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lbs. on corn meal alone, 483 lbs. on corn meal and commercial stock feed, and 

 551 lbs. on corn meal and home-made stock feed. The feed required per pound 

 of gain in the three cases was 4.91, 5.49, and 5.11 lbs., and the cost of a pound 

 of gain, 3.85, 4.G9, and 4.4 cts. 



" From the above table it will be seen that it required more pounds of feed 

 for 100 lbs. of gain in this experiment, than it did for the average of the lots 

 in the previous experiment. This can be accounted for from the fact that the 

 rape pasture furnished a more succulent feed than did the blue grass pasture." 



" From the data presented in this bulletin the reader must draw his own con- 

 clusions as to the value of any of the stock foods tried." 



The home-made stock feed, according to the authors was made up as follows : 



" Gentian, 2 lbs., cost $0.50 ; ginger, 1 lb., cost $0.40 ; sodium bicarbonate, 1 

 lb., cost $0.10 ; fenugreek, 0.5 lb., cost $0.10. 



" Purchase these materials at a drug store and have them mixed into fine 

 powders. Then mix with 5 lbs. of common salt and 25 lbs, of shorts. This 

 compound will cost about ii cts. per pound. For the pig mix 1 lb. with every 

 48 lbs. of grain. 



" This furnishes a comparatively cheap stock food, but even this preparation 

 did not make as cheap a gain as when no stock food was fed." 



The composition of the stock feeds used was determined by J. H. Shepard, 

 whose report is included in the bulletin. They were found to consist of such 

 drugs as salt, capsicum, ginger, charcoal, fenugreek, sulphur, etc., with such 

 materials as bran, ground bark, mill refuse, and oil meal. 



Some suggestions to farmers who kill their own hogs on the farm or plan- 

 tation, C. ScHULER {Ann. Rpt. Agr. and Indus. Statis. Bd. Agr. and Immigr. 

 [L«.], 1901, pp. o, 6). — Directions for the home-curing of ham and other pork 

 products are given. 



Notes on horse feeding^ E. Vital {Allg. Brau. u. Hopfcn Ztg., J/S (1908), 

 No. .'i-'i, pp. .'i')3-Ji55) . — This summary and discussion of horse-feeding problems 

 provides a bibliography of recent woi'k on the subject. 



Feeding tests with bran-niolasses for horses, L. Pape {Dent. Landw, Presse, 

 35 (1908), No. 10, PI). 95, 96). — On the basis of experience, the author believes 

 that brau-molasses is a satisfactory feeding stuff for horses. 



The feeding of the pure blood horse, L. Grandeau (Paris, 1907, pp. 8, fig. 1; 

 reprinted from Compt. Rend. Cong. Hippiquc, 1901). — In a paper presented at 

 the Horse Breeding Congress at Paris, June, 1907, the author discusses the 

 value of dried and ground skim milk as a feeding stuff for horses and gives an 

 account of a horse which was raised on this material supplemented by hay. 

 When about 2 years old 7 kg. of the milk powder was fed per day. At this 

 time the horse weighed some 445 kg. According to the author, he was well 

 developed and in splendid condition. 



In a discussion which followed the paper the author states that the Algerians 

 feed their horses exclusively on sheep milk, giving them some 30 liters per day. 



The use of dried skim milk for feeding a pure blood horse, Baron Peeks 

 (Soc. Aliment. Rationn. Betail, Compte Rendu 11. Cong., 1907, pp. 130-133).— 

 A general discussion of the value of dried skim milk in horse feeding, the author 

 citing the work on this subject noted above. 



Proceedings of the Horse Breeding Congress, Paris, 1907, J. M. de La- 

 GORSSE (Compt. Rend. Cong. Hippique, 1907, pp. 160, fig. 1). — The proceedings, 

 list of members, and other general data are included in this report of the 

 meeting of the Horse Breeders' Association, Paris, June 21 and 22, 1907. 

 Among the reports presented were The Actual Situation and Production of 

 Horses in France, by Viseur ; Exportation of French Horses, by Le Geutil, etc. 



