76 KXPKHIMKNT STATION RECORD. 



perlVct system of niiirkctiiij,'. which h:is ht'ou the nicaus of securing for Danish 

 vggs so hif,'h a posilioii on the lififish marlvcts, and is doinj: tho same for 

 Swedish. . . . 



" Till' estabiishnu'iit of breeding' contors has had a powerful influence in the 

 improvement of Danish and Swedish poultry, more especially in the direction 

 of economic qualities, and the distribution of eggs for hatching and stock birds 

 from such centers has maintained the character and increased the average pro- 

 ductiveness of the fowls kei»t by farmers. ... In Denmark and Sweden suc- 

 cess has been largely due to adoption of i)reservation of all eggs produced in 

 the sjiring beyond tho.sc which can then be sold at ade(|uate jirices." Generally 

 speaking, the eggs are preserved in liniewater. 



"These observations in Demnark show the value of maintaining separate 

 central organizations for the promotion of poultry keeping and the sale of eggs 

 and poultry, from those chiefly engaged in the purchase of general agricultural 

 sui)plies, as the trade requires expert knowledge and undivide'd attention, but 

 that in local societies the work of collection may b(> associated with other 

 branches of agri<-ultural produce." 



Progressive poultry culture, A. A. Rrigiiam {Cedar Rapid.'^, Iowa, IDOS, 

 pp. 29S, pi. 1, /ff/.s'. 29). — The author has sununarized and discusse.l data, much 

 of it based on personal exiterience, regarding the principles and practice of 

 poultry breeding, incubation, brooding, foods and feeding, parasites and dis- 

 eases, marketing, housing and fencing poultry, and related questions, as well 

 as the exhibiting, scoring, and judging of poultry. A novel feature of the 

 volume is the section devoted to records, accounts, and advertising in relation 

 to the poultry business, and to methods of management of the poultry indutsry 

 considered as a business enterprise. 



The perfected poultry of America, T. F. McGrew and G. E. Howard ( Tr(/.s7(- 

 ■iiicjtoii, 1). C, 1!)(J7, pp. 257, pLs. J 17). — As described in the subtitle, this is a 

 concise, illustrated treatise of the recognized breeds of poultry, turkeys, and 

 waterfowl. Information is also included regarding guine:i fowl. 



Cost of feeding chickens, E. and W. Brown {Jour. Bd. Ayr. [London], J 4 

 {1908), No. 10, pp. 611-61Jt). — In a test carried on at the college poultry farm 

 of University College, Reading, 25 White Wyandottes, 4 weeks old, fed for 12 

 weeks mixed meal, meat, and grit from hoppers, gained on an average 4.1 oz. 

 per week each. The total feed consumed was 171.25 lbs. mixed meal, 63 lbs. 

 meat, and 47 lbs. grit, and its total cost was $0.47. 



In comparison with earlier work (E. S. It., 17, p. 707) the feed was expen- 

 sive, but the added cost was more than compensated for by the increased gain 

 in weight. " Hence it is apparent that the hopper system of feeding and the 

 use of dry mash are worth the attention of poultry breeders and deserve a 

 fair trial. Whether the food supplied could not be cheapened remains to be 

 tested." 



The production of table poultry, F. G. Paynter {Country Life [London], 

 23 {1908), No. 577, pp. 13U-13S, dgnis. 3). — A brief summary of poultry feeding 

 experiments undertaken on the Fame Islands, which the author discusses in 

 comparison with the University of Reading poultry work. 



Notes on the preservation of eggs in water glass, J. Hendrick {Aberdeen 

 and No. Scot. CoJ. Ayr. Bui. 8, pp. 12-17). — A brief account of an investigation 

 noted from another source (B. S. R., IS, p. 1149). 



Pheasant farming, G. M. Simpson {CorvaUis, Oreg., 1908, pp. 26, figs. 10). — 

 On the basis of the author's experience in pheasant raising in Oregon the 

 feeding, care, and management of these birds are described. 



