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KXl'KKIMKNT STATION KKCOKI). 



Practical poultry raising', (". dk Lamakciik ( L( jxinlailli'i- jiraliijnc. Paris: Henri 

 (iaidirr [/!>(>■'/], jiji. /"i;, ill.; rcr. In Jour. A(/r. I'nil., n. scr., 7 {1004), -Vo. 16, ]>. 525). — 

 A ^'Oiicral trciitisc on ])()ultrv raising. 



Poultry and eggs in Denmark, K. R. Fi{a/,iek {DijiI. Cdih. (iikI Ldbar, Mo. (Jon- 

 sular Rpts., 75 (1004), No. ^84, pp. 405-410). — A HUiiiinary of iiiforniatiou regarding 

 the kind of i)unltry raised, eooi)erative asKOciations fur egg marketing, preservation 

 of eggs, and related t(ij>ics. 



Eg'gs and poultry in England, 1*'. W. Maiiin {Lapl. Com. (iikI Jjtbor, Mo. Con- 

 sular Rpls., 75 {1004), -Vo. 2S4, ])]). 404, 405). — A sunuuary of data regarding tiie 

 Britisli ]>()nltry and egg trade from a iinaneial standpoint. 



Table fowls {Jour, .fainaim Aijr. /S'or., 8 {1904), No. -.i, pp. 6 l-iU). —Thv suita- 

 bility of a number of breeds and crosses of chickens for table birds is discussed, and 

 the Old English (xame-Minorca cross is recommended as especially satisfactory for 

 local conditions. 



Guinea fowls {(Juci'ii.'<l((u(l A(jr. Jour., 14 {I004), No. J, p. IDS). — A short sum- 

 mary of data on guinea fowls. Under local conditions they are not regarded as 

 profitable. 



Q,uailology, II. W. Kerr {Little Sioux, Iowa: Taxiderm Co., 1003, pp. 63, ph. 16, 

 figs. 2). — This publication deals with the domestication, propagation, care, and treat- 

 ment of wild quail in confinement. On the basis of personal experience the author 

 discusses incubation, the feeding and care of the young, and related topics. Tlie 

 different vai'ieties of quail are described at considerable length, and letters and other 

 data from (juail nusi'rs are quoted. 



Ostricli farming with irrigation, F. Frank {Ayr. Jour. Cape Good JFojie, .iS 

 {1903) No. 4, PP- 436-430). — The feeding, t'are, and management of breeding birds 

 and young ostriches are discussed. Alfalfa is considered an important feed for both 

 old and young l)irds. 



DAIRY FARMING -DAIRYING. 



Forage and soiling experiments, 1902, (t. C. Watson and T. I. M.An\.ii{Penii- 

 sylvaii'ia Sta. Bui. 65, pp. IJ) . — The following forage crops were grown during the 

 season: (1) Clover and timothy, (2) flat peas, (3) Canada field peas and oats, (4) 

 rape, (5) soy beans, (6) sorghum, (7) sorghum and cowpeas, (8) cowpeas, and (9) 

 corn. Notes are given on the culture and growth of each of these crops. The fol- 

 lowing tal)le shows the dates of planting and harvesting, the yield jjer acre, and the 

 nitrogen content of the different crops: 



Ihita for S'UcresHiou of foraije rropK. 



Crop. 



Clover and timothy 



Flat peas 



Canada field peas and oats (early sowing) . . 

 Canada field peas and oats (late sowing) . . . 



Rape 



Soy beans 



Sorghum 



Sorghum and cowpeas 



Cowpeas 



Corn 



Date 

 l)lauted. 



Apr. 'J3 

 May 12 

 May 5 

 May 12 

 May 13 

 May 28 

 May 28 

 June 21 



Date 

 harvested. 



June 15-23 



Jnne25-July 1 



.lulv2-12 



July 13-21 



July 24-26 . . . . 

 .Iulv29-Aug.4 

 Aug. 10-19 . . . . 

 Aug. 20-31 . . . . 



Sept. 4-11 



Sept. 11-23.... 



Yield per acre. 



Pounds. 



6, 872 

 15, 588 

 17, 314 

 18,190 

 24, 9«i0 



9,934 

 27, 279 

 29, 563 

 18, 095 



Dry. 



Pounds. 

 2,319 

 3,565 

 2,405 

 2, 928 

 3,136 

 2,016 

 4,337 

 5,619 

 4,071 



Nitrogen 

 content 

 of dry 

 matter. 



rnit. 

 l.SO 

 3. 23 

 2.28 

 2. 22 

 1.98 

 2.22 

 1.33 

 1.13 

 1.50 

 1.11 



