66 EXPERIMEyiAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



LITE STOCK. 



The live stock now (Api-il 1, 1009) occupying the different stables and pens nndei 

 my charge include horses, cattle, sheep and swine. 



HORSES. 



The horses are kept for labour exclusively, although some experimental feeding is 

 usually under way to gain some information as to the most economical methods of 

 feeding work-horses, as well as experi.ments to determine the comparative values of 

 different foods as forage for same. 



The horses are usually 19 in number, made up of : — 



Thirteen heavy horses of Clydesdale and Percheron blood. 



Five heavy driving horses. 



One light driver. 



CATTLE. 



There are representatives of fonr breeds of cattle, viz. : Shorthorn, Ayrshire, 

 Guernsey and Canadian. There are besides a number of grade cattle and steers. The 

 cattle are kept for breeding and feeding operations, mostly of an experimental 

 character. Pure-bred breeding animals are usually on sale, howevei", and a consider- 

 able number are sold in the course of the year. 



PURE-BRED BREEDING CATTLE. 



The pure-bred cattle in the barn at present are as follows :- 

 Twenty-seven Shorthorns, including 3 bulls and 24 females. 

 Thirty-four Ayrshires, including 7 bulls and 27 females. 

 Fifteen Guernseys, including 2 bulls and 13 females. 

 Twenty-six Canadians, including 4 bulls and 22 females. 



GRADE CATTLE. 



At present the grades number 23 head, made up of 2 Shorthorn grades, 5 

 AjTshire grades, 8 Guernsey grades and 8 Canadian grades. 



STEERS. 



Thirty steers are under feed at present. They are of different ages and breeding, 

 and the number is made up of: 18 yearlings, 12 calves. 



SHEEP. 



Sheep are not kept in large numbers, only 31 being now in the pens. Two breeds 

 are kept, namely : Shropshire and Leicester. 



There are 24 Shropshires, as follows: One aged ram, 1 ram lamb, 15 aged ewrs 

 and 7 shearling ewes. 



There are 8 Leicesters, as follows: 5 ewes and 3 yearling ewes. 



SWIXE. 



One hundred and thirty-six swine of all classes are now in the pens, being fed 

 experimentally, or being kept for breeding purposes. The breeds kept are Berkshires, 

 Tamworths and Yorkshires. 



