REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 79 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



and a good catch of clover and timothy was secured in the grain fields. September 

 was wet and cold; there was a white frost on the 16th, two inches of snow on the 

 29th and sleet on the 30th. 



October was also a very rainy month ; much grain had to be left in the fields and 

 the rest was housed in bad condition. 



November was damp, but the total fall of rain and snow was not very large. 



December was mild, with a little more snow, but hardly enougn to make good 

 winter roads. The winter was characterized by frequent and light falls of rain and 

 snow, and sudden changes of temperature. The high winds accumulated large quan- 

 tities of snow in the woods and the ravines ; the earth which was bare became covered 

 with ice, owing to the frequent thaws during the winter. It is to be feared that the 

 meadows will be damaged or destroyed. 



The worst snow storm of the winter came on the Gth and 7th of March ; there was 

 a big thaw on the 2nd and 22nd of March, with a high gale. The rest of the snow 

 almost completely disappeared, and the roads were flooded for several days in many 

 places. The rest of the month was cold, with a heavy rain on the 31st. i 



LIVE STOCK. 



There is, as yet, no live stock on the farm, with the exception of horses, but 

 there will be some next year. There are two teams of draft horses, weighing respec- 

 tively 2,900 and 2,800 pounds, and a light horse for lighter work and for the use of 

 the Superintendent. An old horse, unfit for work, was sold and replaced. 



IMPROVEMENTS. 



The following buildings are now on the farm : A house, 28 x 33 feet (the resi- 

 dence of the Superintendent), which was repaired last summer. It was clapboarded 

 and given two coats of paint; the old shingles were replaced by galvanized iron; a 

 good stone wall, with good sashes and double doors, was built around the basement. 

 The tipper story was boarded up and divided into four rooms, making a comfortable 

 and good-looking house. Another house, 30 x 32 feet, which will be used as a house 

 for the herdsman, was repaired in the same way, with the exception of the masonry 

 around the basement, and the roofing. It is now a comfortable building. A barn 

 28 x 95 x 20, with a stable 20 x 40 which may be used as a sheep barn when repaired 

 and improved is on the property. Some urgent repairs have already been made. 

 There is also another barn of 27 x 75, with a stable 27 x 28. It is in rather poor 

 shape and in a poor situation, and will have to be taken down. However, it has 

 been repaired for temporary use. A shed in fairly good shape but sunk in the soil, 

 was raised two feet and put on a good stone foundation; temporary grain bins were 

 built in the upper story. A shed, 14 x 15, was rebuilt and turned into a storeroom. 



The large dairy stable is supplied with water through a pipe, 882 feet long and 

 one inch in diameter; two half-inch pipes (146 feet and 148 feet respectively) con- 

 nected with the above, bring the water to the houses, which have been fitted with 

 closets and sinks. The water pipes were laid at an average depth of 54 inches. 

 Draining wells (cesspools) of 6 x 6 x 5 were dug about 50 feet from the houses, to 

 receive waste water. These wells are wooded and covered with cedar. The soil is 

 very permeable at that place and the waste water readily escapes through the bottom 

 of the wells. 



IMPROVEMENT OF TTTE ROADS. 



The front road, which was in very poor condition, has been repaired; it has 

 been graded, widened and left with a good crown and good ditches. The land being 



