582 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



A comparison was also made with Golden Wyandottes, Single-Comb 

 Brown Leghorns, and Barred Plymouth Bocks. The 3 lots received 

 the same care and same rations. They were given a mixed diet con- 

 taining as great a variety of food as possible, consisting of corn, oats, 

 bran, wheat, and linseed meal. The test covered a year. 



"The Wyandottes laid in the year 3,555 eggs, weighing 451.8 lbs.; the Leghorns 

 laid 3,225 eggs, weighing 322.5 lbs., and the Plymouth Rocks 3,360, weighing 419.2 

 lbs. The hens were fed alike and consumed approximately the same quantity of 

 food. The . . . record shows a marked difference of breeds in the number of eggs 

 laid." 



Winter feeding of capons. — A test to see whether feeding could be 

 profitably carried on in winter was begun September 1 with 50 capons 

 of a number of different breeds. During the test, which closed March 

 1, 9 capons died. The total food consumed was as follows: 743 lbs. 

 corn, 230 lbs. table scraps, 120 lbs. wheat, 74 lbs. bran, 80 lbs. oats. The 

 capons were worth at the beginning of the trial $10.20; their average 

 weight was 2.55 lbs. At the close of the test the average weight was 

 8.2 lbs. Bating corn at 70 cts., wheat at 05 cts., bran at 70 cts., and 

 oats at 20 cts. per bushel, and table scraps at 2 cts. a pound, the total 

 profit of feeding the capons was calculated to be $5.22. 



Chemical composition of eggs. — The chemical composition of eggs of 

 a number of breeds was determined by L. A. Chittenden and reported 

 by the authors. The eggs laid by the different breeds were found to 

 have approximately the same composition. The effect of the char- 

 acter of the rations on the composition of eggs was also tested with 

 two lots of Barred Plymouth Bocks, Wyandottes, and Brown Leghorn 

 chickens. The test covered weeks. Lot 1 was fed meat scraps, wheat, 

 and linseed meal, 1:8:1. Lot 2 was fed corn, tallow, and rice meal, 

 7:1:2. Both lots were given lettuce and oyster shells in abundance. 

 The composition of the eggs is reported in detail. No marked varia- 

 tion in the composition of the eggs due to different rations was 

 observed, but the test is not regarded as conclusive, since it was of 

 short duration. 



On the composition and food value of native beans, Balland (Compt. Bend. 

 Acad. Sci. Paris, 127 (1898), No. 15, pp. 582-584). — The maximum and minimum com- 

 position of French beans is reported. 



Complete bread, A. CELLI (Salute Pub., 11 (1898), No. 1, pp. 1-5). — A comparison 

 of ordinary bread with that made by the " antispire" system. 



The bread question, II. Milone (Beforma CJtim., 1 (1897), pp. 419-429). — A discus- 

 sion of the " antispire" system bread. 



Wheat bread, Tison (Jour. Hyg., 28 (1S9S), No. 1157, pp. 561-563). 



Utilization of by-products of the dairy, H. E. Alvord ( U. S. Dept. Agr. Yearbook 

 1897, pp. 509-528). — The food value of skim milk, whey, and buttermilk is discussed. 

 In addition to the value of these materials as food for animals, attention is called to 

 their use for a number of manufactured products. The value of skim milk as a 

 fertilizer is also noted. 



The needs and requirements of a control of feeding stuffs, E. W. Allen ( U. S. 

 Dept. Ayr. Yearbook 1897, )>)>■ £21-428). — The variation in composition of concentrated 

 feeding stuffs owing to changes in manufacture or adulteration is pointed out and 



