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Goat raising in Mexico, W. W. Canada {Daily Cons, and Trade Rpts. [U. 8.1, 

 13 (1910), No. 51, pp. 676-679). — The consul at Vera Cruz reports on ttie present 

 status of the goat industry in Mexico and on the opportunities offered there in 

 this industiy for the man with limited means. 



The camel in the service of troops and police ofla.cers of Southwest Africa, 

 H. Berthold (Deut. Kolon. Ztg., 27 {1910), No. 49, pp. 817, SiS).— Attention is 

 called to the superiority of the camel to horses for many purposes for the army 

 and constabulary in Southwest Africa. 



Vicunas, llamas, and guanacos, D. Davel (Bol. Min. Agr. [Buenos Aires'], 

 12 (1910), No. 12, pp. 59-69, figs. //) .—Attention is called to the valuable char- 

 ficteristies of the vicuna, llama, and guanaco as domesticated animals. 



What the buffalo offers us, C. D. Mubphy (Farm and Ranch, 29 (1910), 

 No. 49, pp. 3, 4, fiffs- 5). — ^An account of the buffalo and buffalo hybrids on the 

 fioodnight ranch in Texas. 



Butchering hogs on the farm, A. W. Orr (Missouri Ed. Agr. Mo. Bui., 8 

 (1910), No. 9, pp. 16). — A popular bulletin on all phases of the subject, from 

 the selection of the type of hog to the methods of salting and curing the pork 

 products. 



China's increasing lard exports, G. E. Anderson (Daily Cons, and Trade 

 Rpts. [U. 8.], 14 (1911), No. 11, p. i74).— The exports of lard from China proper 

 in 1909 were 10,411.772 lbs., valued at $642..'i7G, or 6.17 cts. gold per pound. 

 " These shipments of lard products from China, in connection with recent 

 efforts to introduce Chinese pork into Europe, indicate that China's meat prod- 

 ucts are soon to be an important factor in the food situation of Pacific countries, 

 and it is a fact of more than ordinary economic significance that the most popu- 

 lous country in the world is able to export food products in constantly increas- 

 ing quantities." 



Feeding experiments with horses, N. O. Hofman-Bang (Ber. K. Vet. og 

 Landhohajskoies Lab. Landukonam. Porsog [Copenhagen], 72 (1910), pp. 67). — 

 These experiments were conducted on 4 Danish farms during the years 1909-10, 

 for the purpose of determining the relative value of oats and Indian corn, of 

 oats and mangels or ruta-bagas, and of whole and cut straw in feeding work 

 horses of the Jutland breed. The main experimental period lasted, as a rule, 

 from 2 to 3 months. 



By substituting corn for oats 1 kg. of corn was found equal to 1 kg. of oats 

 in the grain ration, and some straw was saved by making this change. When 

 about 2 kg. of oats was replaced by roots in a ration of from 10 to 12 kg. of oats, 

 1 kg. of dry matter in the roots proved equal to 1 kg. of dry matter in the oats. 

 Such a change in the ration did not apparently produce any injurious effects 

 on the health or working capacity of the horses. Whole straw and cut straw 

 were found to be of equal feeding value, weight for weight, in rations for horses 

 at work. 



The horses represented in art, R. Schoenbeck (Das Pferd und seine Dar- 

 steUung in der Bildenden Kunst, vom Hippologischen 8tandpunkt aus. Leipsic, 

 1908, pp. X+203, pis. 45, figs. 321; rev. in Jahrb. Wiss. u. Prakt. Tierzucht, 5 

 (1910), pp. 286, 287). — A discussion of the color, conformation, and other char- 

 acteristics of ancient and modern types of horses as represented in drawings, 

 carvings, and pictures. 



Draft horse breeding in America, E. T. Robbins (Amer. Vet. Rev., 37 

 (1910), No. 4, pp. 510-514). — A paper read before the Illinois State Veterinary 

 Medical Association, containing many practical suggestions on the breeding of 

 draft horses. A common mistake that is pointed out is the failure to give draft 

 colts sufficient feed ; other serious troubles are impotence in stallions and abor- 

 tion in mares. 



