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moved and enlarged with a vie\* of using it for this purpose. It is expected to make 

 the initial herd consisl of a stallion and ten mares. 



Virginia Station.— The series of feeding experiments with beef cattle undertaken 

 the pasl year Bhowed thai animal.- receiving silage gained L.46 lbs. per head per day, 

 those receiving timothy hay L.10 lbs., and those receiving shredded stover 0.97 lb. 

 The silage ration was clearly the most profitable and satisfactory in everj way. in 

 investigations with dairy cattle, timoth) hay and shredded stover were shown to 

 bave about the same feeding value. Cotton-seed meal was slightly more profitable 

 for the production of milk and butter than gluten meal. The beef and dairy experi- 

 ments arr being continued this year. Eighty-four cattle are in the beef feeding 

 pens. ( )t this number 48 arc being fed for L80 days for immediate slaughter to deter- 

 mine the relative merits of differenl forms of grain fed with silage and stover. 

 The remaining •'!•> are being fed as Btockers to be grazed next summer. 



These experiments represent the beginning of important tests to determine the 

 relative merits of making beef in the stall and on grass; also to determine the best 

 way to maintain cattle through the winter and finish them for expert purp< 

 Breeding experiments have been commenced with various crosses of pure-bred sires 

 on native and grade cows, and as the station lias ti pure-bred heeds available for this 

 work, together with a herd of LOO grade animals, the facilities for investigation arc 

 very u r "<»d. 



Wyoming University and Station. — The short course for ranchmen was held at the 

 university and station January 5 to L3, L906. The station has decided to sell its 

 st^k of breeding horses and strengthen its work in sheep, swine, and cattle 1. reed- 

 in-. The station met with a serious loss in tln> death of Polled Admiral, a Double 

 Standard Polled 1 1 ere ford bull, hut a number of calves are on hand which give prom- 

 ise for- the future of this new breed. 



Meeting of Association of Horticultural Inspectors. — The association held its annual 

 meeting at Washington, November 14-16, 1905. During the meetings thirty-two 

 persons, representing twenty-two different States, took part in the proceedings. A 

 committee representing the National Nurserymen's Association was also presenl and 

 participated in the conference. The idea which dominated the discussions was that 

 of securing uniformity of legislation, inspection requirements, certificates, tags, and 

 other official procedure in connection with the inspection of nursery stock. An 

 attempt to secure uniformity in these particulars was considered necessary in order 

 to simplify the business of inspection, and to reduce the burden upon transporta- 

 tion companies and nurserymen incident to the different systems prevailing in dif- 

 ferent State-. 



Jn pursuance of this object the first topic discussed related to the essential features 

 and requirements of uniform state legislation controlling the inspection of nurseries, 

 and the methods by which such uniformity of state Legislation may be secured. 

 J. B. Smith argued that each State should properly provide for inspection and 



license, and tagging of nursery stock. If all States would admit nursery stock with- 

 out hindrance and treat the stock afterward in the same manner as required for stock 

 from local nurseries uniformity in this matter would be secured in part. 



As it is at present, inspection tags are generally disregarded, for the reason that 



crown gall and certain Other diseases may escape the attention of the inspector of 

 the State from which the nursery stock comes, especially if such inspection be made 

 before the nursery stock is dug. tt was urged that all reasonable efforts should be 

 made to secure such changes in the peculiarities in the lawsof different States as 

 will tend toward a greater uniformity. It was argued thai a Federal law, if such be 

 possible, might have this effect. 



Attention was called by S. A. Forbes to the fact that there are three chief points 

 in the lack of uniformity in the inspection laws of different States. These points 

 concern the license requirement, tag system, and fumigation requirement Follow- 

 ing upon this statement the association proceeded to discuss these three points. 



