DIVISION OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY C63 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTAL STATION, CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT— J. A. CLARK, B.S.A. 



Owing to the limited area of this farm, uo dairy herd has as yet been established, 

 but if the proposed farm extension materializes, a small dairy herd will be installed 

 during the coming year. 



At present the live stock work is limited to experimental feeding of beef-steers 

 and lambs, together .with the maintenance of necessary horses. One grade dairy cow 

 only is kept as a milk supply to the farm house3. As an illustration of the possible 

 profits from grade cows when well fed, the following record is detailed: — 



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DAIRY COW. 



The cow calved April 6. There waa no pasture available, so that she was stabled 

 throughout the year, except for a few days in July, when she was tethered. She mot 

 with an accident on tether that reduced her milk from 33 pounds per day to 11. She 

 gradually came up on her milk again but never returned to her former flow. 



The following data were recorded : — 



Number of days milking 319 



Number of pounds of milk 8,290 



Average per cent fait during June 4.25 



Amount of hay fed, counted for 1 year lb. 3,326 



Amount of oats fed, counted for 1 year 1,573 



Amount of bran fed, counted for 1 year " 2,087 



Amount of roots fed, counted for 1 year " 15, 724 



Ninety days feed on soiling crop 4,500 



Cost of feed $ 88 30 



Value of milk, 3,316 quarts at 5 cents per quart $ 165 80 



Balance $ 79 50 



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