REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD 



421 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Mammoth Red, Common Red and Alsike were grown during the past year for 

 ploughing under, but only Alfalfa or Lucerne was grown for hay. A one-twentieth 

 acre of this variety yielded in the proportion of 1 ton 300 pounds of dry hay per 

 acre in one cutting. It is usual to make two cuttings each year of Alfalfa, but the 

 first cutting was delayed so long owing to the wet weather that there was not time for 

 a second cutting to grow. Alfalfa should be cut on the first appearance of blossom. 

 If the cutting is delayed after this date the plants become woody and the second cut- 

 ting is greatly lessened. 



MILLETS. 



Eight varieties of millet were sown on May 31, in plots of 1-20 acre, but not 

 enough of the seed germinated to make a stand of plants, and the experiment was of 

 no value. On June 8, a second sowing was made of Japanese and Common Millet, 

 the only varieties of which we had seed. As rains were frequent at this time the 

 germination was rapid and a very fair crop was harvested. 



The size of the plots was 1-10 acre, the soil a rich clay loam, which had been sum- 

 mer-fallowed. 



Both varieties were sown with an ordinary grain drill, 6 inches apart. 



Variety. 



Japanese. 

 Common . 



When Sown. 



When Cut. 



June 8. 

 June 8. 



Sept. 10 

 Sept. 10 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



1,400 

 1,700 



3 



2 



SUNFLOWERS. 



A 1-40 acre plot of Mammoth Russian Sunflowers was sown on May 31, and cut on 

 October 10. The height was seven feet, and the yield 1 ton 1,000 pounds of heads per 

 acre. The soil was a clay loam summer-fallowed. 



CATTLE. 

 The herd of cattle on the Brandon farm now consists of the following animals : — 



Name of Animal. 



Lord Lossie 



Violet 



Mary of Brandon. 



Esther 



Prairie Buttercup . . . 



Eva 



Sheba of Brandon . . . 



Roxy of Brandon 



Prince Charlie 



Primrose 



Bonnie Doon 



Hugh John 



Siepkje of Brandon. 

 Richard Lyons.. . , 

 Lady Jane Grey . — 



Pansy 



Rose 



Reddy (steer) 



Dick ii 



Pearl 



Breed. 



Shorthorn . 



Ayrshire. 



Holstein. . 

 Guernsey . 

 Grade 



Age. 



Weight. 



4 years . . 

 4 „ 



2 „ .. 

 4 •• .. 



10 months 



17 .. 

 7 .. 

 4 „ 



18 I. 



3 years . . 

 22 months 

 22 „ 



3 years . . 



4 .. . 



13 „ .. 

 7 ., .. 



14 months 

 3 years . 

 2 ., 



6 months 



Lbs. 



2,220 



1,185 



930 



1,295 



790 



730 



470 



290 



980 



1,195 



880 



1,090 



1,290 



1,925 



1.200 



L297 



795 



1,310 



1,200 



400 



