REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 75 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Turnips, iiuuigels and carrots did reasonably well. 



On the dry land, the yields of liay were very light. Bromc grass produced only 

 1,580 pounds and Western Rye 1,100 pounds per acre. Alfalfa sown broadcast yielded 

 only 1,481 pounds per acre, whereas alfalfa sown in rows yielded about double this 

 amount. It would appear, therefore, that for hay as well as for seed purposes, it will 

 pay to sow this crop in rows far enough apart to permit of cultivation. 



On the irrigated land, the average yield of hay was between four and five tons 

 per acre, this being slightly below the average for the past five or six yeai^. 



HORTICULTURE. 



The season has been a particularly favourable one for horticultural work. Trees 

 and shrubs came through the winter with slight injury, and appeared, with few excep- 

 tions, to be in a strong, vigorous condition in the spring. A large number of apples 

 bore fruit for the first time. The yield of small fruit was quite satisfactor.v. On 

 account of the late fall, the more tender vegetables such as tomatoes, corn, squash, 

 etc., matured somewhat better than usual. 



STOCK. 



No breeding stock is kept on the farm up to the present time. 



A steer-feeding experiment was conducted during the winter. Xineteen head 

 were divided into three lots. 



Lot I. — Fed on alfalfa hay, roots and meal made a net profit of $10.81 per head. 



Lot II. — Fed on alfalfa hay, oat sheaves, meal, and roots made a net lu'otit per 

 steer of $16.04. 



Lot III. — In which were included the culls, and were fed similarly to lot II made 

 a net profit of 57 cents per head. 



The average net profit per head of all the steers in the three lots was $s.(iS. 



A sheep-feeding experiment was conducted consisting of 250 range lambs and 50 

 range yearlings, divided into six lots of fifty each. 



Group I. — Yearlings, fed alfalfa hay. meal, and roots made a net profit ])er bead 

 of $1.31. 



Group 11. — Lambs, fed alfalfa hay, meal, and roots made a net profit of $1.16 

 per head. 



Group III. — Lambs on a longer feeding period and sheared before being so^d. fed 

 on alfalfa hay and roots, made a net profit of ^LoT per head. (This group received 

 meal after other groups were sold). 



Group IV. — Lambs, fed alfalfa hay and meal made a net profit of $1.15 per head. 



Group V. — Lambs, fed alfalfa hay and screenings made a net profit of $1.90 per 

 head. 



Group VI. — Lambs, on a longer feeding period and sheared before l)eing sold, fed 

 on alfalfa hay alone made a net profit of $1.43 per head. (This group received meal 

 after the other groups were sold.) 



MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS ATTENDED. 



The Superintendent attended and addressed a number of farmers' meetings in 

 this part of the province, also the Western C-anada Irrigation Association Convention 

 held at Lethbridge. Ife attended the International Dry Farming Congress held at 

 Tulsa, Oklahoma, and acted in the capacity of Chairman of Jury of Awards at the 

 International Dry Farming Soil Products Exposition which was held in conjunction 

 with the Congress. 



