252 ■ EXPERIMEyTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 

 EXHIBITIONS AND AGRICULTURAL MEETINGS. 



An exhibit of farm produce was made at the International Exhibition, St. John, 

 N.B., Aug. 30 to Sept. 6, at the Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition, Halifax, N.S., Sept. 

 10 to 18, and at the Prince Edward Island Exhibition, Charlottetown, P.E.I., Sept. 

 23 to 26. This exhibit was made up of grains, fruits, vegetables and roots grown on the 

 fai-m during the past season. 



Besides occasional agricultural addresses at various places, I delivered a series of 

 lectures at Sussex, to the students taking the dairy course at the Sussex Dairy School 

 March U to 26. 



HORSES. 



During this year one draught horse was bought. There are now on the farm seven 

 horses, five of which are used exclusively for draught purposes, one for express work, 

 and one for driving. 



'O' 



DAIRY CATTLE. 



The herd on the farm at present consists of : — 



1 Guernsey bull, 4 years old. 1 Holstein heifer, 2 years old. 



1 Ayrshire bull, 1| years old. 2 Jersey cows. 



2 Guernsey cows. . 19 Grade Milch coavs. 



1 Guernsey heifer, 1^ years old. 5 Grade Ay. heifers, 1| years old. 



5 Ayrshire cows. 2 Ayrshire heifers, 10 months old. 



1 Ayrshire heifer, 1| years old. 1 Grade Ay. heifer, 10 months old. 



2 Holstein cows. 



We have also at present on hand 20 grade Shorthorn steers, 3 years old on experi- 

 ment, 10 grade steers 1 year old, and 10 steer calves, also on experiment. Total, 83. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH COWS. 



Tlie experiment with a view to determine, whether a fairly good dairy herd, wel 

 fed and cared for, would leave a credit balance after paying for feed consumed, and 

 receiving credit for product at current prices, was again continued. 



The different feeds were charged at the following prices : — Wheat bran, $20 per 

 ton ; pea meal. $30 per ton ; oats, $28 per ton ; oil cake, $35 per ton, making an average 

 price of mixed meal ration, as per proportion fed to cows, of 1^ cents per pound. Roots 

 at $2 per ton, ensilage at $2 per ton and hay at $7 per ton. 



The I'ation fed to cows in full milk in winter was, ensilage or roots, 50 lbs ; meal, 

 10 lbs.; and hay, 10 lbs., making a cost of 21 cents per cow per day. 



In summer months while milking they were charged $2.50 per month. 



When dry in winter they were charged $3 per month, and when dry in summer $1 

 per month. 



Different quantities were fed to different cows according to their capacity to con- 

 sume and produce. 



They were kept in the stable from November 1, 1901, to June 1, 1902, except 

 on occasional fine days, when they were allowed out in the yard. 



They were fed, watered and milked twice each day, at as nearly regular intervals as 

 possible and by the same persons. 



The summer feed was practically all summer soiling crop, rye, clover, oats, pease 

 and vetches grown together and sown at different times. 



The milk of each cow was weighed at milking twice each day, and a careful record 

 kept of the number of pounds given. 



