ANIMAL PRODITCTION, 801 



l)e nottMl that the ainoiiiit of food given in excels of the. maintenance recjnirenient in 

 this e vperinient was small and, moreover, that tlie resnUs [in 1 Ih.] are somewliat 

 doul)tfnl. We di) nut fi-el, therefore, tliat very iiiucii stress sh()nl<l he laid ui><in the 

 a]>2jarent results of this experiment in this ]>artieular. . . . 



"As the figures show, the proportion of the total energy of the hay whicli was 

 found to be metabolizahle diminished as the amount was increased, the differ- 

 ence arising chiefly from differences in digestibility. Since, nevertheless, the total 

 expenditure of energy in digestion and assimilation appears to be approximately 

 proportional to the metabolizahle energy, it seems evident that a large share of this 

 expenditure nnist be for the work of assimilation. rroba])ly a very large factor in 

 it is the loss of energj- in the methane fermentation." 



Some of the points mentioned in this bulletin have been briefly noted from earlier 

 publications (E. S. K., 14, p. 998; 15, p. 891). 



Examination of grain damaged by water, (1. E. Colby (('tilifiDiiiu Sh(. h'/jt. 

 JfKU-.), jip. 94, '->■'>)■ — Notes are given on the food and fertilizing value of wheat and 

 barley damaged by salt water, and of wheat damaged by fire and smoke. Analyses 

 are reported showing the food and fertilizing value of wheat ami barley which had 

 been under salt water for 14 months. 8ami)les of wheat damaged by fire and 

 smoke were also examined, and it is concluded that such wheat may be safely fed to 

 ])Oultry and hogs. The grain damaged by salt water is considered of greater value 

 for feeding than for fertilizing jnirposes. 



Concerning milk molasses, (t. Looes {Landir. Vers. Slat., oS [IHOS), Xo. o-6, 

 pp. 400-40.?). — "INIilk molasses," a commercial feed which is described as a mixture 

 of molasses, peanut hulls, and similar materials with casein of skim milk, is consid- 

 ered too exj)ensive to warrant its use. Ordinary beet molasses is regarded as 

 l)referal)le. 



Concerning the chemical composition of beet leaves and tops preserved 

 by the Rosam method, O. Fallada {Oe-^tet-r.-Unijar. Ztschv. Zm-kennd. u. Lundw., 

 32 {1903), Xn. J; Mill. Chnn. Tech. Vers. Slat. Chitralrer. R'uhenz.-Ind. Oesterr.-Umjur., 

 1903, Xo. 14s, pp. 21-27; ahs. in. Centbl. Acjr. Chem., 82 {1903), Xo. 12, pp. 834-836).— 

 The Kosam process of preserving beet leaves and toj)s is discussed and analytical data 

 are reported. In this process the beet leaves and tops are thrown into a pile some 

 15 by 45 ft. and from 8 to 10 ft. deep, care being taken so that on the surface of the 

 pile the leaves are pointed toward the center. The pile is covered with a layer of 

 earth about 2 ft. thick on the top and 1 ft. on the side. This method of preser\ation 

 is quite similar to ensiling. 



Analyses of foods and fodders, G. W. Shaw {Odifornia Sla. Jijit. l!.0.2-3, pp. 

 84-8(1). — Analyses are reporte<l of Ajonjoli meal (also known as bene-seed meal and 

 sesame-seed meal), linseed meal, cotton-seed meal, blood meal, white oak acorns, and 

 native bird's foot clover {Lotas calif ornicus) . Sesame meal contained 7.4 per cent of 

 W'ater, 36.67 per cent protein, 26.01 per cent fat, 17.34 per cent nitrogen-free extract, 

 3.81 per cent crude fiber, and 8.77 per cent ash. The native bird's foot clover had the 

 following percentage composition: Water 8.02, protein 12.25, fat 5.97, nitrogen-free 

 extract 47.41, crude fiber 18.S0, and ash S..85. 



Licensed commercial feeding stuffs, 1903, F. W. Woli, and ( r. A. Oi.son 

 ( ]\lscons!ii Stn. Bid. 106, jtp. 55). — In compliance with the provisions of the State 

 law a numl)er of feeding stuffs for which guaranteed composition is re(iuired were 

 analyzed, as well as a considerable number of concentrated feeds for whicii no guar- 

 anteed composition is required. 



The feeding stuffs analyzed were cotton-seed meal; gluten meals and feeds; hominy 

 feeds; corn or com and oat feeds; ground corn and oats; wheat bran, middlings, and 

 shorts; miscellaneous dairy feeds; oats; wheat screenings; wheat fiour of different 

 grailes; buckwheat flour, middlings, shorts, fce<l, and bran; corn; corn meal; screen- 



