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The yit'M and diameter of tile Iiay (III tlie jjlats were also studied. Aecording to 

 the author "the yield of hay has been considerably influenced by the seeding, but 

 neither the yield of hay nor the growth of the sheep has l)een affected by the 

 manures." 



Sheep-shearing- test at Halle in 1901, C. Lehmanx {Ar!>. Deal. Laudu: GeselL, 

 1902, No. 75, pp. 99, figs. 72). — Detailed results are given of a sheep-shearing test. 

 The average live weight of the 72 animals included was 57.2 kg. and that of the 

 unwashed fleece 5.06 kg. 



Maltese goats, J. H. Grout {U. S. Consular lipt.^., 71 {1903), Xo. 2GS, pp. 103, 

 104). — The milch goats which furnish the greater part of the milk supply of Malta 

 aredescril)cd and brief notes given on the methods followed in the local goat industry. 



Wheat compared with other grains for pigs, H. R. Smitif {Xrhmi^lca Sta. BuL 

 75,}>p. 3S-SG,fig. 1). — Wheat was compared with other grains in a test made with 8 

 lots, each containing 4 Tamworths and Yorkshires, the so-called bacon type, and 2 

 I )uroc- Jerseys and Berkshires, the so-called block type. Lot 1 was fed whole wheat 

 dry, lot 2 whole wheat soaked 18 to 24 hours, lot 3 ground wheat, lot 4 ground wheat 

 and corn, 1:1; lot 5 ground wheat and rye, 1:1; lot 6 ground wheat and shorts, 1:1; 

 lot 7 ground corn, and lot 8 ground rye. The average weight of the pigs at the 

 beginning of the trial was about 170 lbs. The average daily gain in the 8 lots was 

 0.08, 0.70, 0.76, 0.74, 0.70, 0.71, 0.71, and 0.67 lb., respectively, the feed eaten per 

 pound of gain being 6.37, 5.75, 5.59, 5.86, 6.21, 6.12, 6.09, and 6.24 lbs., respectively. 

 The pigs were sold at ?5.525 per 100, the profits ranging from |3.60 with lot 7 to $7.81 

 witli lot 2, the total profit for the 8 lots t)eing $44.13. One of the pigs of each type 

 fattened on corn and 1 of each type fattened on wheat were slaughtered at the station. 



"Little difference was observed between carcasses of wheat-fed and carcasses of 

 corn-fed hogs except that perhaps a little more lean meat was noticeable on the 

 wheat hogs. 



"The larger proportion of lean meat on the bacon hogs was very apparent." 



The author's conclusions follow: 



"Wheat can be profitably substituted for corn in feeding pigs so long as the price 

 of wheat is not more than 9 per cent higher than corn. In feeding wheat to hogs it 

 should first be soaked or ground. Of the two, soaking is mon^ economical unless 

 the grinding can be done for about 2 cts. per hundred pounds." 



Corn r. wheat for pigs on alfalfa pasture, E. A. Burnett and II. E.. Smith 

 {Nebraska Sta. Bui. 75, pp. 37, 38). — The 18 cross-bred Tamworth and Duroc pigs, 

 which had followed steers in a test noted above, were divided into 3 equal lots, 

 lot 1 being fed corn, lot 2 corn with 5 per cent of dried blood added, and lot 3 

 wheat. In addition all the pigs were pastured on alfalfa and turned on rape once a 

 week. At the beginning of the trial, which covered 6 weeks, the average weight of 

 the pigs in the 3 lots was 146, 145, and 147 lbs., respectively, the average daily gain 

 being 1.22, 1.3, and 1.3 lbs., respectively. The feed consumed per pound of gani was 

 4, 3.76, and 3.76 lbs., while the cost of the feed per pound of gain was 4, 4.04, and 

 4.13 cts., respectively. Not counting pasturage and labor the greatest profit, $3.88, 

 was obtained with lot 2, and the smallest, $3.77, with lot 1. According to the author, 

 "The addition of 5 per cent dried blood to corn makes a ration containing the same 

 amount of digestible protein and the same nutritive ratio as the ration of wheat. It 

 is significant that the gains on these 2 lots were the same." 



Egg-laying competition conducted at the Hawkesbury Agricultural Col- 

 lege, D. ,S. Tiio.MPSON {A(jr. Gaz. Neir South Wale.% 13 {1902), No. 2, pp. 1139-1145). — 

 Detailed statements are given of the number of eggs laid by different breeds and 

 Hocks. 



Statistics of farm animals {Tu-elfth Census of the United Slates, Cen.^ns Bpls., rol. . 

 .5 {Agriculture, pt. 1 ), pp. CXLIII-CLXV, CLA'A'A'rZ-CCA'A'A//).— Statistics, rep- 

 resenting conditions on June 1, 1900, are given of the different farm animals kept in 



