974 EXPERIMENT STATION EECOED. 



might vary sufficiently to justify the feeding of linseed-oil meal or of cotton- 

 seed meal from the standpoint of manure production alone." 



Swine feeding-, J. H. Grisdale ( Canada Expt. Farms Rpts. 1906, pp. 7S-S0 ) .— 

 The merits of feeding a meal mixture alone and supplemented by mangels, 

 sugar beets, and a proprietary feed were studied, using 4 lots of 4 pigs each. 

 The meal mixture selected was made up of barley, oats, shorts, and gluten 

 f> : 2 : 5 : 2. The average daily gain per pig in the 85 days covered by the test was 

 0.5 lb. on meal alone, 0.55 lb. on meal and mangels, 0.7 lb. on meal and sugar 

 beets, and 0.71 lb. on meal and the proprietary feed. The cost of a pound of 

 gain ranged from 5.05 cts. on the sugar beet ration to 7.03 cts. on meal alone. 



The Danish hog industry, A. Fossum (U. 8. Dept. Agr., Bur. Anim. Indus. 

 Rpt. 1906, pp. 223-246). — A summary and discussion of the Danish hog in- 

 dustry with special reference to breeds, breeding societies, methods of handling 

 and curing bacons, the Danish bacon trade with England, Danish imports and 

 exports of bacon and hams, and related questions. 



Horses, ,J. II. Grisdale (Canada Expt. Farms Rpts. 1906, pp. J/S, 49, pJs. 2).— 

 In a discussion of the amount of work iierformed by the farm horses and its 

 value, the daily cost of feed and care is estimated at 32.5 cts. per head. 



A feeding test undertaken to determine the value of a proprietary stock 

 food for draft horses is briefly reported. Five teams wei*e used, one horse in 

 each team being fed the special food in accordance with directions in addition 

 to the standard ration of 14 lbs. of oats and bran 2.5 : 1. " First there was 

 some little difficulty in gettting the horses to eat up clean the mixtui-e of oats, 

 bran, and stock food, but they soon learned to take it without difficulty." 

 These horses gained 12 lbs. in weight in 42 days as compared with a gain of 

 13 lbs. by 5 animals fed the grain ration without the special feed. " It would 

 appear, therefore, that so far as gains in weight are concerned that the stock 

 food was of no value whatever. So far as one could judge of condition of the 

 horses by their appearance and by their spirit when working those not getting 

 stock food were in no way behind their mates which were receiving stock 

 food." 



Sugg-estions for horse and mule raising in the South, ({. M. Rommel (U. S. 

 Dept. Agr., Bur. Anim. Indus. Rpt. 1906, pp. 241-261; Cire. 124, PP- 15).— As 

 the local supply of horses and mules is inadequate, the author believes that more 

 of these animals may be profitably raised in the southern United States. He 

 discusses methods of breeding and management, the necessity for improvement 

 in native stock, selection of breeding animals, the possibilities of southern 

 mule markets, breeding mules, and related topics. The need for satisfactory 

 and adequate feeding is emphasized. 



Farm poultry, W. S. Jacobs (Arkansas 8ta. Bui. 99, pp. 149-173, figs. 17). — 

 Feeding, care and management, construction of poultry houses, incubators, 

 poultry diseases, preserving eggs, and similar questions are discussed with 

 reference to local conditions, and to a considerable extent on the basis of 

 experience gained at the station. 



In a comparison of the egg record of different breeds for a year, it was found 

 that the average per hen for Plymouth Rocks was 141.1, for Silver Liiced 

 Wyandottes 110.16, for Single Comb White Leghorns 109.45, and for Buff 

 Orpingtons 108.12 eggs. The cost per dozen eggs ranged from 6.51 cts. with 

 the Leghorns to 7.02 cts. with the Plymouth Rocks. 



Report of the poultry m.anager, A. G. Gilbert (Canada Expt. Farms Rpts. 

 1906. pp. 257-272, fig. 1). — The present condition of the poultry buildings, 

 methods of feeding, and related questions are spoken of, as well as the incubator 

 tests and other experimental work carried on. Some data are also given regard- 



