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grains, wheat middlings, wlu-at bran, ground oats, corn meal, meat-and-bone meal, 

 and meat scrap. 



Modern cattle foods and cattle-food controls, W. Fkear (Pemm/lmnia State 

 Dept. Agr. Rpt. 1901, j>l. /, ])j>. flS4-689) .—The benefits of regulating the sale of feed- 

 ing stuffs are discussed, as well as some of the laws on the subject which have been 

 enacted in this country and Europe. 



Forage from Russian thistles {Kansas State Bd, Agr. Quar. Rpt. I'JO^, June, 

 jip. 5-23). — Feeding Knssian thistles, green and cured, methods of curing and related 

 topics are discussed on the basis of information received in answer to inquires made 

 by the State board of agriculture. The general conclusion is drawn that while 

 Russian thistles, both fresh and cured, constitute a fairly satisfactory feed, their 

 growth should not be encouraged, since they are in other respects troublesome weeds. 



Nutritive value of the Russian thistle, E. H. S. Bailey and C. F. Gustafson 

 {Kansas Slate Bd. Agr. Quar. Rpt. 1902, June, pp. 24-27). — Analyses are reported of 

 green and cured Russian thistles, the data serving as a basis for a discussion of the 

 nutritive value of this plant. 



Cattle food from sugar cane in the West Indies, (j. Sawtek ( f ^. ;S'. Consular 

 Rpts., 69 {1902), No. 263, p. 562). — A brief note on a cattle feed called "molascuit," 

 made from molasses and bagasse. 



Corn as a stock food, H. J. Waters {Missouri State Bd. Agr. Rpt. 1902, pp. 142- 

 181, ph. 3, Jig. 1). — The feeding value of corn and corn products is discussed, the 

 results of numerous investigations carried on at the experiment stations in different 

 States being cited. 



Fenugreek a stock food {Farm Students' Rev., 7 {1902), No. 2, p. 21). — The feed- 

 ing value of fenugreek, Avhich is an ingredient of many condimental feeds, is briefly 

 discussed. 



Intensive feeding of farm animals -with fenugreek seed, Schlagdenuauf- 

 FE.v and Reeb {BuL Agr. Algiriccf Tunisie. 8 (1002), No 9, pp. 225-227). —Abstracted 

 from another publication (see below). 



Fenugreek, its influence on general nutrition, Vj. Reeb {Monatsher. (resell. 

 FDrd. Wiss. Ackerb. u. Ki'mste, Vnter-Elsass, 36 {1902), No. 2, pp. 62-64). — The author 

 notes the favorable effects which follow the feeding of fenugreek and attributes them 

 to the lecithin found in the oil. The percentage of this constituent is rather high, 

 being, according to the author, l.?Sl per cent. 



Concerning the depression digestibility of fodder when an excessive 

 amount of carbohydrates is fed, E. A. Bogdaxov {hv. Moscinv Selsk. Khoz. Inst. 

 {Ann. Li.-it. Agron. Moscou'], 7 {1902), No. 3-4, pp. 139-156).— From an extended 

 review of the literature the author concludes that the lowering of the coefficient of 

 digestibility oliserved when carbohydrates are added to a ration is sometimes real 

 and sometimes apparent; being due in the one case to increased undigested residue, 

 and in the other to increased metabolic products in the feces. — 1>. fireman. 



Comparison of silage and shock corn for wintering calves intended for 

 beef production, H. W. Mt.mford {Illinois Slu. Bui. 73, }>p. 269-282, figs. 4) .—With 

 2 lots, each containing 2.5 grade steers 8 months old, the relative merits of corn silage 

 and shock corn were tested, these materials being fed ad libitum in addition to an 

 average daily ration of 2 lbs. of oats and 4.55 lbs. mixed hay in the case of corn 

 silage, and 2 1V)S. of oats and 4 lbs. of mixed hay in the case of the shock corn. The 

 average amount of corn silage eaten i)er head daily was 26 lbs., the average amount 

 of shock corn 13.22 lbs. It was the author's purpose to feed the calves a mainte- 

 nance ration during the winter of such a character that they would }je in satisfactory 

 condition for subsequent fattening. During the 88 days of the test the average daily 

 gain per head of the lot on silage was 1.68 and on shock corn 1.42 lbs., the dry 

 matter required per jiound of gain being 6.52 and 8.57 lbs. respectively. 



Ten pigs followed the steers fed shock corn for 70 days, gaining on an average 6.8 



