65 



Ayr shires. 



From Messrs. Kains Bros., Byron, Ont. 



One bull, Middlesex — 1216 — ; red and white; calved 10th September, 1890 ; bred 

 by Kains Bros., Byron, Ont. ; sire. Prince of Byron — 583 — ; dam, Jeanie of Auchen- 

 brain, (Imp.) — 129 — ; by Duke 3rd — 647 — ; Paisley, by Wallace of Drumlunrig 

 — 61 — . From Messrs. David Morton & Sons, Hamilton, Ont. 



One heifer, Dandy 2nd fimported in dam; — 2004 — ; brown and white; calved 

 6th April, 1889 ; bred by Hugh Jack (Little Shewalton), Irvine, Scotland, imported 

 by David Morton & Sons, Hamilton, Ont. ; sire. Dandy Jim (1579) ; dam, Dandy Ist 

 (5502), by Ked Prince (1000). 



One heifer, Jewel — 2003 — ; white and brown; calved 14th June, 1889; bred by 

 Hugh Jack (Little Shewalton), Irvine, Scotland; imported by David Morton & 

 Sons, Hamilton, Ont. ; Sire, Dandy Jim (1579) ; dam, Judy (Imp.) (5505) ; by Eed 

 Prince (1000). 



\ Galloways. 



We exchanged a bull calf which we had received in 1890 from Mi-. Thomas 

 McCrae, Guelph, Ont., for one bull, Chester (4472) 6760 ; calved March, 1887; bred 

 by D. McCrae, Guelph, Ont. ; sire, Stanley III of Drumlanrig (Imp.) (1793) 2833 ; 

 dam, Chrissy (Imp.) (7099) 2587 ; by Chipperkyle (2332). 



The four animals of the Galloway breed, which we had at the Central Experi- 

 mental Farm, were sent to the Brandon farm, together with four Shorthorns and one 

 young Holstein bull. 



Grade Steers. 



In October, 1891, sixteen grade steers were purchased for the carrj'ing on of 

 investigations into the effects of different rations for the feeding and fattening of 

 cattle. 



General Management. 



Summer. — The hours of the stablemen were from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and four hands 

 were employed. The assistant from the experimental dairy fed the calves. The 

 bulls, part of the cows and the calves, were kept in the stables and fed on green fod- 

 ders. The area of pasture land has been small for the number of cattle which have 

 been kept. The animals not in the stables were inspected, and fed allowances of 

 green fodder every day during the greater part of the season. The same hands 

 looked after the experimental piggery and fed from 20 to 40 pigs. 



Winter. — The hours of the stablemen are from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., and six hands 

 are employed. Experiments in feeding are in progress, with 25 cows, 21 steers 

 and 36 swine. Nine diffei*ent rations are fed daily to cows, steers, bulls and calves. 

 The quantity of feed consumed daily, by each animal, or group of animals, is weighed 

 and recorded. The stalls and gutters in the main stable are cleaned out twice 

 daily ; the box stalls are cleaned out every second day. The cattle are curried 

 daily, with a few exceptions ; and the udders of the milking cows are brushed care- 

 fully before each milking. All the breeding and other animals — which are not 

 weighed oftener in some special test — are weighed once every month. 



Abortions. 



During 1890 the disease of epidemic abortion was reported as prevailing in the 

 herd. The method of treatment, which was then adopted, was described : — 



I. The stables wei-e thorough!}' fumigated by the burning of sulphur, saturated 

 with alcohol, with the doors and windows closed for three hours. Of course, all the 

 cattle were out. 



II. A wash was made up of 1 part of bichloride of mercury to 4,000 parts of 

 water, into which solution were put 8 ounces of common salt; once a day the bare 

 skin around the vulva, the anus and the root of the tail of the cows in calf, and also 

 of those which had aborted, were sponged with the solution. 



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