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on the dry rations in excess of those on the silage rations, the latter ate 2.48 lbs. 

 of silage. 



" The average weight of fleece for the pregnant ewes during the three years 

 was 11.06 lbs. for the ewes fed on the succulent rations, and 11.46 lbs. for those 

 on the dry rations. 



" The ewes with fall lambs at their sides and receiving silage gained, on an 

 average for two years, 25.3 lbs., while those eating the dry rations gained an 

 average of 16 lbs. 



"The average weight of fleece for ewes with fall lambs was 10.8 lbs. for 

 those receiving silage, and 10 lbs. for those not receiving silage. 



" The ewes with fall lambs and receiving silage ate, on an average, 4.82 per 

 cent less grain and 29.86 per cent less clover hay than those not receiving silage. 

 For each pound of hay consumed by the ewes on the ration containing no silage, 

 in excess of that eaten by the silage fed ewes, the latter ate 3.24 lbs. of silage. 



"The fall lambs in the silage lots gained, on an average for the two years 

 covered by the experiment, 0.46 lb. per head daily, and those in the lot receiv- 

 ing no silage gained 0.47 lb. These gains, however, are in favor of the silage 

 rations, for the lambs on the former were fed for a shorter time upon the 

 forcing rations supplied during the last 50 days of the test. 



" Of the fall lambs sold as ' hothouse lambs ' during the spring of 1909, those 

 receiving the silage ration showed a slightly fatter condition of the carcass than 

 those receiving the dry rations. 



" The average daily gain of the spring lambs for the three years in the silage 

 lot was 0.46 lb. per lamb ; for those in the lot receiving no silage, it was 0.48 lb. 



" In the spring of 1907, some time after the close of the regular experiment, 

 four lambs died from the effects, supposedly, of eating spoiled or decomposed 

 silage. The cause was assigned to poisonous products resulting from decompo- 

 sition of the silage, which was favored by the exposure of the silage to the air 

 in warm weather and the low condition of the silo." 



Additional feeding' tests comparing dried beet tops, dried beet chips, and 

 meadow hay, W. Schneidewind and D. Meyer {Dcut. Laiidtr. Prcsse, 37 

 (1910), Nos. 62, pp. 673, 67//; 6^, p. 695).— A continuation of work previously 

 reported (E. S. R., 19, p. 1168). The basal ration for 10 wethers consisted of 

 chaff, straw, blue lupines, poppy cake, peanut cake, and maize. The average 

 daily gains per head in 6 experiments with the different supplements were as 

 follows : Dried beet chips 0.309 lb., dried beet tops 0.235 lb., and meadow hay 

 0.206 lb. 



Pastoral industry of Australia (Queensland Agr. Jour., 25 (1910), No. 2, 

 pp. 81, 82). — ^A brief review of the Australian wool trade for the season 1909-10. 



The flocks in Australia and New Zealand increased during the year by 

 6,179,614 head, the total now being 115,525,581. The quality of the sheep has 

 also increased so that the past season's wool clip has surpassed all previous 

 records. The over-sea shipments for 12 months were 1,921,705 bales from 

 Australia and 512,938 bales from New Zealand. The entire shipment is valued 

 at £33,128,496, an increase of £7,177.584 over the season of 1908-9. 



South African wool from a buyer or manufacturer's point of view, W. F. 

 Eable (Natal Agr. Jour., 15 (1910), No. 2, pp. 222-228).— A discussion of fine- 

 ness in wool, high prices, preparation of the fleece for market, and the scale of 

 points adopted by the Judges' Association for the Judging of wool. 



Feeding experiments with carrots, Albrecht (Miinchen. Tierdrztl. 

 Wchnschr., 51, (1910), Nos. 29, pp. .',85-489; SO, pp. 505-510; Agr. Mod., 16 

 (1910), Nos. 35, pp. 480-482; 36, pp. 495, /,56).— No bad effects were noted when 

 carrots constituted about one-third of the ration for goats, although several m- 



