174 EXPERIMENT STATIOX EECOED. 



A former reference lias been made to results obtained during the first 3-year 

 period (E. S. R., IS, p. 263). 



Cassava for pigs, J. L. Feateue and A. M'olhant (Miti. Agr. et Trav. Puh. 

 [Belgium^, Off. Rural Raps, et Communs., 1913, ^'o. 5, pp. 87-118, fig. 1). — Four 

 pigs 2i years old each fed a daily ration of 2.02 kg. of cassava, 2.02 kg. of a 

 mixture of bran and low-grade flour, 1.6 kg. of mangels, and 0.18 kg. of meat 

 meal for 77 days made a daily gain per head of 0.53 kg. (1.17 lbs.). In another 

 test 5 pigs each fed a daily ration of 1.47 kg. of cassava, 1.47 kg. of the bran- 

 flour mixture and 4.99 kg. of skim milk for 58 days, made a daily gain per head 

 of 0.67 kg., and a similar lot 0.62 kg. per head. Methods and results of analyses 

 of cassava by J. Van Buggenhout et al. are given. 



Trials with weig'hts of fattening* swine and the " plucks " from these, 

 E. Holm {Ber. E. Vet. og Lancl'bohdjskoles Lai). Landolcononi. Forsog [Copen- 

 hagen'], 82 {1913), pp. 32, figs. 2). — ^The average slaughter weight of 400 swine 

 at 3 Danish slaughter houses was 70.8 kg. (warm) and 69.3 kg. (cold), and of 

 the plucks (internal organs and offal) 4 kg. (warm) and 3.9 kg. (cold). 



Treatise on zootechny. — II, The horse, P. Dechambre (Traite de Zoo- 

 technie. — //, Les Equides. Paris, 1912, pp. 494, figs. 68). — The first part of this 

 book treats of the zoological classification, body conformation, measurements, 

 and race characteristics of domestic animals. The author draws attention to 

 the fact that races or breeds are characterized by their rectilinear outlines, 

 especially the facial profile; that variations in morphology are noted In the 

 cephalic and body form and in the external features, such as weight, color, 

 horns, hair, wool, or plumage; and that in general there is a harmony or coordi- 

 nation of parts. 



In the second part he takes up a study of the breeds of horses, classifying 

 them under 3 groups, viz, those with a flat frontal or profile, those of concave 

 frontal, and those of convex profile. These groups are further subdivided and 

 classified. There follows a discussion of the origin, development, breed charac- 

 teristics, distribution, and utility value of the different breeds of horses. The 

 breeds included in this study are those of Arabia and Asia, Russia and Finland, 

 Bohemia and Tunis, the Percheron, the Clydesdale, the ponies of England and 

 Europe, the Belgian, the Shire, the Suffolk, and a number of the rare breeds of 

 Asia and Europe. There is also given a discussion of the "demi-sang" or 

 grades of England and France, among which are included the army remounts, 

 the hunters, hackneys, and cobs, the Cleveland Bay, and the Irish half-breed. 



The author also discusses the various breeds and types of mules and asses, 

 both in Europe and in Asia, and discusses their production from the utility 

 standpoint. There are included several chapters on the feeding, care, and man- 

 agement of breeding stock ; and a discussion of the problems connected with the 

 improvement of the military remount service and the government stud. 



Did the horse exist in America at the time of the discovery of the New 

 Continent? E. Teouessaet (Rev. G6n. Sci., 24 (1913), No, 19, pp. 725-729).— In 

 answer to this query the author offers as proofs of the early existence of the 

 American horse (1) the records of history dating back to the Spanish conquest 

 of Mexico, at which time native horses were discovered here; (2) evidences 

 from geology and paleontology which point to a very primitive type of horse; 

 and (3) the physiography of the country and the character of American ani- 

 mals, which indicate that America's close proximity to Asia facilitated the 

 introduction of the horse from that continent. 



The feeding of farm horses (Dept. Agr. N. S. Wales, Farmers* Bui. 64, pp. 

 26). — The first portion of this publication contains general Information on 

 horse feeding, condensed from Henry's Feeds and Feeding and other sources. 

 Reports are then given from the i^rincipal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural Col- 



