104 Journal of the Department of Agriculture, 



Sheep Section.- — Mr. Warren, lecturer on sheep and wool, is conducting very 

 useful experiments with regard to the feeding of sheep, using specific quantities 

 of food daily and weighing the sheep every week. The results procured should 

 be of great value to the sheep farmers as a whole. 



The Grootfontein agricultural and stock exhibit is going as a whole to the 

 Port Elizabeth show, and portions of the exhiliits are being divided up between 

 Molteno and Aliwal North. 



Live Stock. — The following numbers of animals of diffeiont breeds aie kept 

 at the institution for tuitional purposes, etc. : — 



Cattle. — Frieslands. Shorthorns, Herefords. Africanders. Hereford 



cross Africanders ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 259 



Oxen :01 



Mules 21 



Horses ... ... ... ... 52 



Donkeys 42 



Sheep. — Wanganellii. Tasnianian, cross-breds. Karakuls ... ... 1447 



Angora goats ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . • . 20( ) 



Ostriches ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 162 



Pigs 33 



Poultry, various breeds ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 818 



Water fowl, various breeds ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 



Total 3157 



POTCHEFSTROOM, TRANSVAAL. 



Janu.\ry and February, 1920. 



The total number of students receiving instruction from this institution is 

 112, about 50 per cent, of whom are returned soldiers. 



Live Stock. — The drought which continued through the latter part of last 

 year and into the beginning of this year naturally affected the condition of the 

 beef herds and dry stock, but in spite of the trying conditions most of the 

 animals kept remarkably well. 



Crops. — The drought is responsible for the poor condition of crops at this 

 time of the year. Late crops benefited much from the light showers that fell 

 during January, and the prospects are considerably improved. The supply of 

 irrigation water was reduced very much and had naturally to be used for the 

 lucerne lands. To forestall the effects of the drought as much cultivation as 

 possible was applied to the maize crops and kept these growing fairly well. 

 When the prospects of good grain and seed crops became doubtful, every oppor- 

 tunity was taken to establish good fodder crops. The light showers followed by 

 spells of drought and hot days made the establishment of good teff crops impossi- 

 ble and lands had to be resown again and again ; however, the good soaking rains 

 during the first week of this month promise some success Avith this crop, while 

 things in general are improving very rapidly. 



