572 EXPEEIMENT STATION EECORD. 



" Hominy feed produces more rapid gains on hogs than does corn meal. 

 Hominy feed produces gains on less grain than does corn meal. As a general 

 rule, the high cost of hominy feed hinders its more general use as a hog feed 

 and prevents its economical substitution for corn, except when the latter is 

 very high in price." 



Swine breeding in Madagascar and its future, J. F. Brigandat {L'Elevage 

 clu Pore a Madagascar son Avenir. Tananarivo, Madagascar, 1912, pp. 2t). — ^A 

 general account of swine breeding and of recent progress made in the swine 

 industry in Madagascar. 



Forage rations for growing horses, W. P. Snyder {Nebraska Sta. Bui. 130, 

 pp. 8-15, figs. 2). — These tests were undertaken to determine the value of al- 

 falfa pasture and alfalfa hay in maintaining colts from weaning time to ma- 

 turity. Most of the dams of the colts were Montana mares, sired by a pure-bred 

 Percheron stallion. There were 7 mule colts, and 32 colts in all. 



All of the animals ran together in an alfalfa field containing alfalfa stacks 

 from the time they were weaned about October 1, 1907, until January 1, 1908, 

 when they were divided into 3 lots. During the weaning time and the re- 

 mainder of the first winter they were fed 4 lbs. of grain per head per day 

 consisting of corn and oats 2 : 1. None of the colts received grain regularly 

 after the first winter, except the lot on prairie hay and cane hay. which was 

 given emmer. During the summer that they wepe 2 years old they were broken 

 into work, grain being fed during that time. 



The average gains per head and day for 3 years were as follows: Alfalfa hay 

 in winter and alfalfa pasture 0.61 lb.; alfalfa hay in winter and prairie pasture 

 in summer 0.55 lb. ; and prairie hay and cane hay in winter and prairie pasture 

 in summer 0.4S lb. The average cost of feed per colt for the 8 lots was $65.80, 

 $52.48, and $45.48, respectively. The colts made a greater gain during the first 

 winter and during the first summer after weaning than at any later period. 

 The gains were also gi-eater the second year than in the third year. 



It was not considered profitable to pasture the alfalfa during the summer, 

 or at least after the first summer, although it might have been profitable if 

 the colts had been sold as yearlings or as 2-year-olds, if there had been some 

 special incentive for getting rapid gains, or the cost of alfalfa pasture and 

 the native grass pasture had been about the same. The alfalfa pasture put the 

 colts in excellent condition. 



Investigations on the chemical composition of the metacarpus of light and 

 heavy horses, B. IIardt (Uutcrsuchungen iihcr die elicmische Zusammcnsetzung 

 des Rohrheins (Metacarpus) von Lauf- und Schrittpferdcn. Inaug. Diss.. Univ. 

 Jena, 1910, pp. 59; rev. in Jahrh. Wiss. u. Prakt. TierziicM, 6 (1911), pp. 168- 

 170). — On the whole, the bones of the heavy horses contained more organic 

 matter and less mineral matter than the bones of the light horses. Some minor 

 differences in chemical comiwsition were found, but it was concluded that there 

 are greater differences in the form and physical properties than in the chemical 

 composition of the bones of the 2 types. The influence of sex, age, and other 

 factors are also discussed. 



Origin and history of all breeds of poultry (Chicago. 111. [1912], pp. 6h, pis. 

 8). — This contains a brief account of the origin and histoi-y of all common 

 varieties of chickens, ducks, and geese. 



The handling and marketing of eggs, H. M. Lamon ( U. 8. Dept. Agr. Year- 

 hook 1911, pp. JiGl-'ilS, pis. 2). — A discussion of the causes of large losses due 

 to faulty methods of marketing eggs, which is based largely on work previously 

 noted (E. S. P., 26. p. 78). 



Egg classification at New York (.Y. Y. Produce Rev. and Amer. Cream.. S4 

 (1912), No. J,, pp. IIJ,, 176, 177, figs. 2; Farm Poultry, 23 {1912), No. 8, p. 



