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the jear, and makes mention of the rations fed during the different 

 months. He also reports various feeding trials, ten in number, 

 made during different seasons. The records are given for periods 

 during which corn silage was fed, together with records for feeding 

 periods immediately preceding or following. There are also in 

 addition tables which give the average data in detail. He finds in 

 general that there has been an increase in milk flow accompanying 

 the use of corn silage in the rations, and at the same time there has 

 been an increase in the total amount of fat in the milk, the per cent, 

 of fat not diminishing. Using the valuations for food which are 

 assumed in the report, milk has generally been produced at a lower 

 cost when corn silage was fed than with the other foods used in 

 these trials. Special attention is called in the report of each trial to 

 the proportion of the cost of each ration represented by the grain 

 food and by the silage or green fodder, and also the relative propor- 

 tion of the total digestible nutrients in the ration supplied by these 

 foods. The percentage of the nutriment supplied by the silage or 

 green fodder has generally been much higher than the percentage of 

 cost represented. 



Under the subject of pig feeding Mr. Wheeler gives the records of 

 feeding trials with several breeds and crosses. Some lots of pigs 

 were fed only for a few months from birth until sold, or used in 

 other experiments, but most of them were fed seven or eight 

 months. Tabulated records are given for periods of feeding, show- 

 ing the rate of growth, the amount of food and the cost of food 

 given in gain in weight. 



Attention is also called to the experiments under way with poul- 

 try. The report in full is given of a feeding experiment with laying 

 hens of large and small breeds, in which are considered questions 

 concerning the relative amounts of ground and whole grain that can 

 be fed to best advantage. Rations containing ground and moistened 

 grain and corresponding rations containing only whole grain were 

 fed throughout the year. There are tables which give the average 

 data for different periods of several weeks each. A general sum- 

 mary of the results is given. 



2. Rejport of Horticulturist. — The horticultural investigations 

 in 1895 were conducted chiefly in the following hues : 



1. Testing fruits. 



2. Origination of new fruits for the purpose of securing improved 



sorts. 



