REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



261 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



FEEDING IN PENS. 



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 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

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 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 



Breed. 



Weight 



at 

 Start. 



Lbs. 



Yorkshire (D) Berkshire (S) 



II II 



11 II 



Yorkshire-Tamworth (D) Berkshire (S) 



II II « 



Chester (D) Yorkshire (S) 



II II 



II II 



Berkshire 



58 

 5.'} 

 49 

 49 

 48 

 44 

 38 

 35 

 34 

 40 



Weight 



at 

 Finish. 



Lbs 



IGl 

 160 

 163 

 171 

 181 

 172 

 168 

 177 

 158 

 191 



Net gain. 



Lbs. 



103 

 107 

 114 

 122 

 133 

 128 

 130 

 142 

 124 

 151 



Number 



of 

 Days fed. 



85 

 85 

 85 

 102 

 102 

 102 

 120 

 120 

 120 

 120 



Daily gain 



Lbs. 



•21 

 •25 

 •34 

 •01 



10 

 •06 

 ■09 

 •19 



04 

 •26 



FEEDING IN PASTURE. 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 



Yorkshire (D) Berkshire (S) 



II II 



II II 



Yorkshire-Tamworth (D) Berkshire (S) 



II II II 



Chester (D) Berkshire (S) 



II II 



II II 



Berkshire 



70 

 68 

 65 

 45 

 40 

 44 

 29 

 31 

 37 

 35 



172 

 168 

 161 

 177 

 169 

 177 

 179 

 180 

 185 

 180 



102 

 100 

 96 

 132 

 129 

 132 

 150 

 149 

 148 

 145 



85 



85 



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102 

 102 

 102 

 120 

 120 

 120 

 120 



•20 



18 



•13 



29 



•26 



•30 



•25 



24 



•23 



•30 



SHEEP. 



The flock on the farm at present consists of 



1 Pure bred Leicester ram. 

 5 Pure bred Leicester ewes. 



5 Pure bred Shropshire ewes. 



2 Pure bred Shropshire ewe lambs. 

 4 Grade Shropshire ewes. 



POULTRY. 



Four varieties were kept this year. Barred Plymouth Rocks, Black Minorcas, 

 White Leghorns and "White Wyandottes. The pens were made up as follows : — 



Barred Plymouth Rocks, 7 hens and 1 cock. 



Black Minorcas, 4 hens and 1 cock. 



White Leghorns, 6 hens and 1 cock. 



White Wyandottes, 2 hens and 1 cock. 



During the winter season the hens were fed a corn-meal mash in the morning ana 

 whole grain in the afternoon. Green bones and crushed oyster shells •were occasionally 

 given and fi'ee access to water and dust bath. 



