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EXPEKIMENT STATION EECOKD. 



In swine feeding trials with milo maize, 4 lots of 4 pigs each fed approxi- 

 mately 11 weeks gave the following results : Lot 1, fed ground milo maize, 

 chopped alfalfa, and rolled barley, made 233 lbs. gain ; lot 2 on ground milo 

 maize and alfalfa 180 lbs.; lot 3 on ground milo maize and wheat bran 

 240.5 lbs. ; and lot 4 on whole milo maize 258.5 lbs. However, the waste was 

 greatest with lot 4, viz, 238 lbs. ; lot 1, 125.75 lbs. ; lot 2, 199.25 lbs., and lot 

 3, 16.50 lbs. 



Live stock experiments (Dept. Agr. and Tech. Instr. Ireland Jour., IS (WIS), 

 No. 3, pp. 500-51Ji.). — In a feeding test to determine the value of potatoes as a 

 pig feed, 2 lots of 33 pigs each were fed 114 days with the following results: 

 Lot 1, fed potatoes in addition to corn meal, pollard, and skim milk made an 

 average daily gain per head of 1.41 lbs., costing fl Ss. 2d. per 100 lbs. gain 

 (5.15 cts. i)er pound). Lot 2, fed an extra quantity of corn meal, pollard, 

 linseed cake, and skim milk made a corresponding gain of 1.42 lbs., at a cost of 

 fl 6s. 7d. per 100 lbs. gain. It was concluded that in Ire]and pigs can be fat- 

 tened successfully without potatoes, and that it is doubtful whether it is eco- 

 nomical to feed pigs on salable potatoes if they can be sold for one- fourth the 

 value of meal. 



In experiments comparing barley meal and maize meal as a feed for pigs, 

 2 lots of 37 three-month-old pigs were fed 92 days. The difference in gains 

 made and the cost of gains was slight, although it was concluded that " maize 

 is worth approximately 10 s. per ton more than barley meal for pig feeding. As 

 regards the quality of the pork, barley meal seems to be slightly superior to 

 maize meal." 



In a test with 120 calves, comparing the relative value of oat meal and of 

 wheat meal as a 2-part ingredient in a calf meal consisting of 1 part flaxseed 

 meal and 2 parts maize meal, it was concluded that these two meal mixtures are 

 of practically equal value. In cattle feeding trials, comparing home-grown 

 and imported feeding stuffs, no material difference was realized either in gains 

 made or in cost of gain. 



[On the breeds of cattle] {An. 8oc. Rural Argentina. 47 (1913). No. 2, pp. 

 124-132, figs. S). — Tills treats of the conformation and breed characteristics of 

 the cattle of Argentina. 



The cattle of Muansa and Tabora Provinces, Schaele (Pflanzer, 9 (1913), 

 No. 3, pp. 111-130). — This article treats of the anatomy, constitution, weight, 

 body characteristics, dairy qualities, and management of the cattle of Muansa 

 and Tabora Provinces, Dutch East Africa. 



Controlling sex in calves, C. D. Woods (New England Homestead. 66 (1913), 

 No. 25, p. 7//9). — Extensive investigations, carried on by the Maine Station to 

 test the effectiveness of the theory that the period of heat is a determining 

 factor as to the sex of animals, indicated that " the proportion of sexes change 

 with the time of service." Of 558 distinct breeding operations tested, the fol- 

 lowing table shows the proportion of sexes for the several periods of service: 



Relation of sex of offspring to the time of service. 



