REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 43 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



tember 30 which only touched plants on low lands. No frost occurred in October. 

 The weather conditions favoured the lat.e annual and perennial flowers so that there 

 was wonderful autumn bloom. The lawus remained green throughout November. 

 The very heavy snowfaJls and severe frosts made the winter of 1913-14 one long to 

 be remembered. 



NEW AREAS. 



The areas of land acquired just previous to the commencement of the fiscal 

 year were cleared of unnecessary trees, fences and rubbish. New fences were con- 

 structed around them and the posts painted. 



BUILDINGS. 



Two colony houses, a Simplex brooder house and a few small rearing buildings 

 were added to the poultry plant. Some repair work was done, including the putting 

 of a foundation under the kitchen of the Superintendent's residence. 



CNDERDRAINAGE. 



Thirty thousand feet of drain tile was purchased for the new areas, and tile 

 was laid on most of the Conolly property before winter set in. The remainder will 

 be laid early in the spring of 1914. 



HORSES. 



A team of draft mares was purchased locally in the fall for farm work. Tha 

 six horses at the Station on IMarch 31, 1914, have been healthy throughout the 

 year and are ready for the spring work. 



BEES. 



Two colonic of Italian bees were purchased locally. Five colonies of black 

 bees were ordered for this section by the Dominion Entomologist from Bridgetown, 

 N.S.. in the spring of 1913. 



The bees from Bridgetown arrived in very bad condition, the hives and combs 

 being broken and the bees killed so that the express company paid two-thirds of the 

 first cost of the colonies. There was left of this shipment of black bees one fairly 

 strong colony and two very weak ones. The weak ones were built up by transferring 

 combs of brood from the Italian colonies. Italian queens were also introduced into 

 those colonies. 



The bees produced a good quantity of honey which was extracted. They 

 refused to fill any comb sections. On November 7, 1913, thirty-one pounds of sugar 

 syrup was fed to them. The five colonies came through the winter in good condition. 



CO-OPERATIVE WORK. 



Co-operative work was continued with cereals on a number of farms. The 

 results of these and of the experimental plot work with cereals will be found in the 

 detailed section of this report. 



farmers' Picmcs and visitors. 



Ninteen Farmers' Institutes came to the Farm during the summer. The lead- 

 ing men of the province and many distinguished visitors added much to the educa- 

 .tional value of these pleaisant picnics by giving instruction and d'olivering addressSCB 

 that were appreciated by the farmers and their wives. The attendance increased 



