586 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The daily ration of work horses, L. Grandeau (Jour. Ayr. Prut., n. ser., 10 

 (1905), No. 36, pp. 297, 298). — The changes which have been made in the rations of 

 the Paris Omnibus Company's horses, the average value of the rations, and related 

 topics arc briefly spoken of. (See E. S. R., 16, p. 587. I 



Examination of horses for soundness, (t. H. Roberts, edited by A. W. Bit- 

 ting (Indiana Sta. Jin/. 109, pj>. 35-76, figs. 34)- — In this bulletin, which is the result 

 of joint work between the State veterinarian and the station, the object has been to 

 give concise and clear directions for the systematic examination of horses, to point 

 out conditions that should be present in soundness and the diseases and defects that 

 may be looked for in different parts of the body, and to call attention to vices which 

 may be expected. 



Different parts of the body are described, and the explanations and suggestions 

 given are exemplified by numerous reproductions of photographs. The bulletin as 

 a whole is designed to supply useful information to those who desire to purchase 

 horses for various reasons. 



" The horse is sound when he is healthy and when his conformation is such that 

 he has not had and is not likely to have any tendency to any particular diseases. . . . 



"An animal may have had diseases that have been cured, or may have some dis- 

 ease at the time of examination that does not interfere with his usefulness for some 

 purposes, is then said to be 'serviceably sound.' In some places 'serviceably sound' 

 refers only to wind. 



' ' A vice is not necessarily unsoundness, but some of them lead to unsoundness and 

 may therefore be considered as part of the examination in the selection of an animal. 

 Alices are such traits of character, or such habits as have the tendency to produce 

 disease or to lessen the usefulness, mar the appearance, interfere with, or make 

 dangerous, the handling, or cause the destruction of property. Before examining 

 the horse, the purchaser should decide upon the character of the service for which 

 the animal is intended, whether for slow draft, heavy or light harness, saddle, or 

 combination. The class or type, size, age, gait, sex, and color should be approxi- 

 mately settled. Ample time should be taken in the selection of a horse. This can 

 usually be done when the animal is obtained from the dealer or producer, but is 

 seldom allowable at public sales or at sale stables. . . . 



"The ideal conditions under which to examine the horse for soundness is at his 

 home, first in the stable, next in the door, then outside the stable, and finally in 

 action. ' ' 



DAIRY FARMING— DAIRYING. 



Distillers' dried grains v. cotton-seed meal as a source of protein, H. P. 

 Armsby and A. K. Risser (Pennsylvania Sta. Bui. 73, pp. 11). — In an experiment 

 with 12 cows lasting 12 weeks a grain ration of 3.5 lbs. of corn meal and 5.5 lbs. of 

 distillers' dried grains was compared with a ration of 6 lbs. of corn meal and 3 lbs. 

 of cotton-seed meal. 



The dried distillers' grains resulted in a slight increase in the yield of milk and a 

 marked increase in the fat content of the milk, but was more costly than the cotton- 

 seed meal ration at the prices assumed. The quality of the butter produced on the 

 distillers' grains ration was inferior to that of the butter produced on the cotton- 

 seed meal ration. 



Report of the experiment station and dairy institute at Kleinhof-Tapiau, 

 1904-5, Hittcher (Ber. Vers. Stat. u. Lehranst. Molkw. Kleinhof-Tapiau, 1904-5, pp. 

 12). — In this account of the work of the institution during the year are given the records 

 of the dairy herd of about 120 cows. The average composition of the milk of the 

 herd for 10 years was as follows: Fat 3.181, total solids 11.728, and solids-not-fat 

 8.547 per cent. The corresponding figures for the year were 3.145, 11.787, and 8.642. 



