REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 



61 



BEE KEEPING. 



For the past two years experiments have heen conducted with bees at the branch 

 farm in Brandon, Manitoba, and recently the initial steps in the direction of inves- 

 tigations on this important subject have been taken at the central farm and a supply 

 of suitable material obtained. The supervision of this work will be undertaken by 

 the entomologist of the experimental farms, Mr. James Fletcher, who will, it is ex- 

 pected be able to give particulars of the progress made in this department in the next 

 annual report. 



Summary op Crops at the Central Experimental Farm. 



The following are the i-esults of the harvest of 1893 : — 



Bushels. 



Wheat 206 



Barley 251 



Oats 736 



Pease 191 



Eye 370 



Mixed grain for feed .. 212 



Total No. of bushels 1,966 



Tons. Lbs. 



Indian corn for ensilage 440 



Sunflower heads for ensilai^e ,.. 25 1,651 



Horsebeans " " 15 273 



Carrots 131 1,332 



Mangels 56 1,388 



Turnips , 11 1,174 



Potatoes 34 



Hay 104 



Total No. of tons 828 1,818 



COEEBSPONDENCE. 



The following is o. summary of the letters received 



and despatched at the 

 Central Experimental Farm for the first eleven months of 1893, ending November 

 30th, also of the bulletins and reports distributed by mail during the same period : — 



Director, (including in "letters received " reports on seed grain and in " letters sent" 

 circulars of instruction and acknowledgment of reports received relating to distri- 

 bution of seed grain) 



Agriculturist 



Horticulturist (including in "letters sent" circulars regarding diseases of fruits, and 

 varieties of fruits suitable for Quebec) 



Chemist 



Entomologist and Botanist 



Poultry manager 



Letters 

 Sent. 



18,213 



3,756 

 2,180 



746 

 1,261 



770 



26,926 



Number of Reports and Bulletins mailed 227,899 



