TJlVIt<10:\ OF AMMAL IlifSBAyDHY 421 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTAL FARM, AGASSIZ, B.C. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, P, H. MOORE, B.S.A. 



HORSES. 



During the year no experiments have been made with the horses. Ton have been 

 kept for working purposes only. Just at the dose of the year, two 3-year-old pure- 

 bred Clydesdale mares were added to the force. These mares are good specimens of 

 the breed, and they are working well at the time of writing. They were both foaled 

 the property of the Colony Farm, Coquitlam, B.C. They are bred as follows : — 



Colony Lilly— 27871— 

 jSire, Brown Spots (imp.)— S383— 12877. 

 I Dam, Lilly of Grandview — 15750. 



Nellie Dean— 28843— 

 (Sire, Dean Swift (imp.)— 5307— 12936. 

 [Dam, Nellie Carrick (imp.)^ — 7375. 



The three old light draught horses mentioned in last year's report a? being on the 

 downgrade are still retained, and also one general-purpose mare, which is pretty well 

 worn ont. In addition to these, there are four grade Clydesdale heavy draught horses, 

 bought in 1912. 



Throughout the season all the horses were kept at hard work, and in the wintei" 

 they were all put on l><;hter work, but all kept working. They were all fed a mixture 

 of ground oats, peas, and barley, bran, and clover or mixed hay. During the winter 

 they ate about 5 pounds of roots per day. The hay fed averaged at the end of the year 

 slightly less than 1 pound for every 100 pounds live weight. 



The average food cost to keep the big horses for the year was: — 



Grain, 5,110 pounds at 1.2 cent ?tjl 62 



Hay, 6,570 pounds at .5 cents 32 S5 



Roots, 510 pounds at .2 cents 1 02 



?95 19 



The average food cost of the small horses was less as indicated: — 



Grain, 4,380 pounds at 1-2 cent ?52 56 



Hay, 5,657 pounds at .5 cents 28 28 



Roots, 510 pounds at .2 cents 1 02 



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?M 86 



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Such feeding kept the horses in good condition for the entire year and no trouble 

 from disease of any nature was encountered. One of the old horses was slightly 

 crippled for a time, but this was caused by a combination of hard work and old age. 

 Owing to lack of room no breeding work can be done. 



