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bay crop in this !-5tate wliere most of our hays have a \Yider ratio than is wholly 

 desirable. . . . 



" Analyses of samples of 6 grasses from the mountain ranges show them to be 

 richer in protein than similar grasses grown in other sections of the State. . . . 



" Wheat, bran, and shorts show wide variations in their protein content, both 

 as between different varieties and between different samples of the same variety. 

 The protein content of bran and shorts is directly proportional to that of the 

 wheat from which they are milled. 



" The commercial feeding stuff's which were analyzed show great variations 

 in composition and feefling value," indicating the possibility of purchasing in the 

 State any desired kind of feed with which to balance up a ration." 



The State feeding stuff law is quoted in an appendix. 



Sweet clover as a pasture plant, J. E. Wing {Breeder's Gaz., 52 (1907), 

 No. 9, p. 370). — In a discussion of sweet clover in new alfalfa pastures the 

 statement is made that this clover is prized in Alabama and other regions, 

 especially in early spring, as pasturage for sheep. 



Report of the animal husbandman, G. E. Morton ( Wyoming Sta. Rpt. 1907, 

 pp. 115-125). — Brief statements are made regarding the work which has been 

 undertaken with horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs. Data are recorded regarding 

 the weights and gains of Tamworth pigs, ewes and lambs, and Hereford bull 

 calves, and the weights and measurements of Hereford heifers at the station. 

 Information is also given regarding the improvements at the station stock farm. 



Feeding Tennessee steers in Georgia. The outlook for beef production in 

 Georgia, C. L. Willoughby and P. N. Flint {Georgia Sta. Bid. 76, pp. 36, 

 figs. -'/). — The authors state that few cattle are raised for fattening purposes in 

 Georgia, it being the common custom to purchase animals for this purpose 

 from Tennessee. Two tests on the possibilities of feeding* such cattle are 

 reported and the outlook for beef production in Georgia discussed. 



In the tirst test, which was made with 3 lots of 4 animals each, cotton-seed 

 hulls, shredded corn stover, and shredded corn fodder with corn silage were 

 compared for feeding with grain. With the cotton-seed hulls and stover the 

 grain ration consisted of cotton-seed meal and-bran 1:1, and with the corn 

 silage shorts also formed a part of the grain ration, and a small amount of 

 cowpea hay and hulls was fed with the silage. Owing to the fact tliat an 

 insufficient amount of silage was provided, green rye was substituted for it 

 during the latter part of the feeding period, which covered 112 days and was 

 divided into 2 periods of 48 and 04 days each, resi)ectively. With the lots fed 

 cotton-seed hulls and corn stover the rations were reversed at the end of the 

 first period. 



Considering the test as a _whole, the average daily gains on the several 

 rations were cotton-seed hulls 2.64 lbs., shredded corn fodder 2 lbs., and corn 

 silage 2.09 lbs. per head per day, the digestible nutrients required per pound of 

 gain being 4.85, 7.27, and 7.72 lbs., and the cost of a pound of gain 5.39, 8.05, 

 and 8.68 cts. 



In the second test, which was made with 1 lot of 3 steers and 2 lots of 4 

 steers each, cotton-seed meal alone and with shelled corn 1:1 and 7:13 were 

 compared, shredded corn fodder supplementfiig the grain in each case. In the 

 90 days covered by the test the average daily gain on cotton-seed meal was 

 1.28 lbs., the digestible feed required per pound of gain 7.05 lbs., and the cost 

 of a pound of gain 10.52 cts. Similar values for the ration containing the 

 smaller amount of shelled corn were 1.74 lbs., 6.45 lbs., and 8.05 cts., and 

 for the ration containing the larger amount of corn, 1.89 lbs., 0.10 lbs., and 

 7.37 cts. 



