1917] DAIRY FARMING DAIRYING. 473 



there were 712,000 horses in Wisconsin January 1, 1916, with an average value 

 of $124 each. There was an increase of 7,000 horses in the State during 1915 

 The percentage of pure-bred stallions continues to increase slightly notwith- 

 standing the fact that few sires were imported daring the year. 



A directory is given of the owners of public-service stallions and jacks of 

 the State. 



Coucerning' poultry feed values, G. R. and Mrs. Shoup (M^ashington 

 Sta., West. Wash. Sta., Mo. Bui., 4 {1916), No. 9, pp. IS-IG). —Tho authors sub- 

 mit tabular data of tests carried on at the substation showing the palatability 

 and digestibility of 27 feeds used for poultry, together with compiled cost and 

 nutritive value data. The data are also briefly discussed. 



Dwarf eg^g's of the domestic fowl, R. Peael and Maynie R. Curtis {Maine 

 Sta. Bui. 255 {1916), pp. 289-328, figs. 7).— This bulletin gives in less detail the 

 results of a study reported from another source (E. S. K.. 36, p. 73). 



A list of breeders of standard-bred poultry in Montana (Montana Sta. 

 Spec. Circ. ff {1916), pp. 11). — In addition to this list notes are given on the 

 poultry industry of the State. 



DAIRY FARMING— DAIRYING. 



Report of the Sixth International Dairy Congress {Compt. Rend. 6. Cong. 

 Intermit. Lait. Berne, 1914, PP- S34, pls. 6). — This is the report of the proceed- 

 ings of the Sixth International Dairy Congress, held at Berne, Switzerland, 

 June 8-10, 1914 (E. S. R., 30, p. 398), including the composition of the per- 

 manent bureau and various committees of the congress and of the National 

 Committee of Switzerland, the rules of the congress, a list of official delegates, 

 papers and supplementary communications received by the different sections, 

 reports of proceedings of the different sections, resolutions adopted by the 

 congress, social features, and a list of members present. 



Judging dairy cows, G. C. Humphrey {Wisconsin Sta, Bui. 274 {1916), pp. 

 41, figs. 84). — This bulletin discusses and shows by means of illustrations the 

 visible characteristics of a good dairy cow, including indications of digestive 

 capacity, temper.; ment and blood circulation, and udder development ; and 

 some common deficiencies met with in cows. Other points discussed in the 

 bulletin are the importance of type, constitution, and breeding of dairy cows, 

 production records, value of pedigrees, essentials in becoming an expert judge 

 of live stock, use of score cards, and the organization and holding of judging 

 contests. A scale of points is given of each of the leading dairy breeds of 

 cattle, together with an illustration and record of one of the highest producing 

 representatives of each breed in Wisconsin and the record of the world's 

 champion cow of each dairy breed. 



[A new world's champion dairy cow] {Breeder's Gas., 70 {1916), No. 8, p. 

 280). — Tlie 4-year-old Holstein heifer. Queen Piebe Mercedes, recently com- 

 pleted a year's semiofficial test with a production of 30,230.2 lbs. of milk and 

 1,111.285 lbs. of milk fat. In no mouth during the year did she produce less than 

 2.000 lbs. of milk or less than an equivalent of 100 lbs. of butter. Her average 

 fat test for the whole year was 3.68 per cent. 



Reducing the cost of milk production, H. L. Blanchard {Washington Sta., 

 West. Wash. Sta. Mo. Bui., 4 {1917), No. 10, pp. 3-6).— In this article an at- 

 tempt is made to outline a system of management and feeding by which an 

 ordinary herd of cows with an average annual production of 5,000 to 6.000 lbs. 

 of milk can be made to pay the owner a profit. Using analyses given in Henry's 

 Feeds and Feeding (E. S. R., 31, p. 261), the author has calculated and tabu- 

 lated the approximate milk equivalent of feed produced on one acre by various 



