41 EIPERIMEyTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 190S 



Grade Cattle. 

 At present the grades number 17 head, made up of 3 Shorthorn grades, 5 Ayrshire 

 grades, 7 Guernsey grades and 2 Canadian grades. 



Steers. 

 Sixty -three steers are under feed at present- They are of different ages and 

 breeding and the number is made up of: — 



15 three-year-olds. 16 yearliiigs. 



20 two-year-olds. 12 calves. 



SHEEP. 



Sheep are not kept in large numbers, only 43 being now in the pens. Two breed^s 

 are kept, namely : Shropshires and Leicesters. 



There are 25 Shropshires, as follows : — 1 aged ram, 3 spring ram lambs, 14 aged 

 ewes and 7 ewe lambs. 



The Leicesters number 13, made up as follows : — 1 aged ram, 2 ram lambs, 7 aged 

 ev/es and 4 ewe lambs. 



There are besides two grades and three wethers. 



SWIXE 



One hundred swine of all classes are now in the pens being fed experimentally or 

 being kept for breeding purposes. The breeds kept are Berkshires, Tamworths and 

 Yorkshires. 



The Yorkshires are 37 in number, including: 



2 stock boars. 6 young sows. 

 4 young boars. 15 sucklings. 



10 breeding- sows. 

 The Berkshires are 7 in uumber, including : 



1 stock boar. 2 young sows. 



4 breeding sows. 

 The Tamworths are 5 in number, including: 



3 breeding sows. 1 young boar. 

 1 young sow. 



HOKSES. 



'There are 19 horses in the stables. These horses are expected to do the work in 

 the various departments during the year. The work on the ' 200 acre farm ' is but a 

 part of their duties. They work in addition for the horticultural and experimental 

 departments, as well as upon the lawns and in the arboretum. In addition a large 

 amount of hauling in connection with the different departments, as well as road mak- 

 ing and messenger service, takes up much of their time. 



HORSE LABOUR. 



During the year from December 1, 1903, to November 30, 1904, the work done 

 by the 19 horses kept in the stables here was equivalent to 5,200 days work, distributed 

 as follows : — Live stock, hauling feed, marketing stock, &c.. 109 3-10 days ; farm work 

 (200 acre farm), 722 8-10 days ; draining and care of roads, including removing snow 

 and breaking roads in winter, 92 days ; manure on 200 acre farm, 261 6-10 days ; 

 cleaning land, gathering stones, &c., 84 5-10 days ; arboretum, 169 5-10 days ; horticul- 

 tural division, 611 5-10 days; lawns, &c., 160 5-10 days; experimental division, 580 

 days ; bulletins and reports to and from farm office, 100 days ; poultry, 8 1-10 days ; 

 mail, including mill^ delivery, 171 7-10 days ; omnibus service, including 3 horses 

 for omnibus, 2 horses for general driving and 1 horse for supervision of work, 2,122 

 days; work about greenliouse, outbuildings, sidewalks, exhibitions, &c., 60 5-10 days. 



In estimating the cost of farming operations further on in this report, $2.50 per 

 day is charged for team and driver. To fe«d and care for the horses, cost 37 cents j>eT 



