374 EXPEEIMENT STATION EECOKD. 



The horse-breeding industry in Yorkshire, H. E. Fawcus {Jour. Roy. Agr. 

 Soc. England, 72 (1911^), pp. 85-116). — A historical account of the types of 

 horses which have been bred in Yorkshire, including a general discussion of the 

 rondition of the horse-breeding industry. 



Report of the poultry manager, A. G. Gilbeet (Canada Expt. Farms Rpts. 

 1911, pp. 277-294, pi. 1). — This contains statistics on prices and production of 

 poultry, discusses the grading of poultry and eggs and the sale of poultry 

 products through cooperative societies, and reports experimental work at the 

 station. 



As regards fertility of eggs there seemed to be no advantage in limiting the 

 males to a small number of hens. The percentage of eggs hatched by hens was 

 larger than that hatched by incubator. On a free range the chickens gained 

 1.15 lbs. each in 2 months, while on a limited run the gain was 2.45 lbs. 

 Experiments by F. T. Shutt in the preservation of eggs indicated that lime- 

 water is superior to water glass as a preservative. 



Housing farm poultry, A. G. Philips (Indiana Sta. Circ. 37, pp. 16, pg,9. 

 21). — A trap nest, oat sprouter, and several poultry houses are illustrated and 

 described. 



Egg records for the year 1910—11 (Dept. Agr. and Tech. Instr. Ireland 

 Jour., 12 (1912), No. 2, pp. 37-^-387).— This contains egg records of 153 flocks 

 of fowl. 



The important subject of eggs, G. B. Morse (Rel. Poultry Jour,, 19 (1912), 

 No.s. 3, pp. 493, 49.'t, 525-528; 4, PP- 656, 657, 685-688 ) .—This article reviews 

 investigations on the bacteriology of the hen's egg. Summing up the work, the 

 author states that fresh eggs laid by healthy virgin pullets are generally 

 free from bacteria, whereas hens that have been mated or that have diseased 

 ovaries lay eggs which are liable to be infected. The source of external infec- 

 tion and the transmission of disease to man and other fowls from infected eggs 

 are discussed. Different methods of preserving eggs are described. 



Preservation of eggs by freezing, F. Lescard6 (Ber. II. Intemat. Kdltekong. 

 Wicn, 2 (1910), pp. 373, 374). — This is a report of a successful attempt to pre- 

 serve eggs for 13 months by subjecting them to low temperatures. 



Raising Belgian hares and other rabbits, D. E. Lantz ( U. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Farmers' Bui. 496, pp. 16, figs. 5). — ^This contains instructions both for those 

 who wish to raise rabbits or hares chiefly for home consumption, and for those 

 who desire to raise them for market. It discusses the history and character- 

 istics of Belgian hares, selection of stock, hutches and pens, food and feeding, 

 breeding, marketing, and ailments of rabbits. 



Pond culture problems (Wietier Landic. Ztg., 62 (1912), No. 11, pp. 123-125, 

 fig. 1). — The cleaning, liming, and general management of fish ponds are dis- 

 cussed, and a number of books and articles on the subject are reviewed. 



DAIEY FARMING— DAIRYING. 



The feeding problem, J. B. Lassen (Tidsskr. LandokononU, 1912, No. 5, pp. 

 321-348). — An address discussing the various methods of determining the feed 

 requirements of dairy cows, and the application of the feed unit system in the 

 bookkeeping on Danish dairy farms. 



Experiment with sugar-beet slices (schnitzel) as a food for milch cows, 

 D. Turner and C. D. Stewart (Agr. Students' Gaz., n. set:, 15 (1912), No. 6, 

 pp. 185-188). — In experiments with G cows, where the basal ration consisted 

 of straw chaff, hay, Bombay cotton-seed cake, soy cake, gram, and molascuit, 

 mangolds proved to be a better feed than sugar-beet chips. The butter from 

 the lot fed on sugar-beet chips was hard, more difficult to work, and had to 



