ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 795 



practically a* dry as the interior of a Warn, provided plenty of bedding is used and 

 the manure is removed sufficiently often. 

 Summarizing the 3 years' work, the average daily gain of the steers fed in barns 



wa> 1.94 lbs. and those fed in sheds 1.82 lbs. 



Feeding- trials, M. J. R. Dunstan [Jour. South, ast. Agr. Col. Wye, 1905, No. 14, 

 Pl>. 13-16).— In the test of the relative merits of Aberdeen Angus, Galloway, Blue 

 Grey, and Red Poll steers the greatest gain, 2.09 lbs. per day, was made by Blue 



Greys for 164 days and the smallest gain, 1.7 lbs. per day, by Red Polls for 88 days. 

 As regards profits the Galloways ranked first. 



Calf rearing, M. J. K. Dunstan {Jour. Smith, ast. Agr. Col. Wye, 1905, No. /;. />//. 

 16-18).— Brief notes are given on different substitutes for milk fat in .all" feeding. 



In 111* days calves fed whole milk gained 1.5 lbs. per head per day as compared 

 with 1.07 lbs. with those fed separator skim milk and cod-liver oil. About ) oz. was 

 found to be the maximum amount of oil which could be fed. A feed relished by 

 calves was made up of oatmeal, ground linseed meal, linseed cake, and lentils 8:5:3: 1. 

 OOOked overnight with a small quantity of salt and molasses and fed warm in the 

 proportion of 3 lbs. of meal to 5 qts. of water. 



Crossbred sheep, T. R. Robixsox {Jour. Southeast. Agr. Col. Wye, 1905, No. ij, 

 l>l>. //, 22,figs. 5). — Hampshire, Kent, Suffolk, and Southdown sheep were used in the 

 crossbreeding tests reported. Judging from the weights recorded the Hampshire- 

 Kent, the Southdown-Suffolk, and the Suffolk-Kent crosses gave the best returns. 

 The Hampshire-Kent lambs sold for the highest price. .More twins were dropped 

 by the Suffolk-Kents than by any of the other crosses. 



Shearing lambs, M. J. R. Dunstax {Jour. Southeast. Agr. Col. Wye, 1905, No. 14, 

 p. IS). — In a test of the merits of the practice of shearing lambs, it was found that a 

 lot of 5 shorn lambs gained 58.2 lbs. in 36 weeks as compared with <l'.s lbs. in the 

 case of a similar lot which had not been shorn at the beginning of the trial. The 

 fleece of these lambs weighed 12 lbs. as compared with 7 lbs. in the case of the lambs 

 shorn at the beginning of the trial. Definite conclusions were not drawn. 



Maltese goats, J. H. Grout {Mo. Consular and Trade Rpts. [U. S.], lU0- r >, No. 998, 

 pp. 105, 106). — It is stated that there are about 12,000 goats in Malta, both long-haired 

 and short-haired varieties being kept. The milk is considered of very superior 

 quality and is used for table and cooking purposes, but not for the manufacture of 

 butter and cheese. For these products sheep's milk is used. The law requires that 

 goats slaughtered for market shall be at least a month old and shall weigh not less 

 than 12 lbs. The average price of a fair Maltese goat is $15, though some of excep- 

 tional merit bring more. Other points connected with the Maltese goat industry are 

 discussed. 



The successful type of horse that may be profitably raised by New Eng- 

 land farmers, H. YV. Smith {Agr. of Mass., 1908, pp. 111-144). — From a considera- 

 tion of historical and other data, as well as existing conditions, the conclusion was 

 reached that heavy harness horses are the best type for New England farmers to 

 breed. The paper was followed by a discussion. 



The influence of radium bromid on metabolism in dogs, YV. X. Bsrg and 

 W. H. Walker (Proc. Soc. Expt. Biol, and Med., 8 {1905), p. 89; abs. in Jour. Amer. 

 client. Soc, 27 {1905), No. 12* Rev., p. 667).— When radium bromid was fed to dogs 

 in nitrogen equilibrium it was found that protein metabolism was not materially 

 affected. The total sulphate in the urine was markedly increased. 



An improved cage for metabolism experiments, YV. J. Gibs {Amer. Jour. 

 Physiol., 14 {1905), Xo. 5, }>p. 402-//.'. figs. •/>•— A cage is described for use in 

 metabolism experiments with dogs especially. 



The farmer's poultry house, F. W. Hodsox .and F. C. Elpohd {Canada Dept. 

 Agr., Poultry Die. Bid. 8, pp. 15, figs. 22). — Poultry houses which have given good 

 satisfaction, constructed by the Canada Department of Agriculture, the Canadian 

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