REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 67 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The Yorkshires are 38 in number, including : Two stock boars, 3 young boars 

 and 33 breeding sows. 



The Berkshires are 21 in number, including: Two stock boars, 13 breeding sows 

 and six young pigs. 



The Tamworths are 14, including: One stock boar, 1 young boar and 12 

 breeding sows. 



Sixty-three feeders, different sizes and breeds. 



HORSES. 



There are usually 19 horses io the stables. These horses are expected to do the 

 work in the various divisions during the year. The work on the ' 200-acre farm ' is 

 but a part of their duties. They work in addition for the horticultural and cereal 

 divisions, as well as upon the lawns and in the arboretum. In addition a large amount 

 of hauling or cartage in connection with the different divisions, as well as road- 

 making and messenger service, takes up much of their time. 



HORSE LABOUR. 



During the year from April 1, 1908, to March 31, 1909, the work done by the 19 

 horses kept in the stables here was equivalent to 6,574-9 days' work, distributed as 

 follows: Live stock, hauling feed, marketing stock, &c., 162-8 days; farm work 

 '200-acre farm,' 867 -1 days; draining and care of roads, including removing snow 

 and brealcing roads in winter, 156-1 days; manure on '200-acre farm,' 331-2 days; 

 horticultural division, 722 days; lawns, &c., 152-5 days; cereal division, 732-4 days; 

 bulletins and reports from and to farm offices, 44-1 days; poultry, 71 days; mail, 

 including milk delivery, 153 days; omnibus service, including three horses for 

 omnibus, two horses for general driving and horse for supervision of work, 2,467 days ; 

 work about greenhouse, outbuildings, sidewalks, exhibitions, &c., 715-7 days. 



In estimating the cost of farming operations further on in this report, $3 a day 

 is charged for team and driver. To feed and care for the horses, costs 32^ cents per 

 horse per working day, and the driver receives an average of $1.72^ i)er 10-hour day. 

 It is evident, therefore, that the team and driver costs $2.37^ per day, leaving a 

 margin of 62| cents, or 31^ cents, nearly, per horse per day for wear and tear. 



DAIEY CATTLE. 



The herd of dairy cattle during the year 1908-9 consisted of 49 milch cows, all 

 told. They were: 



Ayrshires 11 



Guernseys 8 



Canadians 11 



Shorthorns 9 



Grades (various breeding) 10 



FEEDING THE DAIRY COWS. 



The year 1908-9 has been probably the most trying year dairy farmers have 

 experienced since dairying became one of the chief agricultural lines of effort in 

 Eastern Canada. A very late spring was followed by a very dry summer, so that feed 

 was scarce, not only all summer, but all crops being very light, winter feed also was 

 far from plentiful. On this account dairy herds were materially reduced, going even 

 below low-level mark set the previous autumn. Feed prices have remained very 

 high. They have in fact ruled higher than for many years past. 

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