ANIMAL PKODITCTION. 997 



Angora goats in Australia, K. N. Ill, am, and (Ayr. (i'<(z. Scic ,Si,iilh Wu/ik, 14 

 (WO.!), \i>. ID, jiji. 10i^S-1035,ji(j!^. i,/).— Tlic importance of the goat iiidustiv in <lis- 

 t-uss(.'(l and a hrii'f historical account of Ang<ira-goat raising in Australia is given, as 

 well as statciiicnts regarding its condition at the present time. 



Angora goat breeding (Jour. D''pt. A(jr. West. Austraiia, S (UK).!), Xa. J, jip. 

 £56-^f)S). — A Ijrief account of the Australian Ang(jra-goat industry. 



Pork production in Illinois, 1). S. Dalbey (Illhiui>i Afjr., G (1002),})}). 74-80). — 

 In a discussion i)f the value of different crops for pork prothiction, a test made by 

 ('. A. Rowe of the feeding value of soy beans is briefly reported. On Septemljer 11, 

 a lot ot 132 pigs, weighing on an average 77.1 lbs. each, was pastured on 4.79 acres 

 of ripe soy beans. In the 4 weeks of the test the lot was fed 108.65 bu. of corn in 

 addition to the soy beans and made an average daily gain of 1.25 lbs. per head. 

 Assuming that 10 lbs. of pork were produced from 1 bu. cif corn consumed, it was 

 calculated that the amount of pork produced by the soy beans alone was 647 lbs. 

 I)er acre. 



Feeds supplementary to corn for fattening hogs, E. I>. Forhes (Mo. Bid. 

 Mlifnourl Slide B<l. ^Itjr., 8 (1904), Xo. 10, }>}). 4I-4S). — In an address delivered before 

 a meeting of the Improved Live Stock Breeders' Association, the author summarized 

 and discussed experimental data, the most of which was oljtained at the experiment 

 stations. 



On the value of distillery dried grains as a food for work horses, C. S. Plumb 

 (Indiana Sta. Bui. 97, }>}>. 37-4'2). — The two tests were undertaken to learn the value 

 for horses of Fourex dried distillers' grains as compared with oats. For the first 4 

 and the last 3 weeks of the first test, 2 of the horses were fed the distillers' grains and 

 2 were fed oats. For the intermediate period of 4 weeks the rations were reversed. 

 In every case not far from 90 to 95 lbs. of hay per head per week was eaten in addi- 

 tion to concentrated feed. 



Marked differences were noted in the quantity of distillers' grains eaten, the aver- 

 age amount in the case of 2 of the horses being 6.64 lbs. per head per week as com- 

 jiared with 31.61 lbs. per head in the case of the other two. The amount of oats 

 ranged from 75.84 lbs. to 94.1 lbs. j^er head per week. In all cases it was found 

 necessary to accustom the horses to the distillers' grains by adding them in increasing 

 amoimts to the oat ration. The average weight of 3 of the horses was slightly greater 

 on oats than on distillers' grains, while with the remaining animal the reverse was 

 true. 



In the second test, Avhich was maile under jiractically the same c:onditions except 

 that some corn was added to the ration, the amount of distillers' grains eaten per 

 head per week ranged from 6.87 lbs. to 54.7 lbs. and the amount of oats from 33.1 

 lbs. to 68.4 IIjs. During the 6 weeks of the test all the animals practically maintained 

 their weight. The author notes that they did not relish the dried distillers' grains 

 aTid that the amount eaten would not have sufficed for the performance of their 

 ordinary work unless other and more j)alatable feeds had ])een sui)plied. 



In l)rief, the conclusion is reached that the distillers' grains tested are not a palata- 

 ble horse feed, although judged by chemical composition they possess a high feeding 

 value. The investigation " simjjly illustrates the special imjiortance of i)a]atubility 

 as a factor in the adoption of food stuffs for use in conunon practice. 



The zebrula v. the mule, R. (tientiier ( U. S. Connular Bpts., 7S (1903), No' 

 277 , p}>. 350, 351). — A brief account of experiments carried on in Germany and else- 

 where on crossing zebras and horses. 



Poultry division, D. D. Hyde (Nev) Zealand Dept. Agr. BpL, 1903, }yp. 81-93, ])l. 1, 

 Jig. 1). — Data are given regarding the flocks at the different poultry stations, the 

 number of eggs laid by different flocks, poultry exports, and related topics. 



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