REPORT OF MR. G. W. FORREiST. ■ 28'/ 



STOCK SOLD. 



On the 4th of November I received instructions to sell a part of the farm stock. 

 The animals disposed of included 1 2 cows and 2 bulls, as follows : — 



4 Holstein cows, 1 Ayrshire cow, 2 Durham cows, 1 Grade cow, 1 Holstein bull, 

 1 Ayrshire bull. 



As a result of the sale of this stock in November, and no purchases to replace them 

 a large quantity of bran and ensilage were left over. As many roots as could be fed to 

 the remaining animals were used, and all that could be sold in the neighbourhood were 

 so disposed of, but a portion was unavoidably spoilt. 



MANURE AND FERTILIZERS USED. 



Owing to the limited amount of stock kept last winter only 150 tons of barn-yard 

 manure was made, this together with $275 worth of fertilizers ; including 100 barrels 

 of soft wood ashes, bone meal and complete fertilizers, was not sufficient to manure 

 much more than the extensive area devoted to plot work ; consequently the large field 

 crops did not receive the manure they should, with the result that small crops were 

 harvested. 



DRAINING. 



On the marsh 1,000 feet of wooden 14 x 20 inch sluice drain was laid, and 1,000 

 feet of open ditch 2^ feet wide by 2 feet deep. On the upland 1,500 feet of 2 inch tile 

 drain was laid. . 



DISTRIBUTION OF SEED GRAIN AND POTATOES. 



In all 543 applicants have been supplied during the past year with 3 pound 

 samples of potatoes, oats, wheat, barley, pease and rye. 

 The number of packages sent out was as follows : — 



Potatoes 302 



Oats 345 



Barley 183 



Wheat 91 



Pease 83 



Rye 6 



Total 1,010 



MEETINGS ATTENDED. 



I have addressed meetings during the past year at Fredericton, N.B., Annapolis, 

 N.S. ; Musquodoboit, N.S. ; and in Prince Edward Island. 



EXHIBITIONS ATTENDED. 



An exhibit of the farm produce was made at Charlottetown, P.E.I., from Septem- 

 ber 21st to the 24 ; at Halifax, N.S., 27th September to 5th October, and at the West- 

 moreland County Exhibition, Sackville, N.B., 14th October. 



I have the honour to be, 



Your obedient servant, 



GEO. W. FORREST, 



Superintendent 



