REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 57 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



LIVE STOCK. 



The live stock now (April 1, 1911) occupying the different stables and pens under 

 my charge include horses, cattle, sheep and swine. 



HORSES. 



The horses are kept for labour exclusively, although some experimental feeding 

 is usually under way to gain some information as to the most economical methods of 

 feeding work horses, as well as experiments to determine the comparative values of 

 different foods as forage for same. ► 



The horses are eighteen in number, made up at present of :— 



Thirteen heavy horses of Clydesdale and I'yrclieron blood. 



Four heavy driving horses. 



One light driver. 



CATTLE. 



There are representatives of five breeds of cattle, namely : Shorthorn, Ayrshire, 

 Guernsey, Canadian and Holstein. There are, besides, a number of grade cattle and 

 steers. The cattle are kept for breeding and feeding operations, mostly of an experi- 

 mental character. Pure-bred breeding animals are usually on sale, however, and a 

 considerable number are sold in the course of the year. 



Pure Bred Breeding Cattle. 



The pure-bred cattle in the barn at present are as follows : — 

 Twenty-eight Shorthorns, including 4 bulls and 24 females. 

 Thirty-seven Ayrshires, including 5 bulls and 32 females. 

 Twenty-two Guernseys, including 3 bulls and 19 females. 

 Twenty-eight Canadians, including 5 bulls and- 23 females. 

 Two Holsteins, including 1 bull and 1 female. 



Grade Cattle. 



The grades number 22 head, made up of : — 



Six Shorthorn grades, 5 Ayrshire grades, eight Guernsey grades ar.d 3 Canadian 

 grades. 



Steers. 



Nineteen steers are under feed at present. They are of different ages and breed- 

 ing, and their number is made up of 1 calf and 18 yearlings. 



SHEEP. 



There are now 68 pure-bred sheep in the pens. Two breeds are kept, namely : 

 Shropshire and Leicester. 



There are 50 Shropshires, as follows : 19 aged ewes, 4 yearling ewes, 8 yearling 

 rams, 12 spring ewe lambs and 7 spring rain lambs. 



There are 18 Leicesters, as follows: 7 aged ewes, 3 yearling ewes, 5 spring ewe 

 lambs, 2 spring ram lambs and one breeding ram. 



Besides the above pure-breds there are 20 mixed grade wethers. 



SWINE. 



One hundred and seventy-four swine of all classes are now in the pons, being fed 

 experimentally, or being kept for breeding purposes. The breeds kept are Berkshire, 

 Yorkshire and Tamworth. 



