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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



were used for this test, they were about six weeks old when the test began, six were 

 nearly pure Berkshire and the otheis c'ross-bred York and Berksliire. All were nose- 

 ringed before being turned into the pasture and no damage was done to the sod. 



The mixed grain consisted of equal parts of barley, oats and wheat screenings ; 

 this was ground and mixed with water and allowed to soak for a few hours before 

 feeding. This mixture was used during the first few weeks and was replaced later 

 with whole pease fed dry. 



The mixed grain was valued at 75 cents per hundred pounds and th3 paasa $1 per 

 hundred pounds. The pigs were valued at $2 each when the test began and were sold 

 at $5.25 per hundred pounds, when the test was completed. 



Amount and Value of Feed Consumed from May 25 to November 10. 



POULTRY. 



Three breeds of poultry are kept on the Experimental Farm, namely: — Barred 

 Plymouth Rocks, White Wyandottes and Rose Comb Minorcas. 



Both setting hens and incubators were used for hatching purposes, with the re- 

 sults slightly in favour of the hens. One hundred and ten chicks were raised in 

 brooders with less than ten per cent of a loss. 



AVHOLE GRAIN COMPARED WITH GROUND GRAIN FOR FATTENING FOWLS. 



Eight pure bred Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels were selected for this test. 

 They were shut up in slatted pens each 2x3 feet. The grain fed was | wheat and i 

 ®ats. It was finely ground for No. 1 pen and unground for JSTo. 2 pen. In the esti- 

 mate of cost grain has been valued at Y5 cents per hundred pounds. The ground grain 

 was mixed with water to the consistence of thin porridge. 



