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6 GEORGE V, A. 1916 

 LIVE STOCK. 



Horses. — There are now at tliis Station three imported registered Clydesdale 

 mares, three Canadian-bred registered Clydesdale mares, ten other well-graded Clydes- 

 dale work horses, one driving horse, and one registered foal dropped on September 1, 

 1 014. 



Cattle. — Seventy-eight beef stoers were fed at the Station this past winter. Foriy- 

 ei.irht of these were sold on March 30, the balance are still on hand and will be ready 

 i.M market the first of May. These cattle were fed on corn silage, hay, and concentrates 

 consisting of bran, barley, cotton seed and oilcake meal. 



There were also two different feeding experiments carried on, the results of which 

 will be found in the Dominion Animal Husbandman's report. 



Sheep. — Fifty-four common grade ewes of dilferent breeds were purchased locally 

 from different farmers, with the object of exiDerimenting in the eradication of weeds, 

 such as the orange hawk weed, better known in the Townships as the paint-brush, 

 cx-eye daisy, etc., with which the rough pasture land in this section is badly infested. 

 It is also proposed to carry on a grading experiment with this flock by using the best 

 registered rams of some particular breed, probably Oxford, for a number of years, and 

 the selection of the best ewe lambs for breeding purposes with a view to demonstrating 

 to the farmers the improvement that can be made in their flocks by working along 

 such lines. The quality and quantity of wool, and the weight of the sheep and lainbs 

 will be taken into consideration each year. 



HORTICULTLRE. 



One of the first things done at the opening of this farm was the planting out of a 

 nursery of ornamental trees and shrubs for future use. These have done very well 

 through the summer and after this season a report on their hardiness can be made. 

 There have also been sot out twenty-six varieties of strawberries, which will be ready 

 for permanent plantation this spring. - 



VEGETABLES. 



Tomatoes. — One-half acre of tomato plants of dift'ercnt strains, bred at the Central 

 Experimental Farm and sent to be tested out for carliness and productiveness 

 was set out. Alacrity-Ponderosa was found to be a very prolific variety, with Alacrity- 

 Dwarf Stone not far Ijehind, being a very abundant bearer and with fruits almost free 

 from roughness. 



Corn. — Fifty-four varieties of sweet corn were planted June 5. The season not 

 being very good for corn, most of these varieties did not mature sufficiently for use. 

 It was found that Early Dawn was the earliest and of a very good quality, Malcolm 

 nc':ct, and Malakoff not far behind. 



Potatoes. — Six different varieties of potatoes were planted for hill selection. These 

 were Carman, Empire State, Early Ohio, Green Mountain, Irish Cobbler and 

 Cold Coin. Of these varieties a selection of one hundred hills of each was made, and 

 also one hundred hills as they came in rows. It was found that some of the varieties 

 r.\' selected hills produced 100 per cent more than the un=:r'V.rtorl. 



FLOAVKRS. 



Several varieties of perennial flower seeds were planted Jny 16, and these will be 

 used for perennial borders later on. They came on very v.cl;. were transplanted into 

 beds, and many of them were in bloom before winter set in. Tlicre is also a collection 

 of narcissi, tulips, and hyacinths in the ground ready for flowering this spring. 



