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SEED GRAIN DISTRIBUTION. 



Daring the early spring of the past year a number of farmers throughout the 

 province were supplied wiih promising varieties of seed grain grown on the Farm, 

 the amounts sent to each ajDplicant varying from 3 lbs. to 2 bushels, quantities of 1 

 bushel or more being charged for at mai-ket rates. The reports so far as received 

 from these farmers are such as to lead us to hope that the Farm will prove very 

 useful in distributing throughout the province new and improved varieties of seed 

 grain. 



The quantity available for distribution this year is much larger, but judging 

 from the number of applications already' received, all will be applied for. 



EXHIBITS AT AGRICULTURAL FAIRS. 



Some of the products of the Farm were exhibited at the following summer and 

 fall fairs : — Brandon, Pilot Mound, Deloraine and Killarney. 



Samples were also sent to the Manitoba Government and to the Canadian Pacific 

 Railway Company, and were exhibited by them throughout the P^astei'n Pi-ovinces. 

 The exhibit from the Farm shown at the International Exhibition, St. John's, N. B., 

 by the Manitoba Grovernment was awarded a diploma for the best collection of farm 

 produce. 



A small building on the Farm has also been fitted up as a museum, and samples 

 of the produce of the Farm prepared and arranged. This is much aj^ipreciated by 

 visiting farmers, especially during the winter months. 



farmers' INSTITUTES. 



Dui-ing the present winter an excellent Farmers' Institute has been formed at 

 Brandon, the meetings are well attended and much interest shown in the subjects 

 under discussion. Other institutes are being organized throughout the pi-ovince and 

 will no doubt be productive of much good. 



Papers on the following subjects were read by me at the Brandon Farmers' 

 Institute: — "Notes on some of the varieties of wheat tested on the Expei'imental 

 Farm," and '' The selection, treatment and method of sowing grain." 



I attended a very interesting meeting of the Manitoba Daii-ymen's Association 

 held at Portage la Prairie on January 15th and 16th, at which the following papers 

 were read: — "Canadian Dairying," by Senator Boulton ; "Dairj^ing in Manitoba," by 

 Professor Barre ; " Grasses' and Forage Plants suitable for Manitoba," by S. A. Bed- 

 ford, Superintendent of the Manitoba Experimental Farm. 



Interest in dairying and mixed farming is increasing throughout the Province^ 

 and many inquiries are received regarding the work to be undertaken in this line 

 iby the Experimental Farm. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant. 



J^RANDON, Manitoba, 29th Januaiy 1891. 



S. A. BEDFORD, 



Superintendent. 



