876 



AnahjKCH of liai/ iixfd in feeding erperimenls. 



Id original material : 



Old li<riuu<la liay .... 



Xew lienniiila hay. - . 



Tiniotliy hay -" 



In wat<T-free .suljstaui'e : 



Old llenniula hay ... 



New Bfrmiiila hay... 



Timuthy hay . . . . 



Mointure. 



Per tent. 

 12. B9 

 14. 62 

 11.79 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Crude 

 protein. 



Crude 

 fat. 



Percent. Percent. ] Percent. 



2a. 2(1 



28.86 

 30.17 

 33.74 



6. .5C 

 C.«7 

 5.00 



7.52 

 8.01 

 5.07 



2.18 

 1.66 

 3.43 



2.49 

 1.93 

 3.87 



CarUdiy- 

 drateH. 



Percent. 

 45.45 

 44.40 

 42.88 



52.06 

 51.78 

 48.61 



Ash. 



Per cent 

 7.»2 

 6. 9G 

 7.15 



9.07 

 8.11 

 8.11 



The results of the expeiimeut are siiimiiaiizetl as follows: 



Lot. 



Daily ration pir auinial. 



9.2 pounds Bermuda hay, 9.5 pounds 



raw cotton si-i-d 



10.5 poiind.o ](• niiuda hav, 10.6 



pound.s roastted oottfin Hee<f 



8.5]ioiind.<4 iti-niiiida liay. 10.4 imhumU 



ftti'anx'd rot ton «eeil 



9.9 puundH Ucniiuda hay. 9.9i>oiiudit 



corn meal 



8.5 ftonndft timothy hay, 9.5 pounds 



raw cotton M-i-A 



10.9 immmkIh HiTUHidahay. 9..'>|MMiDds 



raw cotton .need 



Milk. 



Coat of 

 food. 



Yield. 



I Cost 

 per 

 gallon. 



Butter 

 fat. 



I lialM. 

 $12.16 : 154.90 



13.07 

 26.42 



136.17 

 206.32 



16. 40 127. .55 

 22.34 181.68 



Cents. 

 7.7 



8.5 



8.8 



12.8 



12. 8 



12.3 



Batter. 



Yield. 



Cost 



,Hr 



]iouud. 



Gain 

 in live 

 weight. 



Pound*. 

 lUO 



2U5 

 214 



* LoM. 



As far as the linos of work wore jiarallcl the results of tliis I'xperi- 

 meiit aj;ree with those of a jirevituis oxptM iineiit ivportod in Hulletiii 

 No. l.'iof tho station (see Ivvperiment Station U'ecoid. vol. ii, \\. MM). 



r.cnniKhi and tiinotliy liay were oacli Wi\ U\ ."> working ninh*.s for 

 L' months with substantially the .sanif re.siilts. 



Comparison OF milk tests (pp. L*S, 2!»). — Analyses l»y the *iravi- 

 metric. liabfock. ^»eimlillJ,^ and I'atiick nn-thods aro tabnlatod, ••All 

 of tilt' int'tliods j^ivc fairly acciiiatf results, but in the n ajurit> »»f the 

 oases tilt lucthods of Ueiiulinjr an<l I'atri.k tallit'd iiKut- lu-arly with 

 the .maviiiiotrio, while the liaboock Irll sli;;htly low. but not onoii«;h s»» 

 to injuro the valuo or aooiiraoy of tho method for praotioal work." 



HouTKTLTURAL WORK (pp. LM»-.'?L'). — T.rief aoooiints of te.>*ts of varie- 

 ties of strawborrios anil ;;rapos ami of cxpcrimonts with ]>otatt)os and 

 orchard Iriiits. 



Entomot.ockat- \V(tKiv (pjt. .il'-.iiJ). — r.osidcs roforeneo to the 

 aooounts of work published in Uullotins Nds. 14 ami 17 of the statitm 

 (stH^ l^\|»ei iuu'iit Station iJeenrd. v»»l. II. p. ♦•."»!•, and vol. Ill, ]». TOlM, 

 notes are uiveii on the bolhvonn ( lltliotliis unnitivra). Teriius ffuript's. 

 ln)rn tly (llanidtohid srrrndn. eliineli bu;; [lUissiis IciivnjttcrKff), lady 

 beetle {HippiKlnmin (■i»irrrji( iis\, and i»eai tree borer (ISt'tiia pyri). Tour 

 analyses of I'aris gioon are given. 



