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and during the summer period 35 eggs, and on the corn ration during the two 

 periods 47 and 46 eggs, respectively. On wheat the cost of egg production in 

 both periods has been 0.96 ct. per egg and on the corn ration 0.86 ct. in the 

 winter period and 0.74 ct. in the summer period. In general, the results sup- 

 port the conclusions previously drawn. 



In the third test, oats and oat feed, grains with high crude fiber content, were 

 compared with rice, in which this constituent is low, the rations as a whole 

 having low protein, high ash, and high fat content. During the winter period 

 the egg production on oats was at the rate of 32 eggs per day per 100 hens and 

 on rice 46 eggs, and during the summer period on the oat ration 32 eggs and on 

 the rice ration 37 eggs. The authors state that the cost of the feed eaten per egg 

 l)roduced was greater on the rice than on the oat i-ation. Tlie results obtained 

 are in accord with those of previous years, namely, that a large proportion of 

 crude fiber in a ration for laying fowls seems to be very unfavorable to satisfac- 

 tory egg production.. 



Range management, J. S. Cotton (V. S. Dept. Agr. Yearbook 1906, pp. 225- 

 238, pi. i).— The present condition of the western ranges and the need for 

 avoiding overgrazing, resting the land, alternation of pastures, reseeding ranges, 

 conservation of water, and oth^r methods of range improvement are discussed, 

 as well as the need for improving the grade of stock and similar topics. 



In order to secure the greatest x*eturns from land, it will be necessary in the 

 future, in the author's opinion, to raise feed for wintering cattle. 



" Of the different cereals that can be used for hay, rye will probably prove 

 to be the surest to yield a good crop over the greatest area of country. . . . 

 Beardless barley is another excellent crop to grow for grain hay. ... In some 

 sections of the country, as in the Dakotas, durum wheat will produce a consider- 

 able amount of forage in the more favorable years. In other sections many of 

 the farmers seem to be well pleased with spelt. These last two plants are not so 

 desirable for stock as some others on account of their heavy beards." 



There is a noticeable movement toward farming range lands. 



" Present tendencies indicate that the range-stock industry of the future will 

 be confined to those regions that are too rough for cultivation or too arid 

 for the successful growth of crops. Except in the high mountain regions, where 

 the grazing season is very short, or in the desert areas, where, on account of 

 the scarcity of water, grazing can be carried on only during the winter months, 

 the gi'azing will eventually be carried on in inclosed fields or on definitely 

 assigned tracts. The stockmen will endeavor to get bodies of land large enough 

 to support their stock, either by purchase, leasing, or, in case the homestead 

 act should be amended to fit range conditions, by homesteading. Many living 

 in close proximity to forest reserves will secure grazing permits, allowing 

 them to I'un stock in these areas during the summer season. Wherever possible 

 these men will raise enough feed to carry their stock safely through the winter 

 season." 



Foreign restrictions on American meat, F. R. Rutter ([/. S. Dept. Agr. 

 Yearbook 1906, pp. 247-26Jf, fig. 1). — ^The author has summarized the laws 

 and regulations in force in the principal foreign countries regarding the impor- 

 tation of American meat and meat products and similar data, believing that a 

 knowledge of present conditions is necessary if trade is to be extended. 



"There is no reason why the stricter control now exercised [in the United 

 States] over all processes of slaughtering and preparation of meat should not 

 induce the leading foreign governments to modify the more serious restrictions 

 and admit American meat on freer terms. Such action is more feasible because 

 treaty relations among European countries are still undergoing revision, and 



