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EXPERIMKXT STATION RECORD. 



[Vol. 40 



have some action on the presence or aba bonis. This bypoth 



is considered as partially proved i>y the fad that of the jelled animals to 

 were females, 2 males, and i doubtfully polled, and of the animals with 

 l female and 7 males bad loose scon and 3 males had tight scars, while ti. 

 with horns (only _> were also males. The auth. : this differ 



apparently due to ;> norm i>y the germ ••••Us. 



it waa observed thai tii<- type of head and heavy, deep-fleshed f< 

 were transmitted when either parent was Aberdeen-Angui the i •« •< l \- and 



hind quarters appeared Intermediate but resembled most the 

 The results further Indicated that high milk production is dominant I 

 ductlon, but that high fat percentage Is re© low fat in the 



milk. 



Baby beef. I. I and B. J. MayHAKD a. Ilul. 11J »/ 



/./. /.". i.— An experiment la reported In which the ralui 



dairy types for baby beef produ< I mpared. The four 



■ Included ■ Shorthorn-Hereford Hereford <t«>ss. n high- 



pads Holsteln, and a high-grade Jersey. 1 approxi- 



mately 60 lbs. and the others each 90 lbs. at birth. Oi 

 r.m with his dam until '-'•'.n and the Other untl 



given a full feed «,f grain and ha ry 



■ re taken from their dams when n fen days old and were pot gradually 

 on libera] rations of skim milk and grain. 



th< follow 



table: 



' and dairy /> 



Iii estimating the cost of production ;:rain v. milk 



.•it 16 hundredweight, alfalfa i ton, and ; $i 



month. The coal of raising the href • j their da at 



h. 

 in tins connection attention Is called to certain i m other 



menta conducted at the station. In n trial with the 



follow s » {alvea •"• i - . . 



la 2.16 Ihs.. and three -year-olds 0.96 lb In | 1 trial 



tins ware 2.7, -"-'l. '-'-"■. and 1.6 in tin 



consumed 7 77 lbs of feed for each pound of grain, the yearling* 11.11 II 

 two-year-olda 11.48 lbs., and the thn In the 



trial the corresponding 



Sheep ■ tiona, D. A. Spbuckb i 



\ preliminary report on shi 

 In presented, In « hi< h the metho 

 and the studies of eh: - with some of the results are hrl< 



it is pointed out that the numerous cro individual timt it 



ble t" maintain a dominance of the desirable m 



