380 EXPERIMENT STATION EECORD. 



milk as part of a ratiun vin>- 1 10 Ihs. and <>f 4 calvt-s fed raw skim milk under .similar 

 experimental conditions was 105 lbs. 



Sheep, hogs, and horses in the Pacific Northwest, J. Withycombe, H. T. 

 French, and S. B. Nelson { U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmers'' Bui. 117, pp. 28, figs. ^). — 

 Slurp husbandry, J. Withycoinhc (pp. 5-16). — The author discusses sheep husbandry 

 in the Pacific Northwest and in western Oregon with special reference to different 

 forage crops, methods of feeding, pasturage, etc. The management of breeding ewes 

 and lambs is also spoken of. 



Hog raising in the Northwest, II. T. French (pp. 16-23). — Among the points treated 

 of are breeds and breeding, quality of product, and feeds and feeding stuffs. In 

 the author's opinion, hogs in the Northwest are generally very free from disease. 



The horse hid usti-y of the Northwest, S. B. Nelson (pp. 23-27). — The horse industry of 

 the past decade is reviewed and the effects on the industry of new inventions dis- 

 cussed as well as the present and prospective demand and the liome market. 



Alfalfa and. red clover hay for lambs, G. E. Day {Ontario Agr. Col. and Expt. 

 Farm Bid. 110, pp. 6, 7). — Summarized from earlier publications (E. S. R., 11, p. 600; 

 12, p. 373). 



Corn V. peas for fattening lambs, (t. E. Day {Ontario Agr. Col. and Expt. Farm 

 Bid. 110, pp. 7, S). — Summarized from earlier publications (E. S. R., 11, p. 667; 12, 

 p. 373). 



The Belgian hare, C C. Chapman {Pacific Rural Press, 59 {1900), No 3, p. 38). 



DAIRYING^DAIRY FARMING. 



A study of dairy co"ws, C. L. Beach {Connectieiit Storrs Sta. 

 Bui. £0, jjjj. J4).,fig8. 16). — In order to get some idea of the average 

 production of dairy cows in Connecticut the author collected data 

 during the summer of 1899 as to the production of a number of herds 

 supplying one of the large creameries in the State. A summary of 

 the results showed an average annual yield of butter of 199 lbs. for 

 392 cows representing 47 herds. Only 9 herds, comprising 68 cows, 

 averaged over 250 lbs. per year. Estimates by the author, based on 

 records of the college herd, show that under conditions existing in 

 the State cows yielding less than 250 lbs. of butter per year are not 

 kept at a profit. 



The author discusses variations in the production of individual 

 cows, using illustrations from the records of the college herd, and 

 gives suggestions for increasing the average production and for judging 

 dairy cows. 



A tabulated record of the college herd for 1898 is given showing 

 the cost of food and the amount and value of milk and butter pro- 

 duced by each cow with the corresponding profit or loss. The prin- 

 cipal facts presented in the record are summarized. The average 

 yield per cow was 5,653 lbs. of milk and 313 lbs, of butter. The best 

 butter cow produced 509 lbs, of butter, at a profit of $42.82 over cost 

 of food, and the poorest cow 172 lbs,, at a loss of $4,09. The two 

 most profitable cows for butter were also the most profitable cows for 

 milk. Of the 4 cows in the herd producing butter at a loss, 3 were 

 rcffistercnl coavs of the dairv breeds. 



