ANIMAL I'HODrcrTON. 777 



iiiiiiiaii IxKJy is Iu'.mI of tliomio-geiiesis ; that is, it is producetl for maintaining 

 !li»' liciiy t«'n)pi'ratiiit'. 



ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 



The iniprovement of the Alpine region as a stock raising country (Ann. 

 Sti. Agnin., S. scr., S U908), I, i)/). ll.'i-lSS). — A report by various authors to 

 tho i:i«hth International Congress, held at Vienna in May, 1907, which eiuplia- 

 sizos the need of improving the pastures and other natural resources of the 

 ref^ion adapted for stock raising. 



Hays of southern Italy. F. Scurti and (i. dk 1'i..\to (Staz. ^Sper. Ayr. ItaL, 

 /// ( li)OS), \(). 7. III). JS.i-'iS.'i). — This contains tables showing the botanical and 

 chemical analyses of 47 sjimples of hay collected fnmi different localities in 

 southern Italy. About 50 per cent of the plants which composed the hay were 

 true grasses, 25 per cent legumes, and 25 per cent of different families. Sam- 

 ples with ai>pro.\-iniate!y this ratio of species contained from 7.09 to 13.89 per 

 cent of protein. 10.10 to 22.59 carbohydrates, and 1.79 to 3.01 per cent of fat. 

 A biblioirraphy is includcHl. 



The available energy of red clover hay. II. P. Armshy and J. A. Fries 

 {Landic. Jahrb., 37 {I908\, No. S-Jf. i)i). J,^S-.'f95). — A German translation of 

 Bulletin 101 of the liureau of Animal Industry of this Department, already 

 noted (E. S. R., 19, p. SCO). 



Preservation of frozen turnips as ensilage, Fingkrlinu ( Wiirttvnth. Wclnibl. 

 Ldnilic, inOS, No. 44, />• 739). — The author recommends storing frozen turnips, 

 which would otherwise be wasted, in pits and mixed with straw and chaff. 

 The hole should be covered with a plank or a thick layer of straw and heavily 

 weighted. 



The grape as a feed for animals (Indus. Ijttt. c Zootrc. H { 11)08) , Xo. 20, 

 /III. 2,i9, 230). — A discussion of the nutritive value of different parts of the 

 grapevine, with analyses. 



The use of grapevine prunings as forage, K. Portele, trans, by E. Ottavi 

 (Colttratorc, o'f (1908), \o. ///, ijp. .'i.59-.'i62). — The waste twigs cut from grape- 

 vines pos.sess .55 to 60 per cent as much nutrient matter as meadow hay. They 

 should be ground u]) and fed in uioderate cpiantities. 



Concentrated feeding stuffs, A. Mmkizio ( hniftfuttcnnittcl. Hanover, 1!)08, 

 III). l\ +112). — A short treatise on animal feeding stuffs that have a higher 

 nutritive value than hays. It includes gr.-iins. leguminous hay, molasses, meat 

 in<';il. Mud fiictory by-products. 



Feeding stuffs, H. E. Annett, F. V. Dakiiisiure, and E. J. Russell (Jour. 

 Soiithnt.'it. Ayr. Col. Wye, 1907, No. 16, pp. 201-214). — The substances analyzetl 

 are linseed cak«', cocoanut t•akl^ maize germ meal, rice meal, edible seaweed, 

 and siliige. 



[Analyses of stock feeds], II, Inolk (Tr(in,'<riial Dcpt. Agr. Ann. Rpt. 1907, 

 /'/>. ..'/.'' ii)3). — This rt'iiort contains analyses of forage crops and of the 

 ".ioege<'" bean, already noted ( E. S. R., 19, p, 1100). In addition, analyses 

 .•in- given of peanuts, maraamas ( liauhinia sp.V), sugar beets, and chicory. 



Residual products of oil factories as animal foods, A. Nardini (Istria Agr., 

 I ( l!>()8). .\ii. 22, pp. ■'i7()-'i7!)). — Analyses are given of the residues fnmi the 

 manufacture of llnseiHl, sesame, peanut, and cocoanut oil.s. 



Starch in feedstuffs, M, II, Davls (Daily Vnnxular and Trade Rpts. \U. K.l. 

 r.ios, \i,. .{.in;, I, ft, J, ,7). — American corn feeds may be imported t(» (Jermany 

 frtM' of duty if they contain less than .".5 per cent of starch, but (Jerman 

 methods of deternnning stan-h content are so different from American methods 

 that a fetMl which passes in this country as containing '.VI to ."Jo per cent of 



