842 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



$17; and linseed meal, $29 per ton. At these prices tlie cost of the 

 brewers' grain lation was 19.8 cts. per day for horse 1, and 18.9 cts. for 

 horse 3; and the wheat- bran ration, 20.8 and 22.3 cts., respectively. 



"It is observed tbat the cost of the daily ratious used is much less than is ordin- 

 arily charged for feeding ^ork iK.rses. . . . 



" Tliat is, for the 6 hardest-working months of the year a farm horse of 1.000 

 lbs. live weight maj^ be fed for $30.84, when dried brewers' grains fnrnish tlie 

 bulk of the necessary protein, and for $33.49 when wheat bran and linseed meal are 

 the chief sources of this nutrient; on the basis of actual cost of the rations only, 

 the brewers'-grains ration is slightly more satisfactory, or 8.6 per cent cheaper than 

 the wheat-bran ration. When the fertility value of the dried grains, wheat bran, 

 and linseed meal is regarded as of importance, the differences in the rations are less 

 marked." 



Mention is made of a market gardener in the State who reports sav- 

 ing abont 20 per cent on the cost of keeping horses by feeding a ration 

 similar to that given to lot 1. Assuming that the cost of feeding the 

 horses and mnles of the State is 20 per cent higher than it need be, 

 which is believed to be a conservative estimate, " the expense of feed- 

 ing the horses of the State for the 6 working months would be reduced 

 by $700,000 if more rational measures were adopted." 



Fodders and feeds (Kmo Jersey Stas. Pqyt. lSD3,pp. 158-178). — Analyses arc given 

 of green crimson clover, cowpea vines, corn stalks, corn fodder, shelled corn, sugar 

 beets, corn cob, corn meal, gluten meal, gluten feed, brewers' grains, wheat bran, 

 cotton-seed meal, linseed meal, rice polish, and Paine's stock feed; the market prices 

 of a large number of commercial feeding stuffs from 1891 to 1894; an article on corn 

 stalks and straw as hay substitutes, reprinted from Bulletin 96 of the station 

 (E. S. R., 5, p. 499) ; and the average composition of a large number of feeding stuffs, 

 largely compiled. 



The relative values of ■winter and spring -wrheat bran, A. T. Nkale and C. L. 

 Penny (Delaware Sfa. Jlpt. 1SD3, pp. IG-IS, 191). — Analyses of 4 samples of wlieat 

 bran from spring, winter, and local wheat, with a statement of the weight i)cr double 

 bushel, the selling jirice, and the calculated value according to the station's basis of 

 valuation. In the latter respect the local product was below the others. The heavier 

 bran was valued the highest. 



Feeding stuffs, C. L. Penny {Delaware Sta. Ept. 1893, pp. 191, 29^).— Analyses of 

 crimson clover straw, crimson clover chaff, crimson clover see<l, peavines (green), 

 gluten feed, distillery corn feed, and wheat bran. 



An easy method for detecting a ccmmon adulterant of ground pepper 

 D. Martelli {Staz. Sper. Agr. Itah, 28 {1805), No. 1, pp. 53-56). 



Fruit as an article of diet and as a medicinal agent, J. P. H. Brown (Proc. 

 Ga. Hort. Soc. 1892, pp. 85-37). — General and popular remarks on the healthfulness 

 of a fruit diet, different fruits and vegetables being recommended for various minor 

 disorders of the system. 



The feeding of farm animals, E. W. Allen {U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmer's Bui. 22, 

 pp. 32). — This is a popular bulletin on the principles of feeding; feeding standards; 

 maximum, minimum, and average composition of the principal feeding stuffs; cal- 

 culation of the digestible materials in a large number of common feeding stuffs; 

 calculation of rations for cows, steers, pigs, etc. ; the origin of by-products used as 

 feeding stuffs; preparation of food; and wheat as a food for animals. 



Stock feeding, G. L. Teller (Arlcansas Sfa. Ept. 1894, pp. 137-170). — A reprint of 

 Bulletin 30 of the station (E. S. R., 6, p. 663). 



Further notes on the use of peanut oil as a substitute for milk fat in calf 

 feeding, M. Petersen {Braunschw. luttdw. Zlg., 63 {1895), No. S,p. 10). 



