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and the attachment of many medium sized follicles to the main mass of the 

 ovary by means of snspensoria. 



The laying competition at Storrs (Faryn Poultry, 24 {1913), No. If, pp. 

 99-101, figs. 5). — A discussion of the value of laying competitions in general, 

 and of a test at the Connecticut Storrs Station in particular. Doubt is cast upon 

 the accuracy of the records of some foreign competitions which have been pre- 

 viously noted. 



From an examination of the birds in the competition at Storrs, it is con- 

 cluded that the big records obtained are due to the condition of the bird and 

 not to the breed or strain of stock. " The one thing in vrhich the English com- 

 petitors (the men) plainly excel the American is in handling their birds to have 

 them fit to make a flying start at a certain time after 2 weeks on the road. 

 It would be worth a great deal more to the American breeder to know how to 

 do this than to have their stock." 



Farm poultry and egg marketing' conditions in Ontario County, J. H. 

 Habe and T. A. Benson (Ontario Dept. Agr. Bui. 208, 1913, pp. 31, figs. 11).— 

 This is a report of methods in the feeding and management of poultry and the 

 marketing of eggs as practiced by farmers in Ontario. 



Export of Qggs {Jour. New Zeal. Dept. Agr., 5 {1912), No. 6, pp. 671, 672).— 

 This contains the details of an experiment in shipping eggs from New Zealand 

 to Vancouver, B. C. 



Poultry work at Oregon Experiment Station, A. F. Hunter {ReL Poultry 

 Jour., 20 {1913), No. 2, pp. 226, 227. 277-280, figs. 7).— A popular account of 

 the value to practical agriculture of the investigations and methods of poultry 

 instruction at the Oregon Station. 



Dedication of $90,000 poultry building, Myra V. Noeys {Rel. Poultry Jour., 

 80 {1913). No. 2, pp. 229, 259-263, figs. //). — Plans of the poultry husbandry 

 building at Cornell University are given, together with a brief description of 

 the equipment for giving instruction and carrying on investigations in poultry 



Fur-bearing mammals: An unappreciated natural resource, W. P. Taylor 

 {Science, n. ser., 37 {1913), No. 952, pp. .^85-^87).— Attention is called to the 

 economic value of the fur-bearing mammals of North America, which will 

 decrease annually unless measures are taken to prevent the extinction of 

 several of the most valuable species. 



Mink farming, A. S. White {Pine River, Minn., 1913, pp. 15, pi. 1, figs. 5). — 

 This contains information on the care, feeding, and management of minks, and 

 is written for those interested in " fur farming." 



Results of German animal census, A. M. Tiiackara {Daily Cons, and Trade 

 Rpts. [U. S.], 16 {1913) No. 70, pp. IW, 1J,85).— The results of the provisional 

 census of 1912 show a decrease since 1907 in the number of beef cattle, swine, 

 sheep, and goats, and an increase in horses, mules, asses, fowls, and beehives. 

 There was a decrease in the number of all kinds of animals slaughtered in public 

 abattoirs over the previous year, except in sheep, horses, and dogs. 



DAIHY FAEMING— DAIEYING. 



Dairy herd records (U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Anim. Imlus. Bui. 16J,, pp. 57).— 

 These records, prepared from data collected by W. D. Hoard, cover a period 

 from 1899 to 190S, inclusive, and include 26 districts of 13 of the principal 

 dairy States in Eastern and Central United States. Data on 2,163 herds con- 

 taining 28,447 cows are presented in tabular form. The method of conducting 

 the canvasses was varied to meet local conditions, but the general plan was to 

 include in each canvass a sufficient number of representative herds to show 

 fairly the equipment and practice prevailing in the territory covered. A cow 



