63 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



6 GEORGE V, A. 1916 



Shropshire sheep are the breed kept on this Farm. The pure-bred flock is not 

 very large at present and, as it was believed that the sheep could be utilized to good 

 advantage in keeping dovpn the weeds on the summer-fallow, one hundreil ewe lambs 

 were purchased last fall and put on feeding experiments during the winter. These will 

 be pastured on the fallow fields and roadways during the summer, and in the fall will 

 be bred to pure-bred rams and their offspring used in feeding experiments. A car- 

 load of wether lambs were also fed. These were purchased from a rancher near Leth- 

 bridge, and a record kept of the loss in shipping and cost of delivering the lambs at 

 Indian Head. They were then broken up into lots of about twenty-five each, given 

 different degrees of shelter and fed different rations. 



Two breeds of hogs are kept at the Indian Head Farm — Yorkshires and Berl-:- 

 shires. No experimental work has been carried on with swine, as a piggery would be 

 necessary for the conducting of it. 



The poultry was increased by pT:irchasing a number of bred-to-lay Barred Eocks 

 and White Wyandottes from breeders in Quebec. These were kept in cotton-front 

 houses of different types. In the houses a thermomet-er was kept which gave a record 

 of the maximum and minimum temperatures. 



BUILDING. 



During the year very little building was done at this Farm. In the fall an 

 implement shed was put up. This was used during the winter for feeding steers and 

 sheep, but will be utilized in the summer for the farm machinery. A number of the 

 older buildings were repaired and painted, wbieh gave them a somewhat better appear- 

 ance. 



EXTENSION WORK. 



During the sunmier months the Superintendent spent one week on the Provincial 

 Government demonstration train, which at that time was touring the Weyburn-Leth- 

 bridge line, and delivered lectures on conservation of moisture and the importance of 

 good seed. In June he also gave two lectures in Eegina, before the Convention of 

 Agricultural Secretaries, on soil cultivation and forage crops. In August he visited 

 the Rosthem Experimental Station at the time of their annual excursion, and discussed 

 the varieties under test with the excursionists. In the fall he judged at several seed 

 fairs and gave addresses on the work of the Indian Head Experimental Farm at 

 Windthorst and Grenfell. In December he attended a Farmers' Convention in North 

 Battleford, and gave lectures on moisture conservation and crop rotation. 



VISITORS. 



During the summer a large number of farmers" from outlying districts called at 

 the Farm and discussed their problems with the Sxiperintendent. He also endeavoured 

 to go out when possible and visit the farmers in the vicinity of Jndian Head, and discuss 

 with them their problems. 



EXHIBITIONS. 



In conjunction with the exhibit prepared at Ottawa, one was prepared at Indian 

 Head, which gave an outline of the work being conducted and the results being obtained. 

 A panel setting forth the yields of wheat obtained by different mfethods of summer- 

 fallowing was the centre of attraction at the fairs where it Avas on exhibition. 



