233 

 MISSISSIPPI. 



Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station. 



Department of Missisxijuii State Agricultural College. 



liOcatioii, Aixricnltiiviil (V)llei,'e. Director. S. M. TriU-y. M. S. 



P.rr.LETIX No. 8. AUGUST :'.0, ISSO. 



Stock feedinu, B. Irby, M. S. (pp. 1-0). — Silos and silaye. — 

 The silos in use at the Station are described, and anah'ses of corn, 

 sorghum, pea vines, teosinte, and chicken corn {SoryJiion. vulgare) 

 used for silage are given. 



Chicken coph vs. com an food for mules. — A brief account of an 

 experiment in which chicken corn was compared with corn as a par- 

 tial ration for mules. Analyses of these two feeding stuffs and 

 " mixed hay " are given. 



Feeding experiments with cali'es. — Twenty-one grade Holstein 

 and Jersey calves, divided into seven lots of three each, were fed 

 eight weeks to compare different feeding stuffs, of which the cheapest 

 in this case appeared to be cotton seed. 



BULUirriN Xr). 9. AUGUST 30. ]889. 

 St):ME ENTOZOIC DISEASES OF SHEEP AXD CALVES, D. L. PnARES, M. D. 



(pp. 3-10). — This contains brief popular accounts of some of these 

 diseases, Avith suggestions as to treatment and prevention, and dia- 

 grams of parasites causing such diseases. 



Helenii M AT tu:mxaee, D. L. Phares, M. D. (pp. 11-14). — Brief 

 notes on experiments with tliree calves, showing the poisonous effects 

 of decoctions of this weed, which sometimes is very harmful to 

 animals out at pasture. The flower and leaf of the plant are illus- 

 trated in diagrams accompanying the article. 



HULLimx Xo. 10. OCTOBER 10, 1889. 



I)eii()Kmn(;. I). L. Ptiaijks. ]M. T). (pp. 3-1:5). (illustraied).— The 

 author thoroughly believes in the usefulness of dehorning cattle, and 

 considers it neither a dangerous nor a cruel operation. He states 

 tliat he has been long familiar with it. and that during the last three 

 years he lias examined cases and reports of cases to the number of 

 more than 10.000. The bulletin gives popular explanations of the 

 anatomy of the iiead of the ox, directions for performing the dehorn- 

 ing and for ti-eatment in case of hemorrhages, and considerations 

 which make dehorning advisable. Sections of horns are illustrated 

 by diagrams. 



The author seems to especially favor the dehorning of calves, though 

 he thinks that it '' may be [)erforme(l on aninials of any age, with little 

 danger of serious injury.*' 



At the place where tlie horn is to come the .voiiiic; calf has a small, button- 

 like, hairless spot, easily seized and moved with thumb and fingers. After a few 



