.7 lbs. The calculated net profit per 

 lamb was $7.26. On an average the dressed weight was 52 per cent of the 

 live weight. Other data regarding the slaughter test are recorded. 



" In conclusion it may be said that the most disappointing feature of this 

 trial was the failure to get more ewes to breed early enough to produce winter 

 lambs. Where one can secure grade or pure-bred Dorset ewes and have them in 

 good condition, there seems to be little question about their breeding in July, 

 while with the other breeds, one can not depend upon them, and it is only in 

 exceptional cases that they will breed at that season of the year. The use of 

 the Southdown ram gave compactness and excellent mutton quality to the 

 lambs, and the cross is one which can be recommended. The price received 

 for the lambs was extraordinary, but it emphasizes the fact that it pays to 

 produce something of special value and cater to a high-class trade whicli 

 demands only the l)est." 



Earlier work has been previously reported (E. S. R., 18, p. 263). 



Dried beet pulp for lambs, G. C. Humphrey and F. Kleinheinz (.Wisconsin 

 Sta. Rpt. 1906, pp. 56-59). — When 10 lambs were fed whole oats and dried beet 

 pulp 1 : 1 with clover hay ad libitum, the average gain per head in 13 weeks was 

 22 lbs., as compared with an average gain of 22.2 lbs. in the case of a similar lot 

 fed under the same conditions a grain ration of whole oats and shelled corn 1:1. 

 The grain eaten per pound of gain on the dried beet pulp was 4.14 lbs. and tin- 

 coarse fodder 8.01 lbs. Similar values for the corn ration were 4.10 and 7.94 

 lbs., respectively. Ten days before the close of the trial the lambs were sheared, 

 the dried beet pulp lot yielding 8.'j.5 lbs. of wool and the corn fed lot 80.9 lbs. 

 The feeding stuffs used were analyzed. 



" It may be said that both feeds were satisfactory and practically equal for 

 producing growth when used in connection with whole oats and clover hay. The 

 health and the condition of the 2 lots were all that could be desired. . . . 

 Dried beet pulp costs in the neighborhood of $15 per ton. Its economical use 

 will depend on the price of corn. Last winter the shelled corn cost about $18 

 per ton, which made the ration of beet pulp and oats considerably more 

 l)rofitable." 



Whole corn compared with corn meal for fattening pigs, with summary 

 of trials for ten years, W, A. Henry and D. H. Otis (Wisconsin Htu. Rpt. 



