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feeding this grain in former experiments that it requires from 1 to 2 lbs. more to 

 produce a pound of gain than with the other grains. 



"[The result obtained] indicates that spelt has a greater feeding value for lambs 

 when mixed with other grains than when fed alone. 



"Macaroni wheat as a feed for sheep is equal, pound for pound, to bread wheat and 

 can be fed profitably at the prices quoted in this experiment. 



"This test indicates that the Black veronesh (Panicum miliaceum) variety of mil- 

 let seed, when ground coarsely, is excellent feed for lambs; and, on account of the 

 advantages for its growth in this State over other commonly grown cereals, it is a very 

 valuable addition to our list of grains for the production of mutton. . . . 



"The increase in gain per head daily made after shearing confirms the results of 

 former experiments, as it was larger but not so marked as with the experiment one 

 year ago. ' ' 



Pig management, G. M. Rommel ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 205, pp. 40, 

 fig. gg). — In his summary of available data regarding pig management, the author 

 discusses houses, enclosures, fences, and related subjects, the selection of sows and 

 boars, the feeding and management of sows, pigs, boars, and breeding stock, wean- 

 ing of pigs, and similar topics, as well as the prevention and treatment of disease and 

 the prevention and destruction of vermin. 



Franches-Montagnes horses, S. Bieler (Citron. Agr. Canton Vaud, 17 {1904), 

 No. 12, pp. 366-369, fig. 1). — A descriptive article. 



Poultry experiments, W. P. Brooks and F. R. Church (Massachusetts Sta. Rpt. 

 1903, pp. 150-153). — The relative merits of wheat and corn supplemented by animal 

 meal for egg production were studied from December 14 to September 4, the nutritive 

 ratio of the 2 rations being 1:4.34 and 1:6.24. Considering the test as a whole, the 

 authors state that the 2 rations were practically equal in value. During the winter 

 period, December 14 to April 1, the egg production on the corn ration averaged about 

 30 and on the wheat ration 28 eggs per 100 hens per day. During the summer 

 period, April 1 to September 4, the relative egg production on the 2 rations was 43.7 

 and 44.4 eggs. " The average food cost per egg produced was, on the wheat ration, 

 a very slight fraction over 1 cent; on the corn ration it was 0.85 of a cent." 



Egg production on wheat and corn was also studied, skim milk being used as a 

 source of animal food in both cases with corn oil added as a source of fat. For the 

 entire period, which was the same as in the first test, the average egg production 

 on the wheat ration was 35.7 eggs and on the corn ration 41.66 eggs per 100 hens per 

 day, which the authors consider good "for fowls kept in close confinement, espe- 

 cially in view of the fact that the pullets used in the experiment were rather late 

 hatched, and laid but few eggs until the first of February." The average cost of food 

 per egg produced was 1 cent on the wheat ration and 0.8 cent on the corn ration. 



When, wheat was compared with rice, skim milk being used as a source of animal 

 food in both cases, the results were " decidedly in favor of the ration including rice." 

 For the entire period the average egg production was 0.37 egg per hen per day on 

 rice and 0.33 egg per hen per day on wheat, the cost of feed per egg produced in the 

 2 cases being 2.1 cts. and 1.2 cts. 



The results obtained, the authors note, are in some respects in accord with those 

 of previous years (E. S. R., 15, p. 177). Among the conclusions drawn were the 

 following: 



"As the result of experiments in previous years, corn had been found superior to 

 wheat rations when animal meal was used as the source of animal food, while with 

 scraps the two rations gave' nearly equal numbers of eggs. In previous experiments, 

 with milk albumin as the source of animal food, the egg production has usually been 

 unsatisfactory when wheat has been the principal grain. . . . This year, with the 

 addition of fat, more eggs have been produced. . . . On the other hand, the ration 

 1 >wcst in fat of all, viz, that including rice, has given many more eggs than the 

 ration including wheat, which furnishes a far greater quantity of fat. 



