ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 899 



while there was a loss of 11.6 lbs. uu the latter. Nearly as much of the shredded 

 stover as of the whole stover was left uneaten, the percentage being 06 for the former 

 and 40.6 for the latter. 



" In no case did the steers do as well on the shredded as on the whole stover, and 

 in every instance the whole stover was more palatable. This appears to 1)e accounted 

 for by the fact that when the material is offered in its natural condition the animals 

 ha\ e an opjwrtunity to select the portions they prefer and discard the coarser and 

 unpalatable parts, whereas in the case of the shredded stover the blades, hiisks, etc., 

 are so intermingled that no op[)ortunity is offered for selection. 



" It must 1)0 conceded that when the corn can be husked and the stover shredded 

 at j>ractic-ally the usual cost of husking the corn, the practice nmst (-omniend itself to 

 every farmer on account of the greater convenience with which the material may be 

 fed and the preservation of the material in the mow or rick. But to be at the 

 expense of shredding the stover after the corn is husked would in all [ir()l)a])ility be 

 unprofitable. ' ' 



Other i^roblems connected with corn feeding are also discussed on the basis of 

 experiments at the Missouri and other stations. 



Some lessons from cattle-feeding experiments, F. B. Mumfokd {Bui. Miniiouri 

 State B(I. Agr\, ^ {lOOJ), No. 9, pp. 3-10). — The cost of producing a pound of beef, 

 the conditions influencing economy of gain, the value of ni^-ogenous coarse fodders, 

 pasturage, winter and summer feeding, and related topics are discussed with especial 

 reference to the work of the Missouri and other stations. Comparing (Ufferent kinds 

 of coarse fodder the Missouri Station found that with a lot of 4 steers on a full feed of 

 shelled corn and timothy hay the average daily gain was 1.69 lbs. for 100 days. In 

 the same time with a similar lot on corn and cowpeas the average daily gain was 

 2.64 lbs. 



Environment and heredity, t^vo great factors in cattle breeding, B. (tabbert 

 {Miamvri State Bd. Agr. Mo. Bui., „' {190..'), Xo. 9, pp. 13-17). — The general prin- 

 ciples of the subject are summarize<l. 



Concerning the metabolism of ruminants, J. Huth {Inang. Diss., U)dr. Bonn, 

 1902, })[>. S2). — A 2-year-old sheep was the sul)ject of experiments which are reported 

 in detail. The feed and excretory products were analyzed and the respiratory quo- 

 tient was determined while the animal was fasting, feeding, and during the period in 

 which the digestive processes were active. In one of the tests the ration consisted 

 of meadow hay, in another of green alfalfa, and in the third of meadow hay and 

 tropon by-products, salt and water being given with the first and third rations in 

 addition. The digestibility of these rations is reported. According to the author 

 the amount of oxygen absorbed from the air and the carbon dioxid produced is 

 greater when feed is consumed and during the period in which the processes of 

 digestion are active than when the animal is fasting. From the data recorded the 

 energy >)alance is calculated and the conclusion drawn that with ruminants there is 

 no difference in the amount of labor required for chewing and digesting hay and 

 green feed. 



Sheep feeding in Montana, R. S. Shaw {Montana Sta. Bui. 39, pp. 15). — The 

 importance of the sheep feeding industry under local conditions is urged. Methods 

 of feeding are described, the results of the station experiments in this direction being 

 briefl}' noted. 



Report of an experiment for ascertaining the influence of various manures 

 upon the production of mutton, W. Ashckoft {.Tour. Bath and West and SoutJiern 

 Counties Soc. [England'], 4. ser., 7 {1901-2), pp. 182, 183). — Brief notes are given of a 

 test in which sheep were pastured on plats manured in different ways. 



Thrift, the great essential in sheep feeding, J. Ziegler {Missouri State Bd. 

 Agr. Mo. Bui., 2 (1902), No. 9, pp. 18-21). — Sheep feeding is discussed with special 

 reference to the author's experience. 



