REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST. 69 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



LOT ON GRGUIS'D CORN, 12 POUNDS. 



Charlie, aged twenty, and George twenty. Charlie could not stand this ration, 

 and so dropped out of the experiment in a short time. George, as appears above, di3 

 well upon this ration in spite of the too great proportion of starch and fat. 



PURE BRED BREEDIXG CATTLE. 



There are on the farm at present representatives of two breeds of cattle : Ayr- 

 shires and Guernseys. 



Ayr shires. 



1 bull, ' Matchless Again' (8757) 2 yr. old 



1 cow, ' Darling 2 yr. old 



1 calf, bull ... 3 mos. old 



1 calf, heifer 8 mos. old 



Guernseys. 



1 buU, 'Wedgewood' (5,113) 6 yrs. old 



1 cow, ' Ruby ■ 2 yrs. old 



1 bull 2 yrs. old 



1 calf 6 mos. old 



It is proposed to secure a few more females of each breed represented, and of a 

 milking strain of Shorthorns. Small herds of pure bred animals of each of the three 

 breeds will be maintained, and small graded herds of the respective breeds as well. 

 It is hoped to gain some data as to the exact value of bulls in grading up a herd in 

 a ffiven time. 



The services of the stock bulls are available to farmers upon payment of a moder- 

 ate charge. 



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DAIRY CATTLE. 



The herd of dairy cattle consists of 31 females, all told. They are : — 



Milking Stock. 



Ayrshires 1 



Guernseys 1 



Canadian grades. . .' 5 



Ayrshire grades 6 



Other grades 7 



