996 KXl'KKIMKNT STATION KKCORD. 



Fattening- of cattle {Mark L(i)ic Kijhikk, uu {1'JU4), y<>. ;>7.S.}, Skji., pp. V, VI). — 

 Tlie imtiitivr viilue of rations i.s (li.scuHsed with special reference to tiiat fed the Earl 

 of Rosel)ery's clianipion reservi^ lieifer in Die carcasn conij)etition in the Sniitlifield 

 Show in 1902. ]\larkct recjuirenientw and other prol)leniis in cattle feeding are also 

 l)ri(>lly spoken of. 



Winter fattening of cattle, J. Wilson {Jour. Ihpl. .l^r. iunl Tich. Inslr. Irclmiil, 

 4 {1903), No. 1, pp. 3-:Jl). — Recent experiments are snuimarizcd and discnss<'d with 

 special reference to cattle under local conditions. 



Use of potatoes for cattle food, T. J.v.mieson {Aijr. Jicsrarch. A.^soc. [ScotUmdl 

 Ixj)!. If)03, pp. 30, 40). — On thC basis of chemical composition the relative value of 

 potatoes and turnips for cattle fee<ling is discussed, and brief reference made to the 

 successful use of i)Otatoes by local feeders. 



The external conformation of German cattle, A. Lydtin {Arh. Ihiil. Dtnclw. 

 GcselL, 1904, No. 90, pp. 141)- — The results of a large nnndjcr of measurements of 

 cattle and other data are reported, with a view to the establishment of standards for 

 form, size, and weight of different l)reeds. 



Systems of judging* cattle by a scale of points and the system recom- 

 mended by the German Agricultural Society, A. Lydtin {Arb. Deut. Landiv. 

 Oc'sdl., 1904, No. 87, pp. VIII-\-G4, fi(j!<- ~). — Different systems of judging cattle are 

 described. That recommended l)y the German Agricultural Society is believed to 

 be satisfactory. 



Carcass demonstration {loiva Ayr., 4 {1904), No. 4, PP- 151-154, fi<J^- ~)- — A 

 brief account of a can-ass demonstration at the Iowa State College which im-luded 9 

 steers. All l)ut 1 of these had been used in a test of the relative merits of beef 

 breeds v. dairy breeds. 



The Asiatic buffalo, II. T. Pease {Agr. Jour. Cape Good Hope, -24 {1904), No. 3, 

 pp. 367, 368). — A summary of information regarding the Indian buffalo {Bos bubalns), 

 with special reference to its value as a draft and dairy animal for the Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



An experiment in mutton production, J. H. Buhdick {Illinois Agr., 6 {1903), 

 pp. 4^-46). — With 4 lots of 4 Iambs each tlie relative value of shelled corn with and 

 without gluten meal, shelled corn and oats, and whole oats was studied, clover hay^ 

 being fed in addition to the grain. In the 9 weeks covered I)y the test the greatest 

 gain, 0.52 lb. per head per day, was made by the lambs fed corn and gluten meal 2:1, 

 and the smallest gain, 0.39 lb., by those fed whole oats. 



"The result of this experiment favors the use of shelled c-orn and clover hay for 

 the fattening of lambs, as these feeds produce a first quality of mutton with a high 

 percentage of dressed weight." 



Notes on the Angora goat, C. D. Woods {Maine Sta. Bid. 98, pp. 193-198, figs. 4). — 

 For the last 2 or 3 years the station has kept a small flock of Angora goats and has 

 stndie<I their adaptability to local conditions and their value for clearing underbrush. 

 It was found to be almost impossible to secure pure-bred goats at a moderate price, 

 so a higli-grade buck and grade does were purchased. They were hardy and thrifty, 

 requiring during the winter the same care as sheep. 



During the summer they required no extra feed if given an ample range of young 

 woodland or brushy pasture which should contain a shed as a shelter from storms. 

 They were wintered on 750 lbs. of hay per head. The goats were regarded as effect- 

 ive for clearing underbrush in woodland covered with birch or evergreen. In the 

 author's opinion, they would doubtless kill other varieties excepting the very large 

 trees. They also cleared bushes and other waste growth from pastures, such feeds 

 being eaten in preference to grasses. Ordinary fencing would not hold the goats, but 

 a tine mesh-wire fence of such height that they could not rest their fore feet upon it 

 was found \o be satisfactory even for small areas. As shown by a test, the flesh had 

 a flavor ))etween lamlj and venison. 



