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In the appendix me ait ides mi The Breeding of I lorses in Canada for \ rmj Use, 

 hv ,l. I .. Rutherford; Computing Rations for Farm Animal-, by J. L. Stone; a regis- 

 ter of the live Btock registry associations with the names of the secretaries or editors; 

 ami a summary of statistical data of the number and value of horses in the United 

 States as shown by the last census. A. detailed index adds to the value of the vol- 

 u mm which, as a whole, embodies the results of many years of experiment and close 

 pbservation, and will prove of value in < nection with the work of agricultural col- 

 leges, as well as of interest to general readers. 



Blomo feed for horses, J. B. Lindsey and P. II. Smith (Massachusetts Sta. Rpt. 

 1904, pp. 88-9S). — As shown by the percentage composition, which is given, of dried 

 Blomo feed (a mixture of ground cornstalks, or some similar material, with dried 

 Blood and refuse molasses l, ii contains more protein and decidedly less tat and starchy 

 mat. aial than cither oats or corn. 



When this material was fed with corn and hay in place of oats to 4 horses, the 



weight of the animals varied slightly from week to week, hut they remained in g 1 



condition a in i performed the amount of work required. In a second trial, 6 quarts of 

 Blomo feed was compared with a like amount of oats, the remainder of the ration being 

 Bade up of 6 quarts of cracked corn and as much hay as seemed needed. On the 

 ■lomo u-ry\ the I horses used made a total gain of 75 pounds in 6 weeks, and a like 

 lumber on oats of 55 pounds. The work varied from day to day, and the authors 

 find it impossible to say that one ration *rave hotter results than the other. 



"It can simply he stated that the horses ate the Blomo ration readily, kepi in u r 1 



condition, and did satisfactory work during the trial. Considerable of the Blomo 

 spoiled on being kept during the warm weather, and it will be necessary for the 

 manufacturers to reduce the moisture content in order to overcome this difficulty. . . . 

 No injurious effect was noted from feeding a considerable quantity of Blomoasa 

 component of the daily ration during a period of 7 months. The horses kept in 

 ■pod condition and did satisfactory work. Owing to a misunderstanding, whereby 

 the Blomo and oats were fed measure for measure instead of weight for weight, it was 

 not possible to directly compare the feeding value of these two feeds." 



Digestion experiments with sheep gave the following coefficients of digestibility 

 for Blomo feed: Dry matter, 66.7; protein, 02.7; fat, 15.M; nitrogen-five extract, 70.0; 

 ■rude fiber, 61.4, and ash, 31.4 per cent. It "contained noticeably less digestible 

 matter than coin or oats, and at the prices usually prevailing the nutritive matter it 



contains must be regarded as decidedly expensive." 



Poultry experiments, W. P. Brooks, F. \l. Chdrch, and S. P>. Haskki.i. (Massa- 

 chusetts Sta. Rpt. 1904, />/>■ 153-156). — When wheat and corn supplemented by animal 



meal were compared for egg production it was found that in the winter period, Feb- 

 ruary .", to March 17. the average egg production on wheat was 4.'!. .">.". e'_ r '_ r - and on 

 emu 38.33 eggs per 100 hens. For the summer period, May 17 to September .">o. the 

 jtverage daily egg production per 100 hens was 10. 1 eggs on wheat and 20.66 eggs per 

 day on corn. The cost of food per egg in the winter period on the w heat ration was 

 • I'd i ct. and in the summer period L657cts.; similar values for corn were 0.505 ct. 

 and 1.315 cts. 



When w heat and corn supplemented by milk albumin and corn oil were compared, 



the average egg producti n wheal in the winter period was io.:;:; eggs per day per 



100 hens, and on corn 43.25. Similar values for the summer period were on wheat 

 .'>1 and on corn :;o.l7. The cost of food per egg for the t vg> periods on wheat was 0.547 

 and 1.341 cts., and on corn 0.392 ct. and 0.918 ct. 



When wheat and rice were compared, milk albumin being used a- a sourceof ani- 

 mal food in both rations, the average daily egg production per LOO hens on wheat in 

 the winter period was 38.13 and on rice 40. 7-"). For the summer period, the corre- 

 sponding values were 22.5 and .'50.17 eggs, respectively. For wheat the cost of feed 

 per egg in the two periods was 0.698 ct. and L59 cts. and for rice L. 186 and 2.379 cts., 



