386 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



Amount of meal for 1 lb. gain live weight Its. 3-35 



" roots for 1 lb. gain live weight " -65 



" tankage for 1 lb. gain live weight " -48 



Total cost of ration $ 18 M 



Cost of 1 lb. gain live weight cts. 4-1 



LOT 5. MIXED CHOP AMI TANKAGE. 



Number of pigs in lot 5 



Gross weight at start lbs. 553 



Average weight at start .... " 110-3 



Gross weight at end of 8(3 day period " 1,08G 



Average " " " " 217-2 



Gross gain in 86 days " 533 



Average gain in 86 days " 106-6 



Average gain per pig in one day ' 1-23 



Total amount of meal consumed ' 1,635 



" " roots consumed " 280 



" " tankage consumed " 178£ 



Amount of meal for 1 lb. gain, live weight " 3-12 



roots " " " -52 



tankage " " " -33 



Total cost of ration $ 23 65 



Cost for 1 lb. gain, live weight cts. 4-4 



HORSES. 



Horses are kept for work only. Those at present on the Farm consist of nine 

 heavy farm horses and two light horses for driving and occasional light farm work. 

 One old driving horse was sold during the year and has not yet been replaced. The 

 horses have continued in good health during the year. 



POULTRY. 



Three breeds of poultry are kept : Barred Plymouth Rocks, Buff Orpingtons and 

 Silver Grey Dorkings. Sixty chickens were hatched during the year and a number of 

 cockerels have been sold for breeding purposes. The flock at present consists of : — 



Barred Plymouth Rocks. — 1 Cockerel and 16 hens. 

 Buff Orpingtons. — 11 hens. 

 Silver Grey Dorkings. — 12 hens. 



SHEEP. 



A small flock of sheep have been added to the stock since the last report. This is 

 the first time since the establishment of the Farm that any sheep have been kept. The 

 object in adding them now is mainly to determine their usefulness for improving poor 

 light land that is of little use for grain production, and to carry on some experimental 

 feeding. 



A part of the Farm consisting of forty acres of light land on the hill top has been 

 set aside as a sheep farm and is to be cropped as Rotation S. (See Rotations for par- 

 ticular?). Instead of buying a flock of pure breeds it was decided to buy such sheep 



