876 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



"AUthe lambs were fed at a large profit notwithntanding [the] high original cost 

 of 5 cts. per pound delivered at the farm. The alfalfa fed lambs consumed 1.34 lbs. 

 of alfalfa liay and 1 lb. of grain per day as against 0.88 lb. of i)rairie hay and 0.89 

 lb. of grain consumed by the prairie hay fed lambs. The alfalfa fed lambs made 52 

 per cent greater gains than the lambs fed prairie hay with corn and the same grain 

 ration. The lambs fed prairie hay with corn and 16 per cent of oil meal made 26 

 per cent larger gains than the lots fed prairie hay with a grain ration of shelled corn, 

 or shelled corn with 25 per cent of bran or oats added. In these experiments the 

 addition of bran or oats to the corn in the grain ration did not increase the gains, 

 unless possibly in the case of the 20 lambs fed outside on alfalfa and corn with 25 per 

 cent bran." 



Roots and other succulent foods for swine, C. S. Plumb {Indi- 

 ana Sta. BuL S-2^ pp. 93-105). — The value of succulent materials for 

 the winter feeding of pigs is discussed and tests briefly reported on 

 the use of sugar beets, artichokes and purslane for this purpose. When 

 sugar beets were added to a ration of corn meal and shorts 1:2 a lot 

 containing 4 pigs made an average daily gain of 3.89 lbs. during 98 

 da3^s in the winter. Four similar pigs fed the same ration without 

 beets made an average daih' gain of 4.52 lbs. The cost of a pound of 

 gain in the 2 cases was 3.2 and 2.93 cts., respectively. The author 

 believes that the succulent foods have a beneficial influence on health 

 which is not brought out by the results of the test. 



To learn the value of artichokes, 4 sows were pastured on a small 

 field planted with this crop for 2 weeks, being fed in addition corn 

 meal and shorts (57.5 lbs. of each). The sows consumed practically 

 all the artichoke tubers, the total gain in weight of the 4 animals being 

 27 lbs. The author believes better gains w^ould have resulted on a 

 larger field of artichokes. The feeding value of purslane was tested 

 with 2 sows weighing not far from 160 lbs. each. In a period of 21 

 days they gained on an average of 18.8 lbs., at a cost of 2.2 cts. per 

 pound. The ration consisted of shorts and hominy meal 1:1, with 

 purslane ad lihitum. About 9.25 lbs. of the latter was eaten per pig 

 daily. Purslane ' ' was not eaten with the relish that was to be expected; 

 yet the pigs did very well while receiving it, making fair daily gains." 



Bread and bread making at the Paris Exposition, H. W. Wiley {Forum, 30 

 {1900), No. 3, pp. 303-309). — The Schweitzer system of comljined milling and baking 

 is described. 



Beans, peas, and other legumes as foods, M.\ry H. Abel (C7. S. Dept. Agr. 

 Farmers^ BtiJ. 1£1, pp. 32,fuji^. 10) . — The composition, nutritive value, and digestibility 

 of beans of different varieties, peas, lentils, peanuts, and some other legumes which 

 are less common are treated of, as well as the place of legumes in the diet, the com- 

 parative value of a number of animal and vegetable foods, and similar topics. The 

 bulletin is a summary of the available literature on the subject and also gives the 

 results of practical experience and many experiments, some of which were under- 

 taken in connection witli tlic j)resent work. 



On the bacteriology of canned goods, with a detailed account of bacteria 

 detected in sour corn, S. C. Prescott {Science, n.ser., 11 {1900), No. 273, p. 442). — 

 In a paper read before the Society of American Bacteriologists, 1899, investigations 



