292 EXTERIMENT STATION RECORr3. 



SON ( r. ,S'. Ih'pt. Agr. Yearbook J902, pp. i^95-308, dgrii. 1). — A statistical article l)ased 

 larjiely on iniblications issued 1)y the U. S. Census OHice. 



Squab raising-, \\ . E. Kice ( U. S. Jh-pt. Agr., Farinerx'' Ihil. J77, pp. 31, figx. 11). — 

 On the liasis <if personal experience pifjieon raising is discussed with special reference 

 to breeds and breeding, feeds, inanagenient, dressing, and marketing, and diseases, 

 parasites, and reniethes. I'rofitable pigeon raising, it is said, depends upon securing 

 the right kind of stock, careful attention, and proper management. Homing pigeons 

 and Dragoons are regarded as the best breeds, while a cross between the two is also 

 favorably mentioned. A large house is better and more economical than several 

 small ones, Init in no case should accommodate more than 200 pairs. Pigeons 

 recjuire feed twice a day, the best sorts being cracked corn, red wheat, Kafir corn, 

 millet, peas, hemp, and rice. The importance of varying the diet is insisted upon 

 as well as plenty of pure water for drinking and bathing, and attention to the 

 sanitary condition of houses, nests, and yards. 



The educational value of live-stock exhibitions, G. M. Rommel ( U. S. Dept. 

 Agr. Yearbook 1902, pp. 259-264). — A general discussion of the subject emphasizing 

 the fact that well-conducted exhibits are profitable both to the exhibitor and the 

 spectator. 



DAIRY FAEMING— DAIRYING. 



Records of individual cows on dairy farms, A. J. Glover {Illinois Sta. Bui. 85, 

 pp. 44, figs. 23). — Farm tests were made of 8 different herds, containing in all 176 

 cows, records of 144 cows being obtained for a full year. Composite samples, repre- 

 senting 14 consecutive milkings, were obtained every seventh Aveek and tested with 

 the Babcock test. The necessary apparatus was furnished by the station. The dif- 

 ferent herds are described and illustrations are given of many of the cows. The 

 rations fed are also given and commented upon. 



The best individual record was 8,949 lbs. of milk and 472 lbs. of butter, and the 

 poorest 1,482 lbs. of milk, and 68 lbs. of butter. With the exception of one improved 

 herd the average production, considered as representing that of the ordinary cows 

 in Illinois, was 4,721 lbs. of milk and 173 lbs. of fat, equivalent to 202 lbs. of butter. 

 The most profitable cow gave a net return of 157.22, and the poorest was kept at a 

 loss of $17.83. The average net profit per cow was $9.96. 



Comparative feeding experiment Tvith palm-nut cake and shea-nut cake, 

 M. Ripper {Ztschr. Landw. Versuchsw. Oesterr., 6 {1903), No. 7, pp. 620-627).— In a 

 test with 8 cows lasting 6 weeks palm-nut cake was compared with shea-nut cake, 

 the residue from the manufacture of shea butter from the seed of Bassia latifolia. 

 The two feeding stuffs had practically eqiial value. No injurious effects upon the 

 health of the cows due to feeding the shea-nut cake at the rate of 1.5 kg. per day 

 were o])served. 



Jersey cattle, their feeding- and management {London: Vinton d: Co., Ltd., 

 t903. 2 ed., rev. and enl., pp. 97). — This book is compiled from information received 

 ?rom members of the English Jersey Cattle Society. The additions in this edition 

 relate mainly to diseases, especially parasitic gastro-enteritis. 



Experiments on the influence of different methods of milking on the yield 

 and qxiality of milk, H. Mittelstadt {Ahs. in Centbl Agr. Chem., 32 {1903), No. 3, 

 Dp. 197-201). — The experiments confirmed the results obtained in Denmark as to 

 the value of the Hegelund method of milking, which is warmly recommended. 



The milk supply of two hundred cities and towns, H. E. Alvord and R. A. 

 Pearson ( V. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau of Animal Industru But. 46, pp. 210). — This bul- 

 letin gives descriptions of the milk supply of the 161 cities in the United States hav- 

 ing a population of over 25,000 each, and of 39 selected cities and towns of smaller 

 size. The statistical data collected are presented in a series of tables, and the legal 



