KIDS 



EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Notes on the feeding- of horses, J. Sabatier {.Jour. Agr. Prat., n. ser., 9 ( 1905), 

 No. /', pp. ii'i 116). — The author discusses the feeding \al u»- of sugar beets, beet 

 chips, ami o1 her feeding stuffs, summarizing the results of his own experience as well 

 as thai of other feeders. 



The horse in Ireland (.lour. I>>[>t. Agr. and Trclt. Instr. Ireland, 5 (1904), No. I, 

 />/!. 18-33, figs. 13). — The need of improving Irish horses is insisted upon on the 

 basis of statistical and other data regarding the presenl condition of the local horse- 

 breeding industry. The merits .if the old Irish draft horses are spoken of, and it is 

 suggested that steps be taken to reestablish this breed, which only a few years ago 

 was quite numerous. 



Poultry keeping as an industry for farmers and cottagers, E. Brown i Lon- 

 don: Edward Arnold, 1904, 5. ed., pp. VIII 205, pi. t,figs. 110). — The author states 

 thai this volume, designed as a handbook for poultry raisers, has been revised and 

 enlarged. The new chapters have to do with climate and soil in relation to poultry 

 culture, marketing the produce, and the economics of poultry keeping. Chapters 

 which have been especially enlarged are, among others, those on feeding, fattening, 

 housing, duck farming, turkey farming, and produi tion and preservation of eggs. 



Poultry feeding and proprietary foods, M. E. Jaffa {California Sin. Bui. 164, 

 ])/>. 28, fig. 1). — The principles of feeding, composition and digestibility of feeding 

 stuffs, and related questions are discussed and a table show ing the composition of a 

 number of poultry feeds is given, based in part upon analyses made at the station. 

 Compounding rations is spoken of at length, and to facilitate the calculation of the 

 nutritive value of the ration a table is given showing the amount of nutrients sup- 

 plied by 0.5 or I to 5 lbs. of a considerable number of poultry feeds. Sample rations 

 are suggested. Analyses are reported of .'!7 proprietary or coiidimeiital poultry feeds 

 from which the following are quoted: 



( 'omposition of poultry feeds. 



Name of reed. 



Carbohydrates. 

 S Lnd h ' Crude 



Calfalfa ( alfalfa meal) 



Shredded clover 



('lever meal (sample No.22) 



Clover meal (average of samples No. 25 

 and No. 34) 



Pt r a hi. 

 36. 15 

 45. 99 

 32. 94 



13.57 



Pt r '■• ill. 

 26.27 

 17.S4 

 29.66 



32.50 



R r a ill. 



7. 65 



8. in 

 8.00 



6.85 



The bulletin contains a list of experiment, station and Department of Agriculture 

 bulletins on poultry and poultry management which are available for distribution. 



Winter egg production, 11. de Cjurcy (Jour. Bd. Agr. [London], 11 (I'M/), No. 

 9, pp. 529-533). — The relation of breeds, age, housing, feeding, etc., to the winter 

 production of eggs is discussed. On the basis of numerous experiments the author 

 recommends the following method of feeding as the one which in his experience has 

 given the best results: In the morning, when the fowls come from the roosting house 

 to the scratching shed, they are given a few handfulsof cracked Indian corn scattered 

 in the litter and about 1 1 o'clock a full feed of mash made of steamed finely cut clo- 

 ver hay, barley meal, Indian meal, bran, and cut green bone 3:2:2:2:1, mixed to a 

 stiff mash with skim milk a few hours before feeding. At midday a small amount 

 of wheat is scattered in the litter in the scratching shed and at evening the hens are 

 fed whole grain about an hour before roosting time. "It is advisable to feed a 

 variety of grains, not mixed together, but one on each evening; wheat, Indian corn, 

 oats, barley, and sunflower seeds have been found to be good foods for promoting 



