DIVISION OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 573 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTAL STATION, LACOMBE, ALTA. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT— G. H. HUTTON, B.S.A. 



DAIRY CATTLE. 



A herd of Holstein Friesian cattle was established during the year. . 



The Holstein herd consists of seventeen head, headed by ' Royalton Korndyke 

 Count' (88884). The females in the herd are all young and out of heavy producing 

 dams. 'Lawncroft Rosa Echo ' (No. 15021), a heifer freshening at tbree years two 

 months of age, has given 2,578 pounds of milk in seventy-seven days. 



Tbe Station owns four pure-bred Jersey females, one of which, freshening at 

 twenty-three months of age, gave 8,200 pounds of milk in sixteen months. 



The grade cows number seventeen, and are grades of Holstems, Shorthorn and 

 Ayrshire blood. 



These grade cows will be divided into two herds, namely, Grade Holstein herd, 

 Mixed blooded herd. 



With each herd the dairy cattle grading experiment, as already under way at 

 Nappan and other Farms, will be conducted, using the Holstein sires exclusively. 

 The outline of this and data so far obtained will be reported next year. 



The number of dairy cattle of all breeds and grades owned by this Station, is 

 thirty-eight, all of which are in good condition. 



BUILDINGS. 



The following buildings were erected by day labour during 1912-13 : Herdsman's 

 cottage and woodshed, dairy barn, beef barn storage barn, dairy and ice-house. 



The herdsman's cottage is 26 by 28 feet, with a kitchen at the back, 16 by 20 

 feet. It has a concrete foundation and a concrete floor in the cellar, which is 16 by 

 20 by 7 feet. There are three bedrooms on the ground floor, while the attic will 

 provide accommodation for two beds. This building cost $1,721.31, which is $223.67 

 less by day labour than a similar but smaller cottage cost in 1907, under contract. 



The plan of the dairy barn, beef barn and storage barn is produced herewith. 

 The total number of cattle, young and old, which may be accommodated in these 

 buildings, is about one hundred head. The total cost of the buildings, including 

 fixtures, which cost $926.93, was $11,790.75. Concrete foundations and floors con- 

 tribute a large percentage of this cost. The dairy provides an engine room and a 

 manufacturing room, a room for storing supplies, and an office on the ground floor. 

 There are three bedrooms on the second floor and a room to be equipped as a bath- 

 room. The building is 24 by 32 by 19, on a concrete foundation, with a full-size 

 basement, concrete floored. 



The ice-house is 16 by 20 by 12. The dimension material is 2 by 4, sheathed, 

 papered and drop-sided. It is sheathed inside and the space is filled with sawdust. 

 In the building, ice to the amount of about eighty tons has been stored. 



