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pound of this mixture; lot 2, f lb., and lot 8, ^ lb. per 100 ll)s, live 

 weight at the start, and to increase this as rapidly as was deemed ad- 

 visable. Lot 1 would not eat all the desired quantity, but was kept as 

 near the limit as was deemed safe. All the lots were fed hay and 

 pulped roots in addition to the grain. 



The average daily gain of the 3 lots Avas 1.77, 1.7-1. and 1.62 lbs., 

 respectively, the corresponding cost of food per pound of gain b(;ing 

 7.68, 7.22, and 7.21 cts. These results and those of previous tests are 

 briefly discussed. 



Feeding experiments with steers to compare Liebig's meat 

 meal and cotton-seed meal, F. Albert {Landv:. JaJii'h.^ '£8 {1899), 

 jVo. 0-6, pp. 963-9'7ii). — The comparative value of meat meal and 

 cotton-seed meal was tested with 2 lots of 7 steers each at the Lauch- 

 stadt Experiment Station. Lot 1 was fed, per 1,000 kg. live weight, 

 .50 kg. of ensiled beet leaves, 2 kg. of meadow hay, 12 kg. of straw 

 and chafl', 4 kg. of palm-cake molasses, 2 kg, of meat meal, and 7.59 

 kg. of ground corn. This furnished 3 kg. of digestible protein and 17 

 kg. of digestible nitrogen-free material. Lot 2 was fed the same 

 ration except that 3.772 kg. of cotton-seed meal was substituted for 

 the meat meal, and the ground corn was diminished to 5.899 kg. This 

 furnished the same amount of digestible protein and nitrogen-free 

 material as the ration fed lot 1. 



During the test the amount of ensiled beet leaves was diminished to 

 30 kg., and 20 kg. of beet chips was added to the ration of each lot, 

 more meadow hay and some alfalfa hav being fed also. 



During the 151: days of the test, lot 1 made a total gain of 1,064 kg.; 

 lot 2, 1,029 kg. The steers were slaughtered and judged by an expert. 

 The conclusion was drawn that the meat meal used was a suitable feed- 

 ing stuff and without bad effects on the condition of the steers or the 

 dressed carcasses. The author also reports some ffgures regarding 

 the loss which steers suffer in transportation and the length of time 

 required to make good such losses. 



Experiments in sheep feeding, G. E. Day {Ontario Agr. Vol. and 

 Exj)t. Farm Rpt. 1899, pp. 82, 83). — Continuing previous work (E. S. 

 R., 11, p. 666), a test of 42 days' duration is reported of the value of 

 tirst and second cuttings of alfalfa and red clover for lambs. 



' ' Everything considered, it can not be said that either of the fodders showed marked 

 superiority over the other. The experiments indicate that the feeding values of red 

 clover and alfalfa hay are very similar. All animals continued in perfect health 

 from the beginning to the end of each experiment, indicating that alfalfa hay is a 

 safe fodder for sheep, if it is cut and cured at the right stage of growth, say in early 

 bloom." 



A test is also briefly reported in which corn and peas were compared 

 as food for fattening lambs. Three equal lots were used. Lot 1 was 

 fed ground corn; lot 2, ground peas; and lot 3. a mixture of equal 



