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A partial list of owners of pure-bred live stock in New York State (N. Y. 

 Dept. Agr. Bui. 11, pp. //9), — This is an alphabetical list of the owners of the 

 important breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. The number of pure-bred 

 live stock of different kinds is given for each county in the State. 



Annual reports of the live stock associations of Ontario {Ann. Rpts. Live 

 Stock Assocs. Ontario, 1910, pp. 208). — Included with the usual material which 

 makes up this report there are concise definitions of breed types of the principal 

 breeds of domesticated animals in Canada. 



[Animal husbandry in the Belgian Congo], E. de Wildeman (In Compagnie 

 du Easai, Mission Permanente d' Etudes Scientifiques : Resultats de ses Be- 

 cherches Botaniqiies et Agronomiques. Brussels, 1910, pp. 157-177). — An ac- 

 count of the general conditions in that colony for the development of animal 

 industry. 



[Cattle raising in Panama], A. G. Snyder (Daily Cons, and Trade Rpts. 

 [U. 8.], 13 (1910), No. 101, pp. 402, 403).— The cattle industry of Panama is 

 confined chiefly to the Province of Chiriqui. The number of cattle is estimated 

 to be about 30,000, and these are descendants of the old Spanish stock. The 

 province is well watered and abounds in good pastures. The price of cattle 

 shipped to Panama, where about 5,000 are consumed annually, varies from 

 $32 to $85 per head, while breeding cattle bring about $15. There are about 

 12,000 horses and mules in the province, while sheep are practically unknown. 



" The acclimatization of breeding cattle can be carried on under favorable 

 conditions by choosing a cooler climate in the Cordilleras than exists on the 

 coast, but no one has cared to attempt this, owing to the capital required. Suit- 

 able territory abounds in the province awaiting the proper initiative and 

 capital. A few short-horued Durhams and Holstein-Friesians exist in this 

 province, due to the efforts of a few cattlemen to improve their stock. A little 

 more than a year ago the National Government attempted to awaken an interest 

 in the improvement of native breeds by the introduction and sale at public 

 auction of a few head of fine stock." 



[Sheep and cattle in Greece], Perkins {Jour. Dept. Agr. So. Aust., 14 (1910), 

 No. 2, pp. 112-116). — A general account of the animal husbandi'y of Greece. 



Cattle are not kept to any extent except as draft animals and there are few 

 work horses. Pigs are not numerous, and such as are kept have large heads 

 and lean flanks and are leggy. Sheep and goats are the typical live stock of 

 the country and are kept principally for milk. Details are given concerning 

 the characteristics and management of the sheep. 



The so-called " stone sheep " of the Austrian Alps, L. FiJHRER (Osterr. 

 Molk. Ztg., 17 (1910), Nos. 17, pp. 230-232; 18, pp. 241-243).— A description of 

 the characteristics and methods of management of a long-staple, medium-sized 

 breed which is common in that region. Recently crosses have been made with 

 English Hampshires in order to improve the meat and wool qualities of the 

 native breed. 



The live stock industry in California, P. Parker (Pacific Rural Press, 80 

 (1910), No. 3, pp. 41, 55, fig. 1). — A historical account of the remarkable growth 

 of the sheep industry in California, which in 18.52 had only 38,000 sheep but by 

 1863 had risen to third place among the States of the Union in wool production. 



[Notes on wool], H. D. Baker (Mo. Cons, and Trade Rpts. [U. 8.], 1910, 

 No. 357, pt. 2, pp. 207-211).— It is stated that there is a loss of $1,215,000 per 

 annum because of the presence of twine and vegetable fibers in wool. A new 

 process of packing the bales of wool, which prevents the twine from entering, 

 is described. 



According to this article. Prof. J. Park, of the Otago University School of 

 Mines, has been studying the problem of spontaneous combustion in wool fiber. 



