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Count of Ottawa, bull. — Born 23rd Dec, 1889 ; bred on Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa ; dam, Countess bj' Eob Eoy ; 2nd dam, Victoria by Promotion. 



Ida. — Born 10th March, 1884 ; bought fiom Thos. Guy, Oshawa, Ontario; dam, 

 Mary by Lord Lome ; 2nd dam, Martha by Carluke. 



HOLSTEINS. 



Nina Rooker. — Born ord April, 1884 ; imported by Smith Powell and Lamb ; 

 dam, Mina by "Pieter" b}- de Euiter. 



Netherland Dorinda of Ottatca. — Born 24th Aug., 1890 ; bi-ed on Central Experi- 

 mental Farm, Ottawa ; dam, Netherland Dorinda 2nd, by Netherland Pythias ; 2nd 

 dam, Netherland Dorinda by Sir Henry 2nd, of Aaggie. 



AbVs Netherland of Ottawa, bull. — Born 21st Feb., 1890 ; bred on Central Experi- 

 mental Farm, Ottawa ; dam, " Abi ''' hj Netherlands Clothilde ; 2nd dam, Snowie by 

 Oatka 3rd.s Neptune ji-. 



WATER. 



The water supply is not as good as it should be. That from the well at the 

 barn is not uniform in qualit}-, as the surface water sometimes fills it up during a 

 heavy rain and makes it turbid. The supply at the house is obtained from the 

 cisterns in the cellars. A better and more uniform supply is needed and some 

 provision should be made for this dui-ing the coming summer. 



FRUIT TREES. 



An orchard was planted last spring, consisting of 144 apple trees of 54 

 varieties ; 12 crab apple trees of 4 vai ieties ; 5 cherry trees of 2 varieties ; 30 plum 

 trees of 14 varieties ; 46 pear trees of 21 varieties. 



Nearly all have made good growth. A few of the pear and apple trees have 

 died; but on the whole the results so far are quite encouraging. 



STRAWBERRIES 



The strawberries were badly winter killed. Some had a small quantity of 

 fruit. We allowed them to run to vines and make plants for another year's setting 



RASPBERRIES. 



Raspberries wintered well and made good growth. Nearly all fruited well. 



Blackberries appear to stand the climate well. The winter did not injure 

 them, and they produced good fruit, but not in such abundance as the raspberries. 



Gooseberries do well in this district, the Houi>hton being the most vio^orous. 

 The Downing did well; also Smith's Improved. The Red and White currants 

 yielded but little, but Black currants did well 



" EXHIBITIONS " AND " FARMER'S INSTITUTES." 



Some of the products of the Farm were shown at the exhibition held at S^ 

 John, N.B., commencing 24th Septembei', also at Yarmouth on 9th October, and at 

 Sackville, N.B., on 15th October. 



The exhibits consisted of the following varieties : — 68 of grain in straw and 

 glass; 84 of potatoes; 31 of corn ; 13 of grasses. These wei-e all distinct. 



At Yarmouth and Sackville the exhibits consisted of the grains and grasses 



I also attended the " Farmers' Institute" of N.B., held at Fiedericton on 28th 

 and 29th January, and was at the meeting of the " Dominion Dairymen's Associa- 



