568 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



pigs of Hungary in prolificacy aud early maturity the breed was crossed with 

 the English Lincoln curly coated breed. Among pigs fattened for five months 

 the dead weight of Lincoln XMangalicza pigs at 14 months was the same as 

 that of the pure-bred Mangalicza pigs at 26 months. The dead weight of all 

 the animals amounted to from S2 to 88 per cent of the live weight. 



Pig feeding, F. C. Grace {Jour. Dept. Agr. Victoria, 12 (1914), No. 1, pp. 

 U-50; ahs. in Jour. Bd. Ayr. [London], 21 (WU), No. 1, pp. 59, 60).— General 

 conclusions dra%\Ti from pig feeding experiments conducted in Victoria are that 

 "the younger the pig, the cheaper is the gain per pound; that pollards aud 

 milk, with a little bran, is one of the cheapest rations to feed to pigs of all 

 ages; that rape pasture is likely materially to reduce the cost of production; 

 that with well-bred pigs, properly fed and cared for, first grade jjork and bacon 

 can be produced in Victoria for about l|d. per pound live weight or under 

 2id. per pound dressed weight ; and that an average weekly gain of about 8 

 lbs. should be expected, and the pig put on the market at from 180 to 200 lbs. 

 live weight within 6 months." 



Alfalfa and hogs, C. A. Noecross {Nev. Bur. Indus., Agr. and Irrig. Bid. 7 

 {1912), pp. 1i-'f, figs. 18). — This is a popular treatise on the feeding, care, and 

 management of hogs in Nevada, with special reference to the feeding of 

 alfalfa pasture and hay. 



A pork production contest, T. P. Cooper {Breeder's Gas., 65 {191-i), No. 10, 

 pp. 523, 524). — This reix)rts a pork production contest conducted under the 

 management of the Better Farming Association of North Dakota. The first 

 prize was awarded to the owner of a lai'ge Yorkshire sow which produced a 

 litter of pigs weighing 2,903 lbs. after 203 days at a feed cost of 2.87 cts. per 

 pound. The profit on the cost of feed with pork at 6 cts. was $91.06 for the 

 litter. A Poland China sow produced a litter weighing 2,098 lbs. in 218 days 

 at a cost of 1.7 cts. per pound. 



In this contest house slops constituted a portion of the feed but were not 

 considered in the cost of production. The average number of pigs born in the 

 litter was 8.2 and the average number saved and raised, 7.5 pigs per litter. 

 In general more economical gains were made with pure-bred stock than with 

 crossbred. 



Experiments on pig fattening in Prussia with automatic feeder or com- 

 mon trough, DE LA Baree {Landbote [Premlau], 34 {1913), Beilage: Tiersucht- 

 nach rich ten, 6 {1913), No. 8, pp. 114-117; abs. in Internat. Inst. Agr. [Rome'\, 

 Mo. Bui. Agr. Intel, and Plant Diseases, 4 {1913), No. 11, pp. 1751-1753):— The 

 results of experiments conducted with 8-weeks-old pigs for 22 weeks indicated 

 that from an economic point of view there is not much difference between the 

 use of the automatic feeder and that of the common trough. 



Our domestic birds, J. H. Robinson {Neiv York, Chicago, and London, 1913, 

 pp. X+317, pi. 1, figs. 236). — This is a general text-book treating of the feed, 

 care, and management of poultry and domestic fowls. 



Poultry management, C. K. McClelland {HoAcaii 8ta. Press Bui. 46 {1914), 

 pp. 54, figs. 4). — This deals with the housing, breeding, feed, care, and manage- 

 ment of poultry and poultry diseases and pests, with especial reference to 

 Hawaiian conditions, and replaces Bulletin 1 (E. S. R., 13, p. 898). 



The Garonnaise breed of chickens, J. Girard {Tie Agr. et Rurale, 8 {1914), 

 No. 20, pp. 550-553, figs. 4). — An account of the habitat, breed characteristics, 

 and utility value of the Garonnaise breed of chickens. 



The ash and protein factor in poultry feeding, H. R. Lewis {New Jersey. 

 Stas. Bui. 265 {1913), pp. 5-76, figs. 37). — Three extensive series of experiments 

 carried on at the station as to the relation of ash aud protein to broiler pro- 



