72 EXPEEIMENT STATION EECOKD. 



Monographs on the Belgian draft horse, H. de Theulegoet (Monographic 

 dxi Cheval de Trait Beige. Brussels, 1911, pp. 122, pis. 14). — This contains the 

 pedigrees and photographs of good types of Belgian draft horses. There is 

 also a brief account of the origin of the domesticated horse, and particularly 

 the origin of the breeds found in Belgium. 



Origin of the Percheron horse, G. Powell (Farm and Ranch Rev., 7 {1911), 

 Nos. 22, PI). 750-752; 23, pp. 792, 793). — This is a translation of a chapter from 

 a new book on the horse by G. Trolet. 



Some early importations of noted horses to this province, J. Richards 

 (Ann. Rpt. Dept. Agr. Prince Edward Island, 1911, pp. 79-87, fig. 1). — These 

 are notes on the importation of pure-bred horses to Prince Edward Island, 

 begun with that of True Briton, a Suffolk Punch, imported in 1824. 



Horse breeding in the time of Frederick William II, P. Mabtell (Tierarzt. 

 51 (1912), No. 7, pp. 97-102). — A historical note on horse breeding in Germany, 

 with special reference to the efforts of Frederick William II to improve the 

 character of horses used for military purposes. 



Horse breeding in South Africa, W. G. Rattray (Agr. Jour. Union So. 

 Africa, 3 (1912), No. 2, pp. 205-218). — This contains some historical notes on 

 the character of the horses in South Africa. It is advocated that more atten- 

 tion be paid to the breeding of horses in the future. 



Kansas State Live Stock Registry Board: Report No. 2 (Kansas Sta. Bui. 

 •179, pp. 209-331, pis. 14). — This contains portions of the text of the state law 

 relating to the I'egisti'ation of stallions and a discussion of its benefits, fraudu- 

 lent pedigrees, the status of the non-standard stallion, and similar topics. 

 There are several popular articles on the breeding and management of horses 

 written by different authors, and a list of stallions, licenses, and transfers for 

 the year ended October 1, 1911. 



Origin of the domestic dog, E. L. Tkouessart (Compt. Rend. Acad. 8ci. 

 [Paris], 152 (1911), No. 13, pp. 909-913, figs. 2; o6s. in Jour. Roy. Micros. 8oc. 

 [London], 1911, No. 6, p. 743). — The author agrees with the suggestion of 

 Jeitteles that the ancestor of domesticated dogs is to be found in the small 

 Indian wolf (Cams pallipes), which has a well-marlvcd supra-orbital crest. 

 There is an exception, however, in the dog of ancient Egypt, recently dis- 

 covered by Hilzheimer. Gaillard, and Lortet, and which seems to have been 

 derived from several species of jackal. The author does not agree with 

 Studer's conclusion that the domestic dog is descended from a European 

 species which became extinct in the Quaternary period. 



The poultryman's guide, compiled and edited by T. E. Quisenberry (Moun- 

 iain 0-rorc, Mo. [1912], pp. 249, figs. 187). — This worli is issued by the Mis- 

 souri Stnte Poultry Board, and is a compilation of information gathered from 

 many sources nud co^'ering all phnses of the poultry industry.' 



Notes on the history of barred breeds of poultry, R. Pearl (Biol. Bui. Mar. 

 Biol. Lab. Woods Hole, 22 (1912), No. 5, pp. 297-308, figs. 3).— These notes re- 

 late to the origin of the Cuckoo Pekin bantam and the Barred Plymouth Rock. 

 There is a discussion of the probability of the barring factor arising de novo. 

 The data given suggest the possibility that in the early history of the Barred 

 Plymouth Rocks the males were heterozygous as regards barring instead of 

 homozygous as at present. 



Campines in Belgium, England, and America, F. L. Platt (Rel. Poultry 

 Jour., 19 (1912), No. 2, pp. 266, 267, 330-334, figs. 4).— An account of the 

 characteristics of the Campine and Braekel breeds of fowl, and of the origin 

 of the Campine-Braekel crosses. 



Increasing the e^s yield by breeding, R. P. Ellis (Rel. Poultry Jour., 19 

 (1912), No. 2, pp. 263, 301-306). — This contains the views of a practical poultry- 



