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ing of mint hay, wheat bran or oats, and corn meal, lot 2 receiving beet pulp in 

 addition. The steers in lot 1 made an average daily gain of 1.84 lbs., and those in 

 lot 2 an average daily gain of 2.52 lbs. It was calculated that in this test a ton of 

 pulp was equivalent to 244 lbs. of mint hay, 32.6 lbs. of wheat bran, 296 lbs. of corn 

 meal, and 27.2 lbs. of oats. These tests were favorable to the use of beet pulp, but 

 tne author calls attention to the fact that more experiments are needed before defi- 

 nite conclusions can be drawn. 



A number of letters from farmers are quoted, as well as results of tests at other 

 experiment stations. 



"The consensus of opinion among farmers who have fed pulp is that for milch 

 cows it is a good feed, although the pulp from frozen beets should be used with 

 caution. Growing and fattening cattle do well on it, and owners declare that it 

 saves one-third of the coarse fodder. Both fattening lambs and breeding ewes like 

 pulp, and for them it proved a valuable factor in the ration." 



Sheep, J. H. Grisdale ( Canada Expt. Farms Rpfs. 1901, pp. 290, 291). — Brief notes 

 on the station flock and on the feeding value of rape. 



Sheep, R. Robertson {Canada Expl. Farms Rpls. 1901, p. 367). — A brief state- 

 ment concerning the flock at the Maritime Provinces Experimental Farm. 



Swine, J. H. Grisdale {Canada Expt. Farms Rpts. 1901, pp. 291-295). — Besides 

 statistics and a discussion of the causes of soft pork, a feeding test with 4 lots 

 of 4 pigs each was ])rietiy reported. In addition to meal (equal parts of corn and of 

 oats, barley, and peas) and skim milk, lot 1 was fed turnips, lot 2 mangel-wurzels, 

 lot 3 sugar beets grown for forage, and lot 4 sugar beets grown for sugar. At the 

 beginning of the trial the pigs ranged in weight from 57 lbs. in lot 4 to 101 lbs. in 

 lot 1. Lots 1, 2, and 3 were fed 106 days, and lot 4 was fed 138 days. The average 

 daily gain per pig in the 4 lots was 0.85, 0.90, 1.18, and 0.95 lbs., respectively, the 

 corresponding cost per pound of gain being 3.69, 4.0, 3.22, and 3.6 cts. 



Pigs, R. Robertson, S. A. Bedford, and A. Mackay ( Canada Expt. Farms Rpts. 

 1901, pp. 366, 367, 427, 510) . — The gain made by different breeds of pigs on corn meal 

 and crushed oats, pea meal and crushed oats, shorts, and buckwheat, fed in every 

 case with skim milk, was studied at the Maritime Provinces Experimental Farm. 

 Deductions were not drawn from the test, which is very briefly reported. Notes are 

 given regarding the i^igs at the Manitoba and Indian Head farms. 



Further experiments on diflFerent methods of preserving- pork {Ber. K. Vet. 

 Landljohqjskoles Lab. Landnkon. Forsog [Copodiagen], 1902, pp. 57, pis. 2). — Experi- 

 mental data are reported and discussed. 



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

 1901, pp. 313-334, pi. l,fi(j. 1). — The author records the usual data regarding the 

 poultry kept at the Ottawa Station, the egg production, growth made by chickens, 

 the observations and investigations on hatching eggs, the feeding and care of chick- 

 ens, and similar topics. Based on experience at the station, the statement is made 

 that a mash, when fed in too great quantities to 1 and 2 year old hens, is apt to 

 create an overfat condition, which, in the case of the heavy breeds, is likely to be fatal. 

 If fed in too great quantity as a morning ration, mash is likely to make the hens dis- 

 inclined for exercise. It is decidedly a valuable aid to molting hens, and is a con- 

 venient form of utilizing much of the farm and farmhouse waste. Where hens have 

 had a comparatively free run, its beneficial effect in egg i^roduction has been notice- 

 able. In a more or less liquid form a mash is an invaluable means of quickly fatten- 

 ing old or young stock. 



Two feeding tests with chickens fed in crates and those having limited and unlim- 

 ited runs are briefly reported. The author recommends that the chickens should 

 be placed in crates either before or after they begin to molt, when 4j or 5 months 

 old, preferably at the earlier period. In both tests the greater gains were made by 

 the chickens fed in crates. In a study of breeds. Buff Orpingtons, Rhode Island 

 Reds, and Salmon Faverolles were compared, the results being briefly reported. 



