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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



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Sheep. — There are on the Station, one ram, sLs breeding ewes, and eight ewe 

 lambs, all pure-bred Leicesters. The flock is small, but the individuals very good, 

 having character and weight. No experiment has been started yet on account of 

 lack of accommodation. Twelve fine lambs were raised from six ewes, four rams 

 bringing over $40 each at the public sale held during October at Quebec. 



Swine. — There are only three pure-bred Yorkshire sows. The piggery waa 

 used for horses during the erection of a new barn and there was no room for hcgf. 

 A boar bred at this Station made the highest price at the auction sale of the Pro- 

 vincial Government, at Quebec, in the fall of 1913. 



Poultry. — A small beginning has been made in poultry keeping. 



Bees. — Ten colonies were bought on June 20, a little too late for best results. 

 The average production of honey was 31-9 pounds, and eleven colonies were put, on 

 November 10, in a cellar especially fixed for them." 



FIELD HUSBANDRY. 



Yield of crops under field conditions. — The following table shows that, in 1913, 

 swedes gave by far the most digestible dry matter per acre. 



Cost of production of crops. — The exact cost of production was kept for 18 

 acres of swedes, oats and hay, with the following results : — 



As the crop of clover was an exceedingly large one, it is probable that, for an 

 average number of years, the cost to produce 100 pounds dig'estible dry matter 

 in hay would be much higher than it was this year. 



Rotations. — One 3, one 4 and one 6-year rotation have been compared for 

 profit since 1911 inclusive. It is yet too early to give definite results, but the 

 following table shows that it is advantageous to rotat*^, crops: — 



