ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 685 



of the trial the average daily gains per head in the 8 lots were 2.05 lbs., 2. 18 lbs., 

 and 1.M9 ll)s. Tlie steers in lot 1 con.sumed per ponnd of gain 3.63 lbs. hay, 1.46 lbs. 

 stover, and 8. .39 lbs. grain. Similar values for lot 2 were 3.21, 0.94, and 7.82 lbs., 

 and for lot 3 they were 3.47, 0.79, and 8.39 lbs., resijectively. The time expended 

 in the care of the 3 lots was 79.6, 148, and 155.5 hours, respectively, the values for 

 lots 2 and 3 being recalculated on a basis of 10 animals per lot. 



In a second test, made under practically the same conditions, with 3 lots of 2 steers 

 each, the average weight of the animals at the beginning was al)out 890 lbs. and the 

 average daily gain per steer in the different lots during the 57 days of the trial 2.71, 

 2.92, and 2.7 lbs., respectively. The hay eaten per pound of gain in the 3 lots was 

 4.44, 3.76, and 3.45 lbs., and the grain 5.91, 5.24, and 4.95 lbs., resjjectively. 



According to the authors the results of this and their former work did not justify 

 the claim that either of the methods tested was superior for fattening steers. 



"Those animals that were furnished water by means of automatic watering basins 

 consumed more coarse fodder, particularly stover, and ate their food with apparently 

 greater relish, than did those that were turned out in a yard to water. The steei s 

 that were loose in a box stall or pen required less labor of attendance than those that 

 were confined in stalls, even though both were supplied with water by means of 

 automatic watering basins. The steers that were confined in a box stall required the 

 same amount of bedding as those confined in stalls." 



Cattle feeding- with sugar beets, sugar, molasses, and sugar-beet residuum, 

 L. S. Wake [PhUaih'lph'i<i: Pltihtdlphin Jinol- Co., 1U02, pp. XXIII \ :^S9, fig^. -.'!).— 

 In this volume the author has discussed the feeding value of sugar beets and sugar- 

 beet products, the methods of pressing and drying beet pulp, the manufacture of 

 molasses feeds, and related topics, quoting extensively from the literature of the 

 subject and summarizing the results of American and foreign experiments. A 

 detailed index adds to the value of the volume. 



The business of breeding- pure-bred stock, J. A. Craig {U. S. Dept. Atjr., 

 Bureau of Anhiytl IiKJuxtri/ lipt. 19()1, pp. 4I'j-4-i~) ■ — A general discussion of the 

 subject of l)reeds and breeding, emphasizing its importance from a Imsiness stand- 

 point. 



Breeds of beef cattle and beef production in North Carolina, T. Butler 

 {Bui. Xorth CaroUna Staie Bd. Ayr., 2S [1!)0J), Xo. 7, pp. So, Jig.<(. o.9).— The character- 

 istics of different breeds of beef cattle are discussed, as well as such subjects as the 

 formation of a herd, pastures, feeding and care, and related topics. 



The cattle industry of the United States, ,1. Wilson ( V. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau 

 vf Animal Indnatry Rpi. 1901, pp. ^67-274)- — In this paper, which was read before a 

 meeting of the Central Shorthorn Breeders' As.sociation in Kansas City, the Secretary 

 of Agriculture discusses the importance of the export cattle trade of the Ignited States 

 with special reference to Mexico and South America. The need of stringent laws 

 regarding the inspection of cattle imported to this country is nisisted upon, and the 

 fact is pointed out that it is equally important to export only healthy cattle ot supe- 

 rior quality if the enterjirise is to be developed along the most satisfatory lines. 



Cattle markets and abattoirs in Europe, H. E. Alvord ( V. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Bureau of Animal Indudry lipt. 1901, j)p. 279-305, ph. 9, map 1). — A descriptive and 

 statistical article, dealing with the handling and slaughtering of live stock, insiiection 

 of meat, and related topics. 



History of the farm-animal industry of "Westphalia and methods of 

 increasing it, J Ki.eixsorge (Inaug. /)(.«., Unir. .Jena, 190?, pp. 48, vaqis 2). — A 

 critical discussion of statistical and historical data. 



The musk ox, (_i. F. Thompson ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau of Animal LiduMni Jlpl. 

 1901, pp. .507-512, pis. 2, fig. 1) — A descriptive article. 



Some observations on sheep breeding- from the experiment station flock 

 records, W. L. C^vklvle and T. F. McConnell ( Wisconsin Sta. Bid. 95, pp. 19) — For 



