4 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETINS 101-125. 



Department Bulletin 106.— The Granular Venereal Disease and Abor- 

 tion in Cattle: Page. 



Introduction 1 



The granular venereal disease 3 



Abortion 16 



The control of contagious abortion 49 



The production of sound herds 54 



Conclusions 57 



Department Bulletin 107. — Birds in Relation to the Alfalfa Weevil: 



Introduction 1 



Importation and spread of the alfalfa weevil in Utah 1 



Life history of the weevil 2 



Distribution of weevil-eating birds in the territory covered by field work.. 3 



Birds feeding on the weevil 4 



Birds not feeding on the weevil 57 



Domestic fowls as weevil enemies 57 



Other vertebrate enemies of the weevil 58 



Conclusion 61 



Index 63 



Department Bulletin 108. — Harmful Effects of Aldehydes in Soils: 



Introduction 1 



Effect of salicylic aldehyde on plants in solution cultures 3 



Effect of salicylic aldehyde in soil in pots. 5 



Effect of salicylic aldehyde in solution cultures with various fertilizer in- 

 gredients 7 



Occurrence of aldehydes in garden and field soils 12 



Effect of salicylic aldehyde on cowpeas, string beans, and garden peas 



grown in the field 22 



Examination of the field plots for aldehyde six months after application. . 25 



Summary 26 



Department Bulletin 109. — The Molds of Cigars and Their Prevention: 



Introduction 1 



Factory conditions 1 



Laboratory investigations 3 



Remedial measures 6 



Department Bulletin 110. — Fattening Cattle in Alabama: 



Introduction 1 



Wintering steers preparatory to summer fattening on pasture 4 



Plan of the work 4 



Cattle used , 4 



Character of the winter range and prices of the feeds used 4 



Method of feeding: and handling the cattle 5 



Results of the winter feeding 6 



Amount of feed consumed 



Monthly gains or losses during the winter 



Financial statements 9 



Summary of the winter work 10 



Summary of three years' winter work 10 



Fattening steers on pasture in Alabama 13 



Plan and object of the work 13 



The cattle 13 



Wintering the steers 14 



Summer pasture and pasture lands 14 



Method of feeding and handling during the summer 15 



Prices and feeds used 16 



Daily rations 16 



Total and daily grains 17 



Quantity and cost of feed required to make 100 pounds of grain 19 



Prices realized for pasture and cottonseed cake when fed to the cattle. 20 



Slaughter data 21 



Financial statement 21 



Summary of summer work of 1910 and 1911 23 



The influence of winter feeding upon grains made the following summer.. 24 



Introduction 24 



General plan of the three years' work 25 



Discussion of the results 25 



Summary 40 



