84 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The flock and its management ( Wisconsin Sta. Rpt. t908, pp. 74-81)- — The 

 station experiments in sheep feeding, management, and related topics are summar- 

 ized, the following articles being included: Establishing a Flock of Mutton sheep, 

 by J. A. Graig I E. S. Et., LO, p. 776); Three Types of Market Sheep, by W. L. Car- 

 lvle (E. S. R., 14, p. 996); The Comparative Feeding Value of Corn Fodder, Corn 

 .Silage, Roots and Hay for Feeding Breeding Ewes in Winter, by W. L. Carlyle (E. 

 S. R., 13, p. 77); The Comparative Value and the Effect Upon the Lamb Crop of 

 Feeding Various Rations to Ewes in Winter, by W. L. Carlyle (E. S. R., 13, p. 978); 

 The Comparative Value and Effect Upon the Lambs of Feeding Various Grain 

 Rations to Pregnant Ewes, by W. L. Carlyle (E. S. R., 14, p. 996); Some Observa- 

 tions on Sheep Breeding from the Experiment Station Flock Records, by W. L. 

 Carlyle and T. F. McConnell (E. S. R., 14. p. 996); and A Dipping Vat for Sheep, 

 by J. A. Craig ( E. S. R., 8, p. 720). 



Fertility in sheep, F. H. A. Marshall ( Trans. Highland and Agr. Sac. Scotland, 

 .',. ser. , 16 ( 1904 ) , pp. 34-43) .—From a consideration of the data regarding the fertility 

 of ewes, the author believes that "the question of flushing and, what is closely 

 related to it, the question of the causes producing follicular degeneration, require 

 further investigation, must he generally admitted, and should, in fact, be empha- 

 sized. In the meantime, perhaps, the general practical conclusion to be drawn . . . 

 is that it is better to keep breeding ewes in good thriving condition as continuously 

 as possible than to submit them to a forced and rapid process of artificial stimulation 

 at the tupping period, while maintaining them at other times of the year on mere 

 sustenance diet. The consideration of the age of the ewe, as an important factor in 

 determining the effects of flushing, should also not be neglected." Other topics 

 relating to fertility are discussed. 



Angora goats on an Iowa farm, B. W. Chossley {Iowa Agr., 4 (1904), No. >:, 

 pp. 227-229).— A brief account of experience with a flock of grade Angora goats, 

 which the author considers successful. The goats were allowed the run of an open 

 shed and were fed some corn in addition to the feed which they gathered. 



The 100 does in the flock dropped 93 kids during April. In October the kids were 

 weaned; the young does, 52 in number, were turned back with the flock, and the 

 wethers were fattened, being given alfalfa hay with 1.5 bu. of corn for 84 days. They 

 weighed 80 lbs. per head on an average and were sold for §4.85 per 100 lbs. At the 

 end of 2 years the flock was sold and, according to the author, returned a satisfactory 

 profit in addition to clearing up a considerable tract of land. 



Some results in swine feeding, J. Withycombe (Oregon Sta. Bid. 80, pp. 10, 

 Jigs. 4). — A number of experiments in which various feeding stuffs are compared are 

 reported and discussed with special reference to the local pig-feeding industry. 



In a study of the value of apples, 3 pigs about 8 months old were fed all the apples 

 they would consume for 29 days. The total gain made was 41.5 lbs., 38.5 lbs. of 

 which was made during the first 14 days of the test, and is attributed by the author 

 to the filling up of the intestinal tract with succulent food or to the influence of 

 previous feed. During this time the total amount of apples consumed was 2,016 lbs. 

 The pigs remained in good health, "although during the last week they began to 

 manifest symptoms of restlessness which were evidently expressions of hunger for a 

 more nitrogenous diet. 



" Hogs can not be expected to make a satisfactory growth upon apples alone, as 

 they contain but a small percentage of muscle-forming material. However, if some 

 nitrogenous supplementary feed were fed, doubtless the apples would have given 

 better results." 



Apples, whole and cut clover silage, and pea silage were compared as a mainte- 

 nance ration with brood sows, the clover silage being supplemented during one period 

 by wheat chop and skim milk. According to the author the test showed that the 

 clover silage for mature hogs is slightly better than a maintenance ration and that 



