262 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A, 1903 

 The eggs laid during the year by the different breeds were : — 



Barred Plymouth Pvocks , , 277 



White Leghorns 401 



Black Minorcas 151 



White Wyandottes 120 



The incubator (Willetts) was used again this year but with very poor results. 



The number of eggs in each hatch and percentage of chickens hatched was as follows : 



1st hatch, March 4, 100 eggs. Not fertile, 47. Died in shell, 26. Cliickens 

 hatched, 27. 



2nd hatch, March 26, 120 eggs. Not fertile, 45. Died in shell, 43. Chickens 

 hatched, 32. 



3rd hatch, April 21, 120 eggs. Not fertile, 32. Died in shell, 33. Chickens 

 hatched, 55. 



April 21, set Barred Plymouth Pvock hen on 13 eggs from Montreal. Not fertile, 

 2. Died in shell, 6. Hatched, 5. 



May 3, set White Leghorn hen on 13 eggs from Montreal. Not fertile, 5. Died 

 in shell, 1. Hatched, 7. 



Whether hatching with the incubator or the hen the same results were obtained, 

 i.e., a large percentage of the chicks died at the pipping stage, especially was this the 

 case in the earlier hatches. 



BEES. 



I have to report poor success with bees this year. Four colonies were put on their 

 Bummer stands on April 15, 1902. Two swarms were captured during July and two 

 were lost. 



No honey was extracted during the summer and the colonies were put in the cellar, 

 their winter quarters, weighing respectively 40, 33, 28, 31, 35 and 37 pounds. 



I have the honour to be, sir. 



Your obedient servant, 



R. ROBERTSON, 



Snj erintenirnt. 



