388 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 



Average per cent of trees living, summer 1899 — 



Per cent. 



Crab apples 60 



Plums 90 



Sand cherries 90 



Maximum growth, summer 1899 — 



Feet 



Crab apples 2 



Plums 4 



Cherries 4 



SAMPLES OF GRAIN FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES. 



Twenty-two boxes of samples were forwarded from this farm to the Paris Expo«- 

 tion last year, containing good samples of as large a supply of agricultural products 

 as could be furnished. A similar exhibit but on a smaller scale has been prepared 

 during the past season for the exhibition to be held at Glasgow next year. A largo 

 display was made at the Brandon Fair in August of this year ; two boxes of threshed 

 grain and sheaves have also been shipped to Canadian immigration agents in Scotland. 



GRASSHOPPERS. 



These injurious insects made their appearance in several places south-east of 

 Brandon during the past season, and at the request of the resident farmers, I visited 

 some of the afiected sections for the purpose of ascertaining the extent of their 

 ravages. Fortunately the districts affected were limited in their area, as compared 

 with the province, otherwise the injury would have been very serious. 



ROADS. 



During the year fifty-two rods of new road has been constructed, leading from the 

 farm buildings to the uplands. In addition to this all the roads on the farm have 

 received a fresh coat of gravel, bringing them into first class condition. 



PASTURE FIELD. 



The sixty-five acre pasture field fenced in during 1899 has proven very usefuL 

 Fortunately three excellent live springs have been found within its boundary and 

 they have proved particularly serviceable during the severe drought of earlj'^ summer. 

 Fifteen acres of this pasture field which had been under cultivation for a number of 

 years was seeded to Brome grass in April of this year, this furnished fresh pasture in 

 the fall when the native grasses were dried up. 



NEW BREAKING. 



During the season 22 acres of new land has been broken and backset. A portion 

 of this is in a pasture field and will be reseeded in the spring with Brome grass. 



FARMERS' MEETINGS. 



Owing to illness last winter I as unable to attend as many meetings as usuaL 

 On February 1, I had the pleasure of attending, in company witia Mr. F. T. Shutt, a 

 large and interesting meeting at Portage la Prairie. 



