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December 23rd, 1893. — Boissevain, "Fodder plants and dairying," fair attendance. 

 January 3rd, 1894. — Portage la Prairie, " A review," fair attendance. 



do 17th, 1894. — Manitoba Dairy Association, Winnipeg, "Wintering dairy 



cows." 

 do 18th.- — Kildonan, " Suggestions to suburban farmers." 

 February 10th. — Brandon, "What have we learned about mixed farming during 

 the past year." 

 do loth. — Blythe, same subject, good attendance. 

 March 3rd. — Blythe "Feeding cattle," good attendance, 

 do 8th. — Boissevain, " Grain experiments," full house. 

 do 9th. — Manitou, " Grain experiments," good attendance. 

 do 10th. — Morden, " Mixed farming," good attendance, 

 do 12th. — Kildonan, " Trees, fruits and flowers," good attendance. 

 do 13th. — Rosser, " Farm experiments," small attendance. 

 do 14th. — Neepawa do do 



do 26th. — Belmont, " Varieties of grain," full house. 

 June 2nd.— Elkhorn, " How to farm with profit under present circumstances." 

 do 15th. — Oak Lake, "A review." 

 do 27th. — Oak Point, " Care of stock and small fruit cultivation." 



Acknowledgments. 



I beg to acknowledge the following donations to this farm during the year : — 



Joseph Anderson, Napinka, Man., half bushel Wright's favourite wheat. 



A. B. Jones, Hartford, South Dakota, Success, Champion and Excelsior Barleys. 



Wm. Wagner, Ossowa, Man., French Tares. 



G. A. Davenport, Russell, Man., Monarch wheat. 



Frank Cutten, Birds Hill, Man., selected wild raspberry. 



A. P. Stevenson, Nelson, Man., Collection plants. 



James Bell, Ninette, Man. do 



Rev. W. W. Colpitts, tree seed. 



Nelson Bedford, plant seed. 



A. J. Butcher, Rapid City, wild clover seed. 



T. M. Boddy, Portage la Prairie, seed potatoes. 



J. Barton, Brandon, seeds. 



J. Daniel, Moosomin, N.W.T., vegetable seed. 



Prof. Bailey, Cornell University, plants. 



D. D. Buchanan, plants. 



Meteorological. 



Below will be found the maximum and minimum thermometer readings for the past 

 eleven months, also, the amount of rainfall and sunshine for the growing season : 



Rainfall. 



Inches. 



April "7 



May -7 



June 1 " 7 



July '8 



August : "7 



September "5 



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