DIVfSilOy OF AKUIAL nrsBAyuRY 27<^ 



.SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTAL STATION, STE. ANNE DE LA POCATIfiRE, 



QUE. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, JOS. BEGIN. 



DAIRY CATTLE. 



A small hut excellent start was made in a dairy herd at this Station in Jmio. lOH, 

 when eleven head of pure-bred Ayrshire females were transferred from the Central 

 Experimental Farm, Ottawa, to this Station. Added to this number was a 2-year-old 

 Ayrshire bull, transferred from the Experimental Farm, Nappan, N.S. These cov/.s 

 were all of the ehoieest breeding- and are excellent individuals. All the cows 2 years 

 and over were in calf to the pure-bred Ayrshire bull at the Central Experimental Farm. 

 "Monarch of Tanfflev.yld " 30442, son of the famous Ayrshire cow ''Primrose of 

 Tanglewyld" 1594.". TTenee, all the first crop of calves on this Farm are by this noted 

 sire. When transferred to this Station, all cows and heifers, excepting one, were dry. 

 Seven of these have calved during the fall and early winter, giving four heifer calves 

 and three bull calves. Herewith is submitted a list of the foundation herd: — 



Years. 



Miirjorie 2nd— 22196 • 9 



Mirjorie 4th — 28101 6 



Soujy 3id — 29604 7 



Flavia's Girl — 32rir>.5 6 



Duchess Flavla— .'56408 .•? 



Denty Srd's Own — 36442 3 



Flavia Spot— 36412 3 



Jessie G.— 36407 2 



Prince?s Denty— 36411 3 



Margaret Ottawa — 36413 2 



Margaret 2nd— 38051 1 



As no cows have completed a full lactation period, no complete records for this 

 year will be given until the annual report for the coming fiscal year. However, returns 

 as given below will sliow the fact that the cows have produced profitably to date: — 



Number of cows 7 



Total number of milkhig days 1.203 



Amount of mill; produced lb. 28,873 



Average p:oducton of milU per cow lb. per day. 24 



Milk sold at 4 cents per quart $ 461 96 



Amount of expenses during that time " 196 15 



Profit " 265 81 



Average profit per cow " 37 97 



Taking into consideration the fact that three of these seven head milking were 

 heifers with their first calf, and that the stabling conditions until nearly the end of 

 the fiscal year were most unfavourable, these returns are quite satisfactory. These 

 cows were installed in the new barn on the 1st of INFarch, 1014. 



In connection with the pure-bred herd, there will also be conducted, at this Station, 

 a dairy cattle grading experiment. This experiment will entail the purchase of a 

 number of average heifers of common breeding with which only pure-bred Ayrshire 

 bulls will be used. Preparations are being made to commence this experiment during 

 the first of the coming fiscal year, and a more complete report of the outline and 

 progress of the same will be given in the rejiort for the coming fiscal year. 



