674 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



in the province of Constantine in tlie Sahara, with a general account of the 

 sheep industry in that section. 



Sheep and wool for the farmers, J. W. Mathews (Agr. Gaz. N. 8. Wales, 

 21 {1910), Nos. 11, pp. 921-926, figs. 2; 12, pp. 1013-1022, jils. 2, figs. 3, dgms. 



5). This is mainly a detailed discussion of the value of the different breeds 



of sheep for crossing for the si>ecial purpose of wool production. 



Pig raising in Australia, H. D. Baker {Daily Cons, and Trade Rpts. [U. »S.], 

 14 {1911), No. 25, pp. 410, 4II). — A note on the cooperative enterprises and 

 other efforts recently undertaken to develop the export trade in pork products. 



Investigations on the form and strength of the metacarpal bones of 

 horses and the estimation of their value by measuring their circumference, 

 J. HiLDEBRAND {Untersuchuitgen iiber Form iind Starke der Metacarpalknochen 

 der Pferde und Feststellung des Wertes der Rdhremimfangmcssungeii. Inaug. 

 Diss., Umv. Bern, 1909, pp. 31, pis. 6). — Measurements of the length, circum- 

 ference, and diameter of the thickness of the wall of the cannon bones of horses 

 are presented in tabular form, and the value of these measurements for esti- 

 mating the strength of the bones is discussed. 



Distribution of licensed stallions in counties of "Wisconsin, A. S. Alexandes 

 {Wisconsin Sta. Circ. Inform. 21, pp. 106). — This contains a list of licensed 

 stallions in each county of the State, a list of American studbooks both certified 

 and uncertified by the United States Government, portions of the text of the 

 Wisconsin laws pertaining to horse breeding, and notes on the improvement 

 in soundness of stallions since the enactment of the stallion law. 



The history of the Royal Prederiksborg Stud Parm, J. Jensen {Det 

 Kongelige Fredcrikshorgske Stutteris Historie. Copenhagen, 1910, pp. ZZ+ 

 326, pis. 18). — The history covers the period from the establishment of the 

 stud in the Middle Ages until its dispersion in 1S40. 



Our national horse supply, R. E. Turnbull {Live Stock Jour. [London], 

 73 {1911), No. 1919, pp. 34, 35). — A statistical account of the supply of horses 

 in the United Kingdom for the past 10 years, written from the standpoint of 

 the sufliciency of the supply of army horses. 



[Government aid for horse breeding in Great Britain] {Jour. Bd. Agr. 

 [London], 11 {1911), No. 10, pp. 8-'il-8U; Live Stock Jour. [London], 13 {1911), 

 No. 1918, p. 10). — A note concerning the grant of £40,000 for the ensuing year 

 for the encouragement of light horse breeding in Great Britain as previously 

 noted (E. S. R.. 24, p. 203). 



Breeding of horses in Australia, H. D. Baker {Daily Cons, and Trade Rpts. 

 [U. S.], l-'i {1911), No. 29, pp. J1I6, 477). — ^A brief account of the horse industry, 

 with special reference to the value of Australian horses for military use in the 

 Philippine Islands. 



Opossum farming in Australia, H. D. Bakeb {Daily Cons, and Trade Rpts. 

 [TJ. S.], Ik {1911), No. 21, pp. 438, 435).— Because of the high price of opossum 

 skins methods of rearing opossums for their fur are described and recom- 

 mended for the timbered sections of Australia. 



The American standard of perfection {Boston, 1910, rev., pp. 331, pis. 5, 

 figs. 137). — A complete description of all recognized varieties of fowls, bantams, 

 turkeys, ducks, and geese in America, as revised by the American Poultry 

 Association in 1910. 



Farm poultry management, J. E. Rice {N. Y. Dept. Agr. Circ. 11, pp. 38-51, 

 pis. 12). — ^A circular of popular information on breeding, feeding, hatching, 

 rearing, housing, and marketing poultry. 



Measurement of body parts, A. A. Brigham {Rel. Poultry Jour., 11 {1911), 

 No. 12, pp. 1311, 1367). — In order to correct tendencies to extremes and to estab- 



