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corn, oats, rye, and barley; cotton-seed, tlax, buckwheat, corn-and-eob meals; 

 alfalfa products, malt sprouts, distillers' .trrains, condimeutal and mixed feeds. 



Inspection and analyses of commercial feeding stuffs, 1909-10 {Missis- 

 tiipiii Hta. Bills. 137, pp. Ji-25 ; 138, pp. 3-29). — Analyses are reported of rice 

 bran, rice sliorts, rice polisli, wheat by-products, cracked corn, corn chop, and 

 poultry and mixed feeds. 



Concentrated feeding' stuffs, C. S. Cathcart et al. (New Jersey Stas. Bui. 

 230, pp. 3-50). — This reports the results of the tenth annual inspection of con- 

 centrated feeding stuffs sold in the State. Analyses are reported of 491 sam- 

 ples of dried beet pulp, cotton-seed meal, linseed meal, gluten feed, peanut 

 meal, dried brewers' grains, malt sprouts, ground oats, alfalfa meal, feeding 

 flour, by-products of wheat, rye, corn, barley, and buckwheat, and poultry and 

 mixed feeds. 



Notices of judgment {TJ. 8. Dept., Agr. Notices of Judgment 334, 378, 379, 

 381, p. 1 each). — These relate to the adulteration and misbranding of oats. 



Keport of animal industrialist, J. M. Scott {Florida Sta. Rpt. 1909, pp. XV, 

 XVI). — This is a continuation of previous work (E. S. R., 20, p. 1066). Four 

 steers of poor quality were fed a ration of corn, velvet beans, and sweet pota- 

 toes, which proved to be unsatisfactory as the sweet potatoes were too laxative. 

 On adding Japanese cane to the ration better gains were made. During an 

 entire period of 60 days the average daily gain per head was. 3.13 lbs. at a cost 

 of 3.92 cts. per pound. The amount of food required for 1 lb. of gain was 

 9.6 lbs. 



Report of bullock feeding experiments, W. R. Tucker and B. N. Wale 

 (Jour. Southeast. Agr. Col. Wye, 1908, No. 17, pp. 15-24). — Experiments were 

 made in replacing roots with molascuit in rations for 10 steers and 2 heifers 

 during a period of 4 months. 



Lot 1, fed a ration of linseed meal, cotton-seed cake, rice meal, chaff, hay, 

 swedes, and mangels, made an average daily gain in weight of 2.13 lbs. per 

 head, with an average protit per head of lis. 2id. Lot 2, fed a similar ration 

 except that molascuit took the place of roots, made an average daily gain of 

 1.49 lbs. per head, but at a loss of £1 13s. T^d- per head. The roots were rated 

 at 7s. 6d. per ton. Molascuit gave good results during the first 2 months, but 

 was very unsatisfactory for finishing. 



The cost of feeding heifers, J. M. Trueman {Connecticut Storrs Sta. Bui. 63, 

 pp. l-'f5-159, figs. 10). — This bulletin contains general information on raising 

 calves, and reports the actual cost of feeding 5 heifers from birth until 2 years 

 of age. 



The average cost of the feed the first year w-as $2,8.24 and for the second year 

 $27.25. The labor, interest, and other items would make the total cost about 

 $71 for the 2 years, from which should be deducted $5 for the value of the 

 manure. The cost of the feed was rated as follows: New milk, $2 per 100 

 lbs. ; skim milk, 2.5 cts. per 100 lbs. ; hay $12, silage $4, and grain $30 per ton. 



Attention is called to the advantages of placing the animal in a definite 

 position in front of a coordinate screen when iihotographs are taken so that the 

 conformation of growing animals can Ix^ compared. 



Cotton-seed oil for calf feeding {Jour. Southeast. Agr. Col. Wye, 1908, No. 

 17, pp. .37-7/0).— Cottou-.seed oil was tested as a substitute for cream in feeding 

 calves. At the commencement of the test the calves were 8 weeks old, and 

 the feeding period lasted 5* weeks. Lot 1, receiving new milk which was gradu- 

 ally decreased from 9 to 4 qts. daily, received as a supplementary ration lin- 

 seed cake gruel. The average daily gain was 53 lbs. per head for the whole 

 period, at a cost of fl 14s. lid. per head. Lot 2 was gradually accustomed 



