EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 877 



DAIRY FARMING-DAIRYING. 



Production and inspection of milk, E. V. Wilcox {Hawaii 8ta. [Spec. Pub.'], 

 J 912, July 31, pp. Xl+SJfS). — In this publication the autlior has reviewed the 

 literature ou milk and has presented detailed information under the following 

 chapter headings : Normal milk, abnormal milk, hygiene and diseases of cows, 

 feeding cows, buildings and premises, milking and handling milk on the farm, 

 transportation and sale of milk, refrigeration, pasteurization and sterilization 

 of milk, preservatives in market milk, physical and chemical examination of 

 milk, bacteriology of milk, transmission of infectious diseases of milk, milk 

 products in their relation to health, and history of milk inspection. A chapter 

 by Louise Tayler-Jones is given ou the dietetics of milk with reference to infant 

 feeding. 



A bibliography of milk inspection is included. 



Studies of dairy husbandry, with special reference to the capital invested, 

 E. Cajandeb {Abhandl. Agr. Wiss. Gesell. Finland, 1911, No. 2, pp. 76, tables 

 39). — This study is based mainly on statistics gathered by the author from 124 

 dairy farms in Finland. The results are presented in tabular form. 



There were more cattle kept per hectare on the small farms than on the 

 large farms. More capital was invested in buildings than in cattle, except in 

 the group of large farms. The largest amount of capital invested per hectare 

 was found on the large farms, but the largest amount of capital per animal 

 was on the small farm. 



Cattle breeding in Vorarlberg, J. K. Geeisenegger (Ztschr. Landw. Ver- 

 suclisw. Osterr., 15 (1912), No. 8, pp. 901-1001). — A discussion of the influence 

 of age, weather, conformation, and other factors on milk secretion, based on the 

 milk records and measurements of cows of the Montavon breed, which are pre- 

 sented in tabular form. 



The Illawarra breed of dairy cattle, F. McCatfeey (Amer. Breeders Mag., 

 3 {1912), No. 3, pp. 16/f-173, figs. 5). — This contains an account of the origin 

 and characteristics of this type of cattle, which has become a favorite for 

 dairying in the Illawarra district. New South Wales. It has been developed 

 by crossing Shorthorns, Longhorus, Devons, and Ayrshires. 



Cooperative cow-testing associations in Minnesota, T. Sexauer, C. S. 

 Cathcart, and H. C. McMurray {Albert Lea [Minn.] State High School Ext. 

 Bui. 1, 1912, pp. 55, figs. 12). — This contains records of 28 herds, comprising 

 455 cows. 



' The best herd produced an average of 9,4S5 lbs. of milk and 315 lbs. of butter 

 fat per cow, valued at $99. The average cost of feed per cow was $41.69, making 

 a net profit of $57.31 per cow. The poorest herd produced an average of 1,976 

 lbs. of milk and 90.7 lbs. of butter fat per cow, valued at $27.88. The average 

 cost of feed per cow was $20.43, making a net profit of $7.45. The silage-fed 

 herds (12 herds, 216 cows) produced an average of 5,706 lbs. of milk, 220 lbs. 

 of butter fat, and made a net profit of $33.04 per cow. The herds that were not 

 silage fed (16 herds, 239 cows) produced 3,850 lbs. of milk, 161 lbs. of butter 

 fat, and a net profit of $22.98 per cow." 



Feeding dairy cows, C. C. Hayden {Ohio Sta. Circ. 128, pp. 183-211, fig. 1). — 

 This is a popular discussion of the feeding of dairy cows, in which are con- 

 sidered such factors as the composition of feeds, the feeds which can and should 

 be grown on the farm, the feeds which may be purchased and their relative 

 value, the physiological effect of the various feeds on the animal, and practical 

 details of feeding. A table showing the amount of digestible nutrients in a 

 large nuu^ber of feeding stuffs, modified from Henry's Feeds and Feeding 

 (E. S. R., 24, p. 769), is appended. 



