HEPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 39 



3ESS10NAL PAPER No. 16 



BUILDINGS. 



The oW coach-ho'use was remodeled, witli a veranda built across tlie south end 

 and alon^ the east side. This and a comfortable cloak and toilet room for ladies who 

 come to the Station on picnic excursions were much needed for our visitors. A stove, 

 sinlc, and drip-board, with plumbing comlections, were placed in a lunch room for the 

 nieii, and were found very convenient in connection with serving hot tea and coffee to 

 the Farmers' Institute excursions. 



Two colony houses and a few small rearing-hooises were added to the equipment 

 of the poultry yards. A bee supply house was fitted up near the apiary. 



UNDERDRAINAGE. 



The work in underdrainage was begun as early in the spring as the frost would 

 permit, and the greater pai:t of the wet or late areas of land on the farm were drained 

 before planting. The balance of this work was completed in the early autumn. Some 

 61 miles of tile were laid during the season, draining about 28 acres. 



HORSES. 



The six horses at the Station are in good condition for the spring work. A team 

 of pure-bred Clydesdale mares were purchased in the spring of 1914. One of the mares, 

 '■ Darling of Taunton," No. 18507, is now carrying a foal by " Baron Kelvin." 



DAIRY cow. 



The milk cow, "Plum," calved in .Tune and, after recovering from an attack of 

 milk fever, produced G.CIG pounds of milk in ten montlis. Her profits over the year's 

 feeding expenses were $63.09. She was milking well at the close of the fiscal year, 

 when she was sold to make room for two pure-bred Ayrshire cows, " Island Queen of 

 Spnice Eow " and " Lady Petunia of S]iruce Row." These promising young cows are 

 the beginning of an Ayrshire herd for this Station. 



STEERS. 



The steer-feeding experiments were continued with three pens of four steers each. 

 Good feeders of a beef type are not plentiful in this province, and the steers fed had 

 more or less of dairy blood in them. The following prices, live weight, were obtained 

 at auction, according to quality: four good steers, 7| cents per pound; four medium 

 steers, average price 7^ cents; four light dairy steers averaged 6| cents per pound. 

 Tlie cattle were fed at a good profit. Details will be found in the Animal Husbandry 

 section of the report. 



SHEEP. 



The sm.all Leicester flock of sheep gave a good crop of lambs in the .spring of 1914. 

 This flock was found to be badly infe<sted with internal pai'asites. Treatment [for 

 these is still being continued. 



LAMBS. 



The lamb-fattening experiment with different roughages was continued, and a 

 good margin of profit realized from the better rations. 



POULTRY AND BEES. 



These two lines of work were under the care of one man. Tlie poultry plant was 

 enlarged and the flocks of Barred Plymouth Rocks and White Leghorns were increased. 

 Experimental work with cotton-front colony houses and straw-loft houses showed the 



