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each lot were sold to local butchers. The proportion of dressed meat was found to 

 be about the same in both cases, according to the author, while the flesh of the corn- 

 fed lot was regarded as superior in respect to color and the proportion of fat on the 

 outside of the carcass. No other differences were observed in the character of the 

 meat, it all being of good quality. The remainder of the lambs were sold in Kansas 

 City, those fed corn l)ringing $3.71 per head and those fed beet pulp $3.64. The 

 average loss in weight per head of the 2 lots during shipment was 9.4 and 9.2 ]l)s. 



Tn discussing the feeding value of pulp the author calculates that a ton is ecjuiva- 

 lent to 200 lbs. of corn. 



"Owing to the bulky nature of the pulp not enough of it can be consumed by 

 lambs to produce sufftcient fat to finish them; hence it should be fed to the greatest 

 extent at the commencement of feeding. What is fed in the latter part of the feed- 

 ing period should be used as an appetizer and a regulator of the bowels rather than 

 for the fat it produces. Pulp fed in large quantities produces a soft flesh. 



"The matter of transportation is a very essential one for the farmer to consider in 

 the utilization of^pulj). For the profitable use the yards must be near the factory or 

 to railway facilities. When large quantities of pulp are fed to animals confined in 

 small lots the lots become A'ery foul, much to the discomfort of the animals and loss 

 to the feeder." 



Lamb feeding- in. Colorado, L. Clarke (f". *S'. Dept. Agr., Bureau of Animal 

 Industry lipt. 1901, pp). 215-278, ph. 2). — Statistics are given regarding lamb raising 

 in Colorado, an enterprise which the author believes may be greatly extended with 

 profit, judging by the favorable results which have been obtained in the past. 



Progress of the Angora goat industry in 1901, G. F. Thompson ( U. S. Dept. 

 Agr., Burrau. of Animal InduKtri/ Bjd. 1901, pp. 457-479, ph. 19, fig. 1). — The author 

 suiumarizes information received from a variety of sources regarding thenuml)er of 

 goats kept, care of goats, their value for clearing land of Ijrush, and related topics. 



The Angora goat industry of Asia Minor, W. C. B.viley {U. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Bureau, of Animal Indnstrg Bpt. 1901, jip. 493-506, pis. 3). — A number of goat raisers 

 in Asia Minor were visited by the author, who describes their flocks, methods of 

 caring for the goats, etc. Four animals, which seemed especially desirable, were 

 procured for importation into the United States. 



The economic feeding of plantation stock under the present conditions of 

 high-priced grain, AV. C. Stuhbs [Louisiana Planter, 28 {1902), No. 11, pp. 

 178-181). — The feeding of farm animals is discussed with especial reference to local 

 conditions. The successful use of molasses for farm animals, including horses and 

 mules, is noted. According to the author, mules will eat with relish 8 to 12 lbs. of 

 molasses per head daily, and this material is extensively fed to mules in Louisiana. 

 The value of cotton-seed meal for horses and mules is also discussed. At the Loui- 

 siana stations 1 to 2 lbs. per mule per day have been fed with success. This should 

 be gradually added to the ration, carefully mixed with other feeds, until the mules 

 learn to relish it, and care should be taken that no uneaten residues ferment in the 

 feed boxes. Six lbs. is regarded as the maximum quantity which can be safely fed, 

 and this amount should be led up to gradually. Only bright yellow cotton-seed 

 meal of a nutty, pleasant odor and taste should be used as a feeding stuff, according 

 to the author, and all reddish and nmsty meal should be avoided. 



Preparation of molasses feeds on the farm, A. Gkegoire {L'Ing. Agr. Gem- 

 bloux, 12 {1902), No. 11, pp. 638-543, figs. 3). — Domestic methods of preparing 

 molasses feeding mixtures are described. 



Molasses as food {Amer. Vet. Rev., 26 {1902), No. 4, j)p. 283-285).— Briei notes 

 on the successful use of molasses feeds for horses in France. 



Maintenance and restoration of muscular energy by sugar, L. Gkandeau 

 {Jour. Agr. Prat., n. ser., 4 {1902), No. 33, p)p. 206-209). — The value of sugar as a 



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