394 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



There were, unfortunately, numerous breaks in this record, one of the principal causes 

 being that the clock movement was not reliable. On account of these breaks, it was 

 found that it was impossible to compute the quantity of water used with any degree 

 of accuracy. This was certainly unfortunate, for information along these lines will 

 be of value to the users of water in the irrigated districts of the province. 



A Friez Water Register, which is very highly spoken of by engineers and irriga- 

 tion investigators in the Western States, has been purchased, so that it is hoped our 

 measurements of the water for the coming season will be more satisfactory. The 

 Lallie instrument will be thoroughly gone over and put in good working condition. 

 Two registers are required, as the water for the Farm is supplied by two laterals from 

 the company's ditch, on account of the railroad cutting the irrigated farm into two 

 portions. 



HORSES. 



We have eight work horses weighing about 1,400 pounds apiece. These are com- 

 mon grade stock but they are young and serviceable. In addition to the above, a team 

 of lighter horses are kept for driving. This team is not idle a great deal, for our being 

 nearly four miles from the post office, in addition to other necessary driving, gives 

 them quite a little to do. 



Two of the mares were with foal when the horses were purchased in 1907, but 

 as they had been bred on the open range, the sires of the two colts were unknown. 

 The colts are now two years old but they are of inferior quality. During the summer 

 and fall of 1907, the horses were allowed to run on the range on Sundays and another 

 of the mares got with foal, dropping a filly in August. 



CATTLE. 



Two grade cows are kept to supply milk to the families living on the farm. A 

 heifer calf of one of these cows has been raised and is now nearly a year old. 



TRACTION ENGINE. 



A twenty horse International gasoline traction engine was purchased in the fall, 

 and in March a Cockshutt engine gang-plough was obtained. The working of the 

 machine is very satisfactory. 



MEETINGS. 



During the year I addressed Institute meetings at Gleiehen and Taber, attended 

 seed fairs where I acted as one of the judges, also speaking at the meetings on the 

 conclusion of the judging at the following places: Irvine, Cardston, Macleod, Nanton, 

 Gleiehen and also at Gainsborough and Cardiff in Saskatchewan. I acted as one of 

 the judges at the Provincial Seed Fair at Calgary. 



On August 10 to 11, I was in attendance at the annual convention of the Western 

 Canada Irrigation Association at Vernon, British Columbia. On September 11 and 12 

 1 travelled with a delegation of Scotch farmers as they were passing through this 

 portion of the province. On October 6, I attended a meeting in Winnipeg of the Grain 

 Standards Board of v/hich I am a member for Alberta. 



I had the pleasure of being present at the conference of those interested in the 

 westward shipment of grain, held at Calgary, February 3 and 4. I also attended the 

 conference of Institute Workers of Alberta held at Calgary in January. On February 

 23, 24 and 2.5, I was in attendance as a delegate at the Trans-lfissouri Dry-Farming 

 Congress held at Cheyenne, Wyoming, where I delivered an address. 



