REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARPE. 



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EXPERIMENTS WITH FODDER CROPS. 



These plots were sown on loam which had been in roots the previous year and was 

 in very good condition. The Egyptian Lentils, Teosinte, Kaffir Corn, Hungarian Grass 

 and Golden Wonder Millet did not prove worth cutting. 



DISTRIBUTION OF SEED GRAIN, &c. 



The following is a summary of the distribution of seed grain, plants, scions and 

 cuttings made during 1897 : — 



Wheat, 3-lb. bags 51 



Oats " , 57 



Barley " 29 



Pease " 49 



Potatoes " 68 



Lathyrus Sylvestris, packages 42 



Scions " 105 



Cuttings " 63 



Small fruits " 71 



Tree seeds « 150 



Total .- 685 



STOCK. 



Since cool weather began three bulls have shown symptoms of the red water. 

 They have been promptly treated and the disease arrested. 



These animals have always had comfortable quarters, wholesome food and pure 

 water, which makes it difficult to assign a cause, and, until a cause is found, difficult to 

 prevent. 



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