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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



LIVE STOCK. 



There are six horses on the Farm, four heavy draft, one general purpose, and one 

 driver, all sound and in good condition. The heavy draft horses are especially fine 

 animals. This number was found to be insufficient to do the work of the Farm, and 

 on several occasions an extra horse was hired. 



There are two pure-bred Ayrshire cows, one nine years old and one three. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



During the year there were 396 letters received and 342 sent out, irrespective of 

 circulars. 



MEETINGS ATTENDED. 



It was my good fortune to attend a series of eight Institute meetings in June in 

 company with Prof. Bracken of the University of Saskatchewan. We started out with 

 a team at Prince Albert on June 13, and followed a westerly and southwesterly course 

 on the west side of the North Saskatchewan River, taking the train again at Borden 

 on June 22, the distance covered being upwards of one hundred and twenty-five miles. 

 The country passed through was exceedingly beautiful, being rolling and somewhat 

 broken with woods and lakes. It was rather sparsely settled, but was filling up very 

 rapidly. The crops were doing splendidly, not apparently affected by the drought 

 which was so severely felt in the open plains in certain other parts of the province. 



I acted as judge at two exhibitions and attended the meetings of Farmers' Insti- 

 tute workers and the Saskatchewan Poultry and Pet Stock Show in Saskatoon and 

 the Agricultural Societies' Convention and Winter Fair in Regina. 



METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS. 



A set of meteorological instruments consisting of maximum and minimum ther- 

 mometers, rain guage and sunshine recorder were received in November and records 

 kept from December 1. 



Month. 



I )ecember 

 January. . 

 February. 



Meau. 



58 



-17 2 



-36 



Snowfall. 



Inches. 



17 



22 



8 



Hours of 

 Sunshine. 



92 1 



99 5 



109- 2 



I have the honour to be, sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



WM. A. MUNRO, 



Superintend en t. 



