1000 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



"While the layer of fat on the outside of carcass is not greatly different in pigs 

 fed peas from those fed corn, partly owing to the better ajjpetites and greater growth 

 and development of the pea-fed lot, yet the amount of lean meat or muscle is so 

 small in the corn-fed lot that the difference in proportion of lean to fat in the differ- 

 ent carcasses is readily discernible. ' ' 



In the opinion of those judging the pigs, the quality of meat in the carcass of one 

 of the pigs was thought to fairly represent all the corn-fed lot. In this "the fat was 

 soft and flal)l:)y, almost l)lubbery to tlie touch, and the muscle w'as pale in color and 

 ap])eared to lack tone." 



Individual pecailiarity, in the authors' opinion, w'as responsible for the wide varia- 

 tion observed in the amount and proportion of internal or loose fat in the different 

 pigs. 



The results of a feeding trial comparing razorback with cross-bred razor- 

 back and improved breeds of hogs, W. L. Carlyle ( Wisconsin Sta. Rpt. 1902, 

 pji. 33-4-1, figa. 4)- — The relative gains made during the 11 weeks of the trial by 

 pure-bred razorback pigs and crosses was tested with 4 lots of 3 pigs each, lot 1 con- 

 taining razorbacks of the first generation; lot 2, razorbacks of the second generation; 

 lot 3, razorl)ack-Poland-Chinas, and lot 4, razorback-Berkshires. The pigs Aveighed 

 about 150 lbs. each at the l)eginning of the test. 



All the lots were fed ad libitum a mixture of equal j^arts of ground corn, gi'ound 

 rye, and shorts. At the end of 4 weeks skim milk was added to the ration, the 

 amount being on an average approximately 1.4 lbs. of milk to a pound of grain. It 

 was noticed that the razorback pigs especially were exceedingly variable in their 

 ajjpetites, frequently gorging themselves, then eating sparingly for several feeds, and 

 then gorging again. The total gain made by the razorbacks of the first generation 

 was 196 lbs., l)y those of the second generation 266 11 )S., by the Poland-China crosses 

 346 lbs., and l)y tlie Berkshire crosses 358 1})S. 



Considering the test as a whole the average daily gain per pig was 1.02 lbs. with 

 the razorbacks and 1.52 11 )s. with the cross-bred pigs, the former requiring 4.2 lbs. 

 of grain and 5.65 l])s. of skim milk per pound of gain, and the latter 3.66 and 5.30 

 lbs., respectively. The importance of adding skim milk to the ration is shown by 

 the fact that while grain only was fed the amount required per pound of gain by the 

 razorbacks was 6.24 lbs. and by the cross-bred pigs 5.66 lbs. After skim milk was 

 added to the ration the amounts were 3.64 and 3.31 lbs. Although definite conclu- 

 sions were not drawn, as the experiments will be continued, it will be noted that 

 larger gains were made l)y the imjiroved stock, and that the second generation razor- 

 backs gained more than the first. This is a matter of interest, since it is one of the 

 purposes of the experiments which are being carried on at the station to determine 

 the extent to which liberal feeding and suitable shelter will improve such pigs in suc- 

 cessive generations. 



Horse feeding, li. Wibbens {Culturn, U {190J), Nu. 173, pp. 520-5:^4) .—lloraG. 

 feeding in the province of Groniugen, Holland, is discussed with especial reference 

 to the use of molasses. 



Establishment of agencies by the Indian Government in Australia for the 

 purchase of horses for military purposes, A. Biuce {Ayr. (i(tz. Nrw Hoailb Wdhs, 

 13 {1902), No. 12, pp. ./i7<S'-ii^i).— Reasons for the desirability of the establishment 

 of government agencies for the purchase of Australian horses for remounts are given. 



Suggestions offered by the Indian Horse and Mule Breeding Commission 

 to Australian breeders, A. Bkuce {Agv. ilaz. New South Wuhs, 13 {1!>02), No. 12, 

 pp. 1174-1118, pi. 1). — The kind of horses required for remounts in India are dis- 

 cussed and suggestions given for raising Australian horses and mules of suitable 

 character. 



Mules at the Hawkesbury College farm, H. W. Potts {Ayr. Gaz. New South 

 Walcii, 13 {190..'), No. 12, pp. 1222-1226, fi<jn. 3). — The experience at the Hawkesbury 

 Agricultural College was favorable to the use of mules for farm work. 



