330 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



As the stock of such seed grain was small last year, a great many applications 

 could not be filled, this year the supply is larger, and already many applications have 

 been received. 



The following are the number of parcels and kinds of grain distributed during the 

 past year : — 



3 lb. samples, wheat 25 



2 bushels and over, wheat 16 



3 lb. samples, oats 43 



2 bushels and over, do 11 



3 lb samples, barley 18 



2 bushels and over, barley 95 



Potatoes 71 



Total number of applicants supplied 279 



Circulars were sent to each person supplied with two bushels or over. About one- 

 third of those supplied with Odessa Barley'foave already sent in reports, the following 

 table is a summary of these : — 



SUMMARY OF REPORTS ON ODESSA BARLEY. 



31 



No. reports smut. 



3 "a little," 2 "yes. 



Range of 

 yield. 



10 to 55 bus. 



Reports from farmers supplied with wheat and oats are not at hand at this date in 

 sufficient numbers to compile. 



Tile Draining. 



In my last annual report I mentioned that 3,400 feet of tile drain had been laid 

 on the farm in 1893. I am pleased to be able to report that this drain worked satisfac- 

 torily all the season, and enabled us to reap a heavy crop of oats on two fields which we 

 had been unable to sow during past years on account of deep ponds. 



This fall 1,730 feet of additional tile has been laid, completing the draining on that 

 portion of the farm. 



The smaller branches have 3-inch tiles, the mains from 4 to 6 inches. The depth 

 varies from 3 feet to 8 feet, the amount of fall is about 10 feet in the 4,300 feet of main 

 drain. 



Farmers' Institute Meetings. 



Institute meetings were attended at the following places by invitation, and the 

 papers mentioned read by me : — 



December 8th, 1893. — Bradwardine, " Review of past season," full house. 

 do 19th, 1893. — Melita, " Cattle feeding," large attendance, 

 do 20th, 1893. — Minga, " Grain growing," small attendance, 

 do 21st, 1893. — Killarney, " Results of 1893 experiments," fair attendance. 

 do 22nd, 1893.— Crystal City, "Results of 1893 experiments," fair attend 

 dance. 



