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" diafarine," or homogenized with a fat substitute of beef suet preparation. 

 The corrected milk when fed to the calf produced scouring and catarrh, but 

 with pigs it increased the appetite and aided growth, average daily gains of 

 from 2.2 to 3.1 lbs. per 100 lbs. live weight being realized. The homogenized 

 milk was readily taken by the pigs, but in some cases produced scours, this 

 being corrected by the addition of a small amount of citric acid solution. 



Skim milk corrected with sweetened flour proved to be the least expensive of 

 the several milks fed, this and homogenized milk being from one-half to two- 

 thirds as expensive as whole milk. The j'ounger the pigs and the more nutri- 

 tive the milk, the greater was the proportion of protein digested. 



E.oug'hag'e for fattening lambs, J. W. Wilson (Sotith Dakota Sta. Bui. 1^3, 

 pp. 187-199). — From experiments testing the relative value of several roughages 

 as feeds for fattening lambs, it is concluded that corn silage as a sole ration for 

 lambs is not the best of feeds ; that white sweet clover is an excellent roughage 

 when fed with a grain ration ; that pea hay is a good roughage ; and that 

 alfalfa, both of the blue flowered and the introduced Siberian type, is very 

 palatable and a highly nutritious feed for lambs. Shredded corn fodder fed 

 with grain was less satisfactory. The results obtained are summarized in the 

 following table : 



Results ill lamb-fattening experiments on various roughages. 



Sheep and wool for the farmers, J. W. Mathews {A§r. Gaz: N. S. Wales, 24 

 {1913), No. 3, pp. 185-200) .—With an object of ascertaining the most valuable 

 dual purpose wool, mutton, and early maturing type, and of determining the 

 most valuable combination for export as early lambs, experiments were carried 

 on with vai-ious crossbred lambs. 



In these tests a Dorset Horn-Lincoln-Merino cross produced the greatest 

 average light weight, i. e., from 74 to 80 lbs. ; the Dorset Horn-Border Leicester- 

 Merino next, 76 to 79 lbs. ; Shropshire-Lincoln-Merino, 67 to 77 lbs. ; and the 

 Southdown-Lincoln-Merino, 66 to 72 lbs. The second crosses proved the most 

 valuable for export purposes. "The Dorset Horn-Lincoln-Merino and Dorset 

 Horn-Border Leicester-Merino combinations gave the best returns, both for 

 gross and net values. The Southdown and Shropshire crosses realized equal 

 amounts per pound, but the consistently heavier weights of the Dorset Horn 

 crosses enabled them to give the best total returns. The main feature of the 

 whole shipment was the unsuitability of first crosses for export, unless the 

 grower is prepared to market them as third quality, and the value of the 

 second cross is further emphasized. There is very little difference between 

 these, but the earlier matnring qualities of the Dorset Horn places it at a 

 great advantage." 



