972 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



uttalii tbo nijirketablo tiiiisli obtained fi'((in 4(i4 lbs. and 1T'.» ll>s.. respectively, 

 in the " long-fed " lot. 



During the i)erio(l when both lots of cattle were in the feed lot there was a 

 greater profit i)er head from feeding the heavier, fleshier steers. The gains 

 were cheaper on the thinner cattle during the first 3 mouths of the test, but 

 when fed to the same marketable finish the cost of gains was practically the 

 same. 



In l!)0(i-7 the margin necessary to prevent loss on the "short-fed" cattle at 

 the time of marketing was 48 cts. per hundred pounds; on the "long-fed" cat- 

 tle at the same time, 50 cts. ; and on the " long-fed " cattle at the time of market- 

 ing, $1.04. In 1!H)7-S the corresi)onding margins necessary were 92 cts., $1.01, 

 and $1..'')4 per hundred pounds. 



Details are given of the method of feeding the carload lot of steers which 

 won the first pri/.e in the 2-year-old champion class at the International Live 

 Stock Show of 1907. These steers made an average daily gain of 3.25 lbs. per 

 head, at a cost of 6.8 cts. per pound. 



Feeding- experiments with cattle and sheep, 1904—1908, D. A. Gilchrist 

 (County North umb., Ed. Com., Bui. 12, pp. 39; ahs. in Irish Farming World, 

 22 (190!)), No. 1088, p. 29).— From Armstrong College, Xew Castle-ou-Tyne, sev- 

 eral feeding experiments for the past 4 years are rei)ortetl. 



It is concluded that a daily ration of 56 lbs. of sweet tui-nlps per 800 lbs. 

 live weight is suitable for fattening cattle. Egyptian and Indian-cotton cake 

 have about the same feediug value. Delinting Indian cotton seed before the 

 seed is crushed increases its feeding value. Peanut, sesame, and niger (Guizotia 

 oleifera) cakes gave poor results and contained considerable amounts of sand. 

 Analyses are given. 



Cattle breeds of Morocco, G. De Gironcourt (Agr. Prat. Putin Chauds, 8 

 (1908), No. 68, pp. 390-399, figs. 7/).— Morocco contains much fertile laud and 

 there are vast pastures devoted to stock raising. From a zootechnical point 

 of view it is more Irke Andalusia than Algeria. In northern Morocco the cattle 

 may be divided into three ty])es. The grayish-black cattle along the river 

 Loukkos are brachycephalic, with lyre-formed horns, and are a good beef cattle. 

 On the plains of the Sebou is a brachycephalic type, with short thick horns. 

 These cattle are red or reddish-brown in color and are a good dairy breed. 

 Farther south, among the tribes of Zemmour, is a general purpose breed of a 

 dolichocephalic type, with long horns curving downward. The coat color varies, 

 but is usually a mixture of black and gray. 



The advantages of cattle raising in Guipuzcoa (Prog. Agr. y Pccuario. i4 

 (1908), No. 591, pp. -'i71--'i75, figs. 7). — An account of the native and introduced 

 cattle breeds of this Spanish province. 



Caracul sheep and broom meadows, von Lepel (Illus. Landw. Ztg., 28 

 (1908), No. 101, pp. 861, 862). — The author believes that caracul sheep may be 

 successfully raised in Germany. Broom ought to be a good feed if small quan- 

 tities are fed at first. Crosses with hornless native sheep give polled offspring, 

 with pendent ears and coat characteristics of the caracul. 



Lamb feeding (Oklahoma Sta. Rpt. 1908, pp. 12, 13). — Notes on feeding and 

 handling lambs under Oklahoma conditions. 



Market classes and grades of sheep, W. C. Coffey (Illinois Sta. Bui. 129, 

 pp. 511-635, figs. Ip). — This bulletin, which defines and illustrates the classes 

 and grades of sheep recognized in the Chicago and other large markets, is the 

 result of a personal study of the subject at the Union Stock Yards at Chicago. 

 The market classes enumerated are mutton, feeder, and breeding sheep. The 

 subclasses of the mutton class are lambs, yearlings, wethers, ewes, bucks, and 

 stags. Feeder sheep are almost exclusivelj' western and the subclasses are 



