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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



Class fed. 



8 horses 



27 steers 



10 young steers 



21 cows (winter) . . . . 

 27 cows (summer). . . 



22 young stock 



Calves under 1 j'ear 



Sbulls 



Poultry 



18 sheep 



70 swine 



Seed 



On hand July 1 



Total account 



Amount harvested. 



Shrinkage 



% Shrinkage 



Grain 

 or Meal. 



Lb.s. 



41,200 



27,210 



4,350 



30,690 



20,250 



20,500 



1,500 



4,000 



2,000 



::<,240 



38,000 



5,000 



7,000 



213,940 

 224,386 

 10,446 

 4-65% 



Com 

 or Roots. 



Lbs. 



214,350 



66,750 



159,500 



113,400 



2,000 



556,000 

 640,560 

 84,560 

 13-20% 



Hay. 



Lbs. 



58,400 

 59,292 

 10,780 

 56.700 

 10,125 

 40,500 



6,000 

 6', 480' 



Grain 

 or Meal. 



Weighed 



H 

 It 



If 



Estimated 



M 



Weighed 



ii 

 Estimated 

 Weighed 



248,277 



262,478 



14,201 



,-, 5-41% 



Corn 

 or Roots. 



Weighed 



Hay. 



g to 



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GEAIN AND POTATO DISTRrBUTIOK 



Some of tlie most promising varieties of grain and potatoes were again distri- 

 buted this year free to farmers who made application. The following number of 

 packages of 3 lbs. each were sent out: — 



Oate , 198 



Barley 65 



Wheat 'i'2 



Pease 51 



Buckwheat 25 



Potatoes 331 



Total 742 



HOESES. 



The stock of horses at present on the farm consists of three teams of heavy 

 working horses, one express horse and one driver. There have been no changes dur- 

 ing the year. All are in good condition. 



CATTLE. 



The herd of dairy cattle on the farm at present, of all ages and breeds, numbers 

 49 head as follows: — 



1 Guernsey bull, 6 years old. 

 1 Ayrshire bull, 1^ years old. 



1 Ayrshire bull calf. 



2 Guernsey cows. 

 6 Ayrshire cows. 



3 Holstein cows. 

 14 Grade cows. 



1 Guernsey heifer, 1 year old. 



5 Ayrshire heifers, 1 to 2 years old. 



1 Holstein heifer, 1 year old. 



7 Grade Ayrshire heifers, li years old. 



1 Ayrshire 'heifer calf. 



2 Holstem heifer calves, 



4 Grade heifers, Ayr. and GxiemseyB. 



