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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



International catalogue of scientific literature. Q, — Physiology {Tnternat. 

 Cat. Sd. Lit., 3 {1902), pi. 1, pp. XIII+404).— The literature indexed in this volume, 

 which is part 1 of the physiology volume for 1901, comprises general physiology, 

 physiological chemistry, including foods, the physiology of the different systems, 

 pharmacology, experimental psychology and pathology, and related topics. The 

 volume corresponds in character to those for chemistry and botany already noted 

 (E. S. R., 14, pp. 632, 637). W. A. Osborne is referee. 





ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 



Forage crops, R. H. Forbes and W. W. Skinner {Arizona Sta. Rpl. 1902, pp. 26S- 

 270). — Analyses are reported of bran, P^gyptian corn (leaves, stalks, and grain), 

 almond hulls, native saltbushes {Atrlplex nuttdUii and .1. lent if or mi t^) , wheat hay, and 

 alfalfa hav. A number of these follow: 



Composition of <i number ofjeediwj duffs. 



Samples. 



Egyptian corn: 



Leaves 



Stalk 



Grain 



Saltbush, A. nuttallii. .. 

 Saltbush, A. lentijurmig 

 Almond hulls 



Water. 



' cent. 

 6.16 

 G. 00 

 8.21 

 5.20 

 6.11 

 4.81 



Per cent. 

 10.06 

 3.69 

 13.13 

 11.69 

 7.81 

 5.50 



Ether 

 extract. 



cent. 

 1.72 

 3.43 

 4.79 

 2.16 

 1.99 

 3.23 



Nitro- 

 gen-free 

 extract. 



Per cent. 

 46. 45 

 47.78 

 70.47 

 51. 02 

 52. 31 

 60.33 



CJrude 

 fiber. 



Per cent. 

 23. 81 

 31.61 

 1.61 

 20.55 

 27.05 

 17.33 



Per cent. 

 11.81 

 7.49 

 1.79 

 9.38 

 4.73 

 8.80 



The almond hulls or pericarps, which are discarded in preparing almonds far the 

 market are sometimes used as fuel. According to the authors, it has been observed 

 that horses will learn to eat them and they are apparently a fattening feed. 



"The analysis shows this material to l)e rii-h in nitrogen-free extract, which 

 includes sugar, starch, and other carbohydrate foods, while poor in protein. It 

 would doubtless be good economy in the occasional instances where almond hulls 

 are available, to teach farm stock to consume this novel though valuable food, due 

 regard, however, being had to the presence, as shown in our samjale of 7.34 per cent 

 of tannin in the air-dry material. Tannin in large amount is stated to be an intes- 

 tinal irritant, making caution advisable in using a foodstuff of this nature." 



Inspection of feeding stuffs, W. H. Jordan, C. G. Jenter, and F. D. Fuller 

 {New York State Sta. Bui. 217, pp. 187). — Analyses made under the provisions of the 

 State feeding stuff law are reported of a number of samples of cotton-seed meal, oil 

 meal, linseed meal, gluten meal and feed, germ oil meal, distiller's grains, Iwrley 

 sprouts, malt sprouts, mixed feeds, and cereal breakfast food by-products, corn meal, 

 poultry feeds, animal meal, and similar products. 



Licensed concentrated feeding stuffs, F. W. Woll and G. A. Olson ( Wiscon- 

 sin Sta. Bui. 97, pp. 48). — In accordance with the provisions of the State feeding 

 stuff law, analyses were made of a number of samples of cotton-seed meal, oil meal, 

 gluten meal and feeds, hominy feed, corn feeds, corn bran, corn hearts, mixed corn 

 and oat feeds, oat clippings, sugar food, cereal ])reakfast food l)y-products, call meai 

 and other dairy feeds, ]>lood meal, granulated bone, beef meal and similar poultry 

 feeds; wheat bran and middlings, alone and mixed, wheat shorts, red-dog flour, 

 wheat germs, dust, screenings and damaged wheat, rye bran, middlings, and shorts; 

 oat shorts, meal, and hulls; barley feed and sprouts, dried malt and brewers' grams; 

 buckwheat bran, middlings, and shorts, flaxseed meal, rice bran, pigeon grass seed, 

 spent hoi^s, and several mixed grains and feeding mixtures. 



