DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 



39 



selected 8 Short-horns, 7 Ayrshires, 2 Devons, 2 Galloways, and only one Jer- 

 sey as that was the only cow of the breed on the farm. 



The result is given in the following table. The food was turnips, corn- 

 stalks, and straw, wich a small grain ration somewhat proportioned to the size 

 of the animal : 



Jersey 



Devon 



Ayrshire 



Short-horn. 

 Galloway.. 



Average Iba. con- 

 Bumed per day. 



101 ,'i 

 83 23-24 

 99 6-7 



105 yi 



102 )i 



Average weight 

 of Auimals. 



990 

 1195 

 1116 

 1208 

 1153 



Average fond per 



100 lbs. live 



weight. 



10.277 

 7.025 

 S.947 

 8.719 

 8.857 



A verago 



grain pts.per 



day. 



6 

 4 

 5 4-7 



This experiment was continued and gives the average for 24 days. This 

 report must only be taken as an indication and not as a decisive result. It 

 should be continued for some time and in different years and with a large 

 number of animals, and in time might give some data of comparative value. 



The first subsoiling done on the farm proper since my connection with the 

 Farm Department was done this year in field No. 5. About three acres on the 

 north side of the field were subsoiled at a depth of six inches below the bottom 

 of the furrow, thus stirring the soil to a depth of 14 inches from the surface. 

 The ground was planted to imperial sugar beets. The growth of the crop has 

 been remarkable, and early in the season the place where the subsoiling was 

 left off was distinctly marked by the difference in growth. That part was much 

 better where the land was subsoiled. How the crop will carry out remains to 

 be seen. 



By request of the Farm Committee I herewith give a partial analysis 

 and classification of the correspondence of the Farm Department, more par- 

 ticularly to show the calls for the various kinds or breeds of stock. The result 

 is as follows : Inquiries in regard to Short-horns, 21 ; Ayrshires, 21 ; Devons, 5 ; 

 Jerseys, 10; Galloways, 8; Holsteins, 3. Sheep — Cotswolds, 2; Southdowns, 

 9; Merinos, 4. Swine — E^sex, 23; Suffolks, 2. Implements, 25; drainage, 

 5; pedigrees, 27; experiments, 9; exhibitions, 5; institutes, 16; reports, etc., 

 12; veterinary science, 2; fertilizers, 9; seeds, 39; crops, 5; buildings, 4; 

 miscellaneous, 40. 



Some cross-fertilizing of varieties of wheat has been done under direction of 

 Prof. Beal. 



The foregoing gives briefly the experiments and results on the College Farm 

 during the year 1878-9. 



C. L. INGERSOLL. 



