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let-fed pork was much smaller than in the other samples. All thepors was con- 

 sidered too fat for local trade and the author- believe that the pigs might have been 

 more advantageously slaughtered earlier. 



The lean meat from the lot- fed millet and wheat was lighter in color than that 

 from the barley-fed lot. The fat from tin- lot fed millet was pure white and although 

 not so firm in texture it was considered superior in quality to that of tin- other <ar- 

 -. which had a yellowish tinge. An analysis of the millet fed is reported. 



The utilization of skimmed milk in feeding- pigs, II. EL Wing [New York 

 < orneU sin. ]!nl. 220, pp. 189-19} I. — Skim milk i.- frequently Bold for the manufacture 

 of casein and similar purposes, returning to tin- producer not over LO cts. per LOO lbs. 

 A test was therefore undertaken with 6 lot- containing from 7 t>> 12 pigs each, to 

 if it could not lie more profitably utilized as a feeding -tuff. 



In addition to skim milk lots 1 and '- J , were fed corn meal, lots 2 and 5 corn meal 

 and gluten feed 1:1, and lots 4 and 6 corn meal and wheat middlings 1:1. Consider- 

 ing the results as a whole the average daily gain for the 83 days of the test was 0.99 

 lb. on corn meal, 0.93 Hi. on corn meal and gluten feed, and 0.96 lb. on corn meal 

 and wheat middlings, the -kim milk fed per pound of gain averaging 3.5, 4.3, and 

 4.7 lhs. in tin- •'» cases. 



From the results of the trial the author calculates that on the whole -kim milk is 

 worth about 15 cts. perewt. when fed to pigs from the time of weaning until they 

 weigh about 125 lbs. 



"Clear corn meal is perfectly satisfactory as a single grain when fed in connection 

 with skimmed milk. 



" Weanling pigs in close quarters during cold weather can be made to gain a pound 

 live weight per day for 3 months. 



"There are indications that the proportion of skimmed milk can be increased 

 economically above the ratio of 3 lbs. of milk to 1 lb. of grain usually recommended, 

 thus lessening the amount of grain i 1 that must be purchased." 



Poland-China and Berkshire pigs, F. L. Clarke [Jour. Jamaica Agr. Soc., 8 

 (1904), No. 7, pp. 275, ?76). — The author discusses pig breeding under local condi- 

 tions and gives briefly the result- of his experience with Poland-China and Berkshire 

 pigs. 



Horses, R. Eobebtson and A. Mack ay | Canada Kept. Farms }!j>i.<. /.v>.;. j,j,. 284, 

 $94 '• — Brief statements are made regarding the horses kept at the .Maritime Provinces 

 and Indian Head experimental farms. 



The horse industry in Australia. W. G. McKinxey [Jour. Dept. Agr. R 

 Australia, 9 | 1904 • No. 5, pp. 821-884 . — A descriptive and statistical article. 



Results of scientific feeding of plantation mules, W. Godchaux [Proc. Lou- 

 isiana StaU Agr. Soc. "ml Stockbreeders' Assoc., 1904, p[>- 71-79). — The rational feed- 

 ing of mules is discussed and data given regarding the system at present followed at 

 a large sugar factory at Assumption Pari.-h, Louisiana, as compared with the Bystem 

 previously followed. 



The ration now fed consists of 8 lbs. of corn-and-cob meal, 2 lbs. cotton-seed meal, 

 11 lbs. molasses, and 15 lbs. pea-vine hay, the cost being 14.5 cts. per head. 

 According to the author's calculations this would supply the nutrients ami energy 

 called for by Wolff's standard for horses or mules at heavy work. The author states 

 that the use of this ration has diminished the cost of feeding mules nearly half, 

 while at the same time their health lias improved. 



Cuba's beasts of burden, F. C. Giltxer [Breeder's Gaz., 46 [1904), No. 8, pp. 

 88-90, figs. 8). — The author describes the horses, mules, and cattle used as beast- of 

 burden in Havana and the rural districts of Cuba. 



Report of the poultry manager, A. G. Gilbert [Canada Erpt. Farms Rpts. 1903, 

 pp. 289-265, pi. 1). — The important factors in the production of a superior quality of 



