470 EXPEEIMENT STATION EECORD. 



Corn silage and mill products for steers, J. W. Wilson (Sotith Dakota Sta. 

 Bill. 148 (1914), PP- 332-343, figs. 5). — This bulletin is a continuation of work 

 previously noted (E. S. R., 27, p. 872). 



Three lots of yearling steers of 4 head each were fed during a 146-day feeding 

 period, each lot receiving all the silage the steers would eat and 12 lbs. of a 

 by-product, this being for lot 1 oil meal, lot 2 cotton-seed meal, and lot 3 dried 

 distillers' grains. The average daily gains per head were 2.45, 1.95, and 2.17 

 lbs., respectively ; and during the first ninety days 2.69, 2.08, and 2.49 lbs. The 

 estimated cost per pound of gain was 5.86, 6.'64, and 5.5 cts. 



In 2 other lots grain was substituted for one-half by weight of the silage fed 

 in the former lots, lot 4 receiving oats and lot 5 corn. The former lot made 

 average daily gains of 2.18 lbs. per head, the latter 2.09, and during the first 

 90 days 2.3 and 2.01 lbs., respectively, costing 6.88 and 8.22 cts. per pound of 

 gain. The average amount of feed required to produce a pound of gain for the 

 146-day feeding period was as follows : Lot 1, 19.7 lbs. of silage and 1.2 lbs. of 

 oil meal ; lot 2, 21.2 lbs. of silage and 1.5 lbs. of cotton-seed meal ; lot 3, 20.3 lbs. 

 of silage and 1.3 lbs. of dried distilled grains; lot 4, 10.9 lbs. of silage and 4.7 

 lbs. of oats ; and lot 5, 11.6 lbs. of silage and 5.9 lbs. of shelled corn. 



A chemical analysis, by G. E. Youngberg, of the feeds u.sed is appended. 



Besults of pasture fattening, Clausen (Deut. Landn:. Prcsse, 41 {1914), No. 

 16, pp. 195, 196). — Oxen from 1 to 4 years old were pastured on various types 

 of pasture. The average daily gains on 100-year-old heavy moorland pasture 

 without manure were 1.45 kg. per hectare, on an 8-year-old light moorland 

 pasture fertilized with stable manure and Thomas meal 1.09 kg., and on a 14- 

 year-old moorland pasture fertilized with offal and Thomas meal, 1.22 kg. 



[Color inheritance in Shorthorns], J. Wilson (Live Stock Jour. [London}, 

 79 {191.'f), No. 2085, p. 287). — The author presents evidence to show that whereas 

 ordinarily when a red Shorthorn and a white breed are crossed there is no 

 possibility of anything but a roan being produced, there is a class of white 

 cattle having red or black points which do not breed like ordinary Shorthorn 

 whites. These are similar to the wild white cattle and are dominant in color 

 to ordinary cattle, breeding like blacks or reds. 



How to handle sheep for profit, F. Kleinheinz ([Chicago], 1913, pp. 25, 

 figs. 12). — This pamphlet gives practical suggestions for the feeding, care, and 

 management of sheep. There is included an article on Scotch sheep feeding by 

 J. Clay. 



Swine, sheep, horses, mules, ponies, asses (Scranton, Pa., pp. yi-{-[640'\ + 

 VII-XVII, pi. 1, figs. 327). — This volume, which is a part of the International 

 Library of Technology, treats of swine, sheep, horse, pony, ass, and mule breed- 

 ing and management. 



Pasture and grain crops for hogs in the Pacific Northwest, B. Hunteb 

 {U. S. Dcpt. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 599 {1914), PP- 27, figs. 9).— This is a reprint 

 of an earlier publication previously noted (E. S. R., 30, p. 771). 



Alfalfa pasture for pigs, L. Foster and H. H. Simpson {New Mexico Sta. 

 Bui. 90 {1914), pp. 31, figs. 7). — Four lots of 8 pigs each were pastured on 

 alfalfa during a 65-day feeding period, lots 2, 3, and 4 receiving in addition 1 

 lb. grain, 2 lbs. grain, and S lbs. skim milk, respectively, per 82 lbs. live weight 

 The grain consisted principally of wheat. The average daily gain per head 

 was 0.254, 0.66, 0.73, and 0.6 lb., respectively, and the profits per acre of 

 pasture $16.48, $22.39, $16.85, and $19.58. 



Three lots of 8 or 9 pigs each, of the Tamworth, Duroc, and Yorkshire breeds, 

 were pastured on alfalfa during a 153-day feeding period and fed supple- 

 mentary rations as follows: Lot 1, f to 1 lb. corn, lot 2, i to f lb. corn, and lot 



