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The present state of the potato-drying industry in Germany, E. Parow 

 {Intcniat. Inst. Agr. [Rome^, Mo. Bui. Agr. Intel, and Plant Diseases, 4 (1913), 

 No. 9, pp. 1342-13//5). — The totnl consumption of potatoes in Germany is esti- 

 mated at 40,000,000 tons, of which 16,000,000 tons goes for cattle feed. Produc- 

 tion is exceeding consumption with an attending waste, but potato drying is 

 reducing the annual loss. The number of factories has increased 3* times in the 

 past 5 years. One and one-half million tons of potatoes make 400,000 tons of 

 the drietl material. The technical development of potato drying has reached 

 K high degree of perfection. In this article a number of standard processes are 

 described. 



Numerous feeding experiments have shown both slices and flakes to be sound 

 concentrated feeds, relished by all classes of stock. 



[Feeding stuff analyses] (Fla. Quart. Bui. Agr. Depf. 23 {1913), No. 3, pp. 

 210-219). — Analyses are reporte<l of molasses feeds, wheat shorts, wheat mid- 

 dlings, cotton-seed meal, linseed meal, alfalfa and mixed feeds, and various 

 proprietary feeds. 



Stock feeds, J. W. Ince {North Dalota Sta. Rpt. 1912, pt. 5, pp. 432-43^, 

 436). — Analyses are reported of cotton-seed meal, wheat screenings, prairie hay, 

 pigeon grass, and various mixed and proprietary feeds. 



Length of neck of lowland and highland cattle, G. Laurer {Dent. Landw. 

 Tierziieht, 17 {1913), No. 50, pp. 593, 594). — Measurements were made of the 

 necks of various types of lowland and highland cattle, and the ratio between 

 the length of neck and width of rump and height at the withers determined. It 

 was found that the necks of the lowland cattle were the longer, but not so well 

 muscled as those of the highland types. 



Cattle raising in Chile, A. Opazo {Tie Agr. et Rurale, 2 {1913), No. 50, pp. 

 64I-644, figs. 3). — Statistics showing the status of animal production in Chile 

 are given as follows : Horses and mules 746,10.5, beef cattle 2,674,G0G, sheep 

 4,528,109, goats 746,739, and hogs 338,993. It is stated that the opportunities 

 for improved horse and cattle breeding in Chile are good. The climate is 

 moderate, the crops variable, and the pastures luxurious. The principal Euro- 

 pean breeds of horses are in evidence, and there have been importations of the 

 Durham, Holstein, Lincoln Red, and Normandy breeds of cattle, thus improv- 

 ing the native stock. 



Improvement of the local cattle, V. P. Subramania Mtjdaliar {Jour. 

 Madras Agr. Student.^' Union, 1 {1913), No. 2, pp. 97-109).— An account of the 

 local breeds of cattle native to India, their breed characteristics, and utility 

 value. 



Discussion on rearing calves, R. S. Seton {Dairy, 25 {1913), No. 300, pp. 

 327, 328). — In this address available data are summarized as to the use of 

 separated milk with fat substitutes for rearing calves. Experiments are cited 

 showing the value of cod liver oil and fish oil as .substitutes for milk fat, 

 and attention directed to a practice in which whey is heated just below boiling 

 and the coagulated albumin collected as " fleetings." This was fed after the 

 second week in increasing quantity to the milk allowance until in the sixth 

 week the calves were receiving 8 quarts per head per day. Thereafter the 

 quantity was gradually displaced by hay, linseed cake, bran, and rubbed oats. 

 Other rations are also suggested. 



Comparative value of distillery-waste mixed feeds for sheep, W. Voltz, 

 W. Dietrich, and A. Deutschland {Landw. Jahrh., 45 {1913), No. 1, pp. 1- 

 27). — In these experiments 2 sheep were fed on alternate periods of 8 days 

 each (6 days intervening between periods) on hay alone; hay and a distillery 

 waste, turf meal, and charcoal prepared feed; and hay and a distillery waste, 

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