ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 897 



ranged from l.Tfi lbs. perslieep in (lie lot fed the earlj-cnt hay from the top-dressed 

 field to 2.06 lbs. in the case of the sheej) fed clover rowen. Five animals in each lot 

 were thought snthciently fat for slaughterin<!;. 



According to the author "no difference in feeding value was found Ix'tween hay 

 (main crop) that had been dressed with nitrate of soda, and hay from nnmanured 

 land in the same field. Top-dressed hay cut 14 days before the usual time proved 

 no better than similar hay cut at the usual time. Early cutting considerably reduced 

 the crop." As regards the feeding value of the 2 sorts of rowen, in the author's 

 opinion, additional experiments are needed before more definite conclusions can be 

 drawn. 



Experiments in feeding" sheep under cover, T. H. IMiddleton {CuidiI;/ Council 

 NorOiimiherhmd, Ediicdtlon Com., Rpt. 190S, pp. 69-71). — Thirty-one sheep fed in an 

 open shed made an average gain of 0.168 lb. per head per day and 30 sheep fed 

 out of doors gained 0.1.S9 11). per head per day, both lots l)eing fed similar rations of 

 Swedisli turnips, meadow liaj', and mixed grains. 



According to tiie author "though sheep do well under cover, when housed in the 

 autumn it is better to finish half-fat shearlings in a grass field than in a shed, should 

 bad weather at midwinter compel the farmer to take them off turnips. As might be 

 antici])ated, sheep that have spent half the winter in the open take a considerable 

 time to get accustomed to a covered yard, and if an early sale be contemplated, the 

 benefits of shelter are likely to be more than connterlialanced by the restlessness of 

 the sheep in their new surroundings." 



The feeding- of sheep -with gluten feed and other feeds, I). A. Gilchrist 

 {('omiti/ Council Xortlnnnhrvhnul, J'jiiirdtion. Com., Rpt. lUOS, pp. SS-SoY — Using 3 

 lots each containing 10 grade' wethers, the comparative value of gluten feed, split 

 peas, and a mixture of equal ])arts of barley meal and undecorticated cotton-seed 

 cake was studied, 0.75 to 1 lb. of the concentrated feeds being fed daily in addition 

 to a basal ration of 10 lbs. of Swedish turnips and 0.75 lb. hay. The 3 rations had 

 practically the same feeding value. At the beginning of the test the sheep averaged 

 114.4 lbs. each in weight. In 3 months the average daily gains per head were 1.36 

 lbs. on barley meal and cotton-seed cake, 1.47 lbs. on split peas, and 1.76 lbs. on 

 gluten feed. 



As regards the financial returns, in the author's opinion, all the 3 lots were satis- 

 factory. The greatest ]irofit, $1.26, was obtained with the lot receiving the gluten 

 feed. 



The feeding- value of different varieties of swedes, B. A. Gilchrist ( Connfi/ 

 Coitncit Xortlnrmhrrlmid, Kduration Com., Rpt. 190S, pp. S()-9J, d<jm. 1). — The com- 

 parative feeding value of Arctic (12.22 per cent dry matter), X L All (11.58 jjer 

 cent dry matter), and Best of All Swedish turnips (11.55 per cent dry matter) was 

 studied with 3 lots each containing 10 grade wethers averaging al)out 110 lbs. in 

 weight. All the sheep were fed from 0.25 to 1 lb. of decorticated cotton-seed cake 

 and maize meal 1:1, 0.5 lb. of hay, and 16 lbs. of Swedish turnips per head daily. 

 The average gains ])er slieep i>er week in the 16 weeks of the trial were 1.387 lbs. on 

 Best of All, 1.45 1V)S, on X L All, and 1.731 lbs. on Arctic swedes. 



"The financial results show satisfactory profits in each case, but the ])rofit is nearly 

 40 per cent greater from Arctic swedes, which contain the largest amount of solid 

 matter. ' ' 



The investigation indicates "that a high percentage of solid matter in swedes is of 

 great importance, and is likely to increase the feeding value of tlie swedes to a much 

 greater extent than the ])rop<irtioiiate increase of solid matter." 



The improvement of permanent pastures, T. H. RIiddleton (C<imiiyid(je [Eng- 

 land] Univ., Dept. Agr., Rpt. E.vpt)i. ('ropa and Slorl 190.S, ji/>. .-'-/.s', tig. !) . — In contin- 

 uation of previous investigations (E. S. R., 14, p. 79S), the improvement of pastures 

 under various systems of manuring was. tested by pasturing sheep on sample plats. 



