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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 

 EXPERIMENTS WITH HORSES. 



The horses are fed mixed hay cut into short lengths about half an inch. Tlie hay 

 is moistened slightly and the grain mixed with it. The grain is ground before being 

 mixed with tlie hay. 



To gain some information as to the best grain mixture to feed working horses it 

 was decided to conduct a series of experiments with different ground grain mixtures. 



During the months of April, May and June, 1902, the following experiments were 

 conducted : — 



Lot 1. — Horses fed on Ground Oats and Cut Hay. 



Number 



of 

 Horses in. 



Number 



of 

 Days Fed. 



91 



Average 



Daily grain 



Ration. 



Lbs. 

 171 



A verage 



Weight to 



begin. 



Lbs. 

 1.41^ 



Average 



Weight to 



end. 



Lbs. 

 1,498 



Total 



grain fed one 

 Horse 



during experi- 

 ment. 



Lbs. 

 1,572 



Average 



Loss or Gain in 



Weight. 



Lbs. 



83 gain. 



All the horses continued in good health during the experiment, and so far as could 

 be judged any one of the grain or meal rations was as good as another. 



CATTLE. 



There are on the farm at present representatives of four breeds of cattle, viz. : 

 Shorthorn, Ayrshire, Guernsey and Canadian. There are, besides, several grade animals 

 of each kind. 



PURE-BRED BREEDING CATTLE. 



The pure-bred cattle are as follows : — 



Shorthorns. 



1 bull, Lord Dinsdale (imp.), 18 months old. 

 3 cows (imp.), 4, 6 and 9 years old. 



1 cow, 13 years old. 



2 heifers (imp.), 2 years old. 



1 heifer (imp.), 16 months old. 



2 heifer calves under I year. 



