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the prairie hay lot 1 lb. of hay was eonsumecl and an average daily gain was 

 made of 0.3S lb. per head, at a cost of .5.3 cts. i)er pound. The grain mixture 

 was raced at 1 ct. per pound and the hays at 3 cts. per pound. 



In the autunui of 1908 experiments were made ou the feeding value of rape 

 pasture with 4 lots' of 12 lambs each. The average gains per head per day 

 for 44 days were on rape pasture alone 0.37 lb., ou rape pasture and corn 0.37 lb., 

 on rape pasture and oats 0.43 lb., and on rape pasture and barley 0.43 lb. In 

 1009 the figures for similar lots during a period of 31 days were 0.34, 0.32, 0.3S, 

 and 0.37 lb., respectively. The results in 1909 were less satisfactory than the 

 previous year on account of the dry weather and early killing frosts. No 

 trouble was caused from bloat when the lambs were first turned ou rape, even 

 when no other forage plant was accessible. 



reeding- fish, to swine, Raebiger {Zctithl. Agr. Clicm., 38 {1909), No. 12, ih 

 l>.'i5; ahs. in IJIiis. Laiidw, Ztg., 29 (1909), No. 31, p. 311). — When swine were 

 fed for 3 weeks ou fish rich in fat there was a fishy and oily taste and smell in 

 the flesh which could be detected even when the lish ration had ceased 14 days 

 previous to slaughtering. The feeding of 1 lb. per day of fish meal from which 

 the fat had been removed produced no unfavorable effect on the flesh. 



Lincolnshire curly-coated or Baston pigs, W. J. Colebatch (Jour. Dept. Agr. 

 So. Aust., 13 (1910), No. 7, pp. 582-589, figs. //). — An account of this little known 

 but valuable bacon pig of Lincolnshire, England. The daily gains of this and 

 other breeds at the Smithfield show for 1908 are given. 



The care of new born foals, A. S. Alexander ( Wisconsiiv Sta. Circ. Inform. 

 13, pp. 7). — This circular contains information for the practical horse breeder 

 on the management of pregnant mares, the foaling box-stall, treatment of the 

 foal at birth, raising the orphan foal by hand, and on navel and joint disease. 



The improvement of Utah horses, J. T. Caine, III, and H. J. Frederick ( Utalt 

 Sta. Bui. 107, pp. 97-lJi2, figs. 18). — This bulletin contains a brief account of the 

 present position of horse breeding in Utah, descriptions of diseases and un- 

 soundness which should be considered as constituting di.squaliflcations, the score- 

 cards used at the Utah College for judging horses and other information on 

 this subject, the text of the state stallion law, a directory of pure-bred stallions 

 licensed by the State, a list of American and foreign stud books recognized by 

 the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and a financial report of the State Board 

 of Horse Commissioners. 



Horse breeding- in Madagascar, C. Sisteron (Ul'Ucvage du Cheval a Mada- 

 gascar. Paris, 1909, pp. 115, pis. 21). — This official report to the French min- 

 ister of war gives a brief histoiy of the present status of horse breeding in the 

 colony. Interesting facts are related concerning early importations of horses 

 which date from 1817. Little progress was made until 1897, but since that 

 time importations have been made from Arabia, Abyssinia. Tunis, Algeria, and 

 France. The chief breeding centers are Imerina and Betsileo. 



Measuring horses, P. (ioLDBECic (Deut. Landw. Prcs.sc, 37 (1910), No. 24, 

 pp. 2(19, 210, figs. 7). — This article discusses the importance of making accurate 

 measurements of horses, describes the instnmients used, and gives results of 

 measurements made of several European breeds. 



A measuring stick for horses, R. Schoenbeck (Dent. Laiidiv. Ticrzucht. lit 

 (1910), No. 10, p. 112. figs. 2).— This is a description and illustration of a new 

 form of folding measuring stick for measuring farm animals and which can be 

 conveniently carried in the pocket. 



Poultry breeding for profitable e^s production, J. B. Morman (Eel. Poultry 

 Jour., 17 (1910), No. 2, pp. 176, 177, 226-229. fig. 1; Poultry [Londou]. 28 (1910), 

 Nos. 1420, pp. 531, 582; I42I, p, 61Jf), — This article contains data ou egg pro- 



