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I. Cattle. — New purchases; general management; report on the feeding of 

 steers ; expei-imental tests in progress on the feeding and fattening of steers ; inves- 

 tigations in the economical feeding of milking cows; short test to compare mangels 

 with sugar-beets ; and directions for the feeding of calves. 



II. Swine. — New purchases; reports on the fattening of swine on steamed us. 

 cold, raw feed; on the feeding of pease ensila^ to pigs; on the quantities of grain 

 consumed per pound of gain in weight, at different stages of the feeding periods ; 

 and feeding tests in progress with skim-milk and frozen wheat. 



III. Experimental Dairy. — Equipment of the building; tests in the separation 

 of cieam by different methods and treatments; experiments in the churning of cream 

 at different stages of ripeness; experiments in the setting of milk and the making 

 of butter from cows at different stages of lactation; the sterilizing of cream i and 

 disposal of the dairy products. 



IV. Forty-acre Lot. — Areas of different crops ; yields of mixed crops and corn, 



Y. Fodder Corn and the Silos. — Varieties of corn ; yields from different methods 

 of planting; ensilage from corn; ensilage from mixed crops of cereals; ensilage 

 from pease, rye and clover; the construction and filling of silos. 



I have received indispensable assistance in carrying on the work and investiga- 

 tions, which are reported upon herein, from those who have attended to the details 

 from day to day. Much of the thoroughness and reliability of experimental work, 

 such as has been undertaken here, depends upon the faithfulness, watchfulness and 

 care of those servants of the public whose names are seldom brought to its notice, 

 to receive the due recognition and appreciation which the value of their services 

 merits. For the work of so many hours per day, every man has received fair wages ; 

 but for that special quality of service and concern for the success of the work, which 

 money cannot buy, I take this opportunity of making mention of Mr. John Fixter, 

 Farm foreman ; Mr. E. H. Elliott, Herdsman ; and Mr. Chr. Marker, Buttei'-maker. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



JAS. W. EOBBRTSON, 



Agriculturist. 



PAET I.— CATTLE. 



To the herd of cattle, only a few thoroughbred animals were added by purchase 

 during the year. They were almost immediately thereafter shipped to the branch 

 experimental farm at Brandon, Man. 



Shorthorn. 



From Mr. W. S. Hawkshaw, Glanworth, Ont. : 



One bull calf, General H. =14574=; red; calved 15th December, 1890; bred by 

 "W". S. Hawkshaw, Glanworth, Ont. ; got by Aberdeen Hero (Imp.)= =; — dam, 

 Countess of Hawkhurst=8752= ; by 3rd Duke of Eutland=559=; Countess 2nd 

 =:784= ; by Lord Eam8den=794=. 



Holsteins. 



From Messrs. A. C. Hallman & Co., New Dundee, Ont.: 



One cow, Queen of Waterloo, No. 14666, H.F.H.B., No. 153, H.F.H.B.C; calved 

 12th April, 1888; bred by A. C. Hallman & Co., New Dundee, Ont.; sire, African 

 Prince, No. 1270, H.F.H.B. ; dam, Mina Eooker 2nd, No. 3742, H.F.H.B. 



One cow. Princess Leda 2nd, No. 18510, H.F.H.B., No. 141, H.F.H.B.C; calved 

 6th January, 1889 ; bred by A. C. Hallman & Co., New Dundee, Ont. ; sire. Nether- 

 land Monk, No. 4424, H.H.B. ; dam, Princess Lcda, No. 7130, H.F.H.B. 



