492 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



lent in feeding value to 1 lb. of alfalfa hay when fed in conjunction with the hay 

 giving 2-year-old steers all they will eat of both feeds. 



"With alfalfa hay at $5 a ton, it will pay to fc<><l a lightration of ground corn with 

 the hay, provided the corn can be purchased at from 85 to !»<> cts. per 100 lbs. With 

 poor alfalfa hay at •>> per ton, sugar-beel pulp is worth $1.50 per ton to combine 

 with the hay for fattening mature steers. 



"Fattening steers will gain approximately a pound a day more on a ration com- 

 posed of alfalfa hay, ground corn, and beet pulp than they will on a ration made up 

 of alfalfa hay and ground corn or on a ration composed of alfalfa hay and sugar-beet 

 pulp, and they will gain almost 1.5 lbs. more each day on the above ration than 

 when fed alfalfa hay alone." 



Prolificacy with ewes and breeds of sheep, C. S. Plumb (Proc. Soc. Prom. Agr. 

 Sci., 16 (190-5), pp. 99-103).— The value of breeding stock is in a large measure affect,., 1 

 by productive capacity, and this subject is discussed with special relation to sheep. 



As shown by figures extending over 9 years, gathered from the American Shrop- 

 shire Association flock hooks, out of a total of 23,037 lambs 59.2 per cent were sin- 

 gles, 39.2 per cent were twins, and 1.3 per cent were triplets. "It is interesting 

 to note that for a term of 9 years there seems to be no material change in the per- 

 centage of number of lambs at birth. Whether the Shropshire is becoming more 

 or less prolific as a breed is open to question." 



Data regarding 43 Rambouillet ewes, gathered by the author at the Indiana 

 Experiment Station during a period of 4 years, showed that 41.8 per cent of the 

 lambs were singles, 51.1 per cent twins, and 7 per cent triplets, a prolificacy some- 

 what greater than that noted with the Shropshires. 



The principles and practice of horse breeding, A. S. Alexander ( Wisconsin 

 Sta. Hiil. 127, pp. 128, figs. 72). — Uniformity and persistency in breeding, objection- 

 able qualities of grade sires, unreliability of crossbred sires, the value of pedigrees, 

 the importance of generous feeding, and other questions connected with horse breed- 

 ing are discussed, as well as training, hoofs, and shoeing, the prevention of navel and 

 joint disease of foals, marketing horses, characteristics of different breeds, and simi- 

 lar questions. 



The bulletin also contains a number of short articles by different writers on the 

 care and management of horses and similar topics, as well as a list of American and 

 foreign stud books and a summary of Wisconsin laws pertaining to horse breeding. 



The feeding of molasses to work stock, W. II. Dalrymple \ La. Planter, 34 

 (1905), Nos. 19, pp. 302-304; 20, pp. 319-321, 323).— On the basis of data gathered 

 from a large number of Louisiana planters, the author states that molasses is widely 

 used as a feeding stuff for plantation horses and mules, the average consumption on 

 42 plantations in the sugar belt being 9.5 lbs. per head per day, the range, according 

 to the statistics gathered, being from 2 to a little over 21 lbs. The data collected 

 confirm the opinion that molasses constitutes a wholesome and easily digested as 

 well as economical constituent of a ration for draft animals. 



In a discussion following the paper, additional data regarding the successful use of 

 molasses as a feeding stuff are given, as well as some sample rations. The fact is 

 also brought out that molasses is most successful as a feed when mixed with some 

 absorbent material, such as ground unhusked corn. 



The crate-fed chicken industry, F. C. Hare (Eel. Poultry Jour., 11 (1904), 

 Nos. 9, pp. 873-875; 10, pp. 975, 976, 1004, 1005; 11 (1905), Nos. 11, pp. 1143-1146 ; 

 12, Sup., pp. Ill, IV; 12 (1905), Nos: (, Sup., pp. IV- VI; 2, pp. 223, 224; 3, pp. 

 397-399; 4, ]>}>■ 466, 467, figs. .. J 0). — The advantages winch attend the crate feeding of 

 poultry are pointed out, and the subject discussed with reference to profitably fat- 

 tening chickens for market. 



The experience of practical feeders in this method of fattening poultry is quoted, 

 the system is explained in detail, and the construction of feeding crates and build- 



