18 



>l branch : 



nee M<i.<t> )- C. II. Wright. 

 H.A.. F.I.C.. F.C.S. 



Government Farm. 



Thi' (lovernment Farm started in 1879 by the then GI-. 

 inent Veterinary Surgeon Mr. J. B. White, was formerly at 

 St. Clair. adjoining the Experiment Station, but its original 

 site is now paitly occupied by the lari:<' mansions facing the 

 savannah, St. Clair Square and the adja< iential i.- 



bourhood. The removal to i 1 Joseph, ab >ut 



bix miles tr<.m Port-of-Spain, took p!a '01. 



It is interesting " 'hat the Mi: figer'l !. n the 



site oi the building in \vhicii ])on J-M : >i iiia Chacon, the last 

 Spani- :ied the tiea; . .tulaiion to Sir Ralph 



AbrrcroiMby in 1" 



Close by the M a K\al P::lm. one ..t two 



planted by our present King and the late Duke !' Clan.-nce \\heii 

 they \isi- iyn. 



Mr C. \V. .Meaui-i: wafl the M inagei from 1M)."> t.. i'JOJ) and 

 -uccecded in !*)!() by the present Manager Mr. J"hn 



Mclnroy, uho also ma: \ugustine Estate ; 



<ihe latter appointment he has held since l!M)().i 



The Farm which is ,T>() arr- .tent is chief! 



supplying Milk to Government i us, etc., and to the 



i stock : introduction ot special breeds being effected 

 with the object of improving - <>i a: imals in the Island. 



Mr. White in his report lor iSSI> wr..te : 



' The prinniry object of the (iovcrnmcnt in founding the dairy was to 

 secure pure milk tor the jnihlic Institutions at a reasonable cost BUD 



bhe improvement of the horned stock of the Colony 



should receive its consideration." 



In liUl <"!>.NOl Imperial (juarts ot rnilk were sold. 



Sales of surplus stock have been held annually since 1883. 

 The stock at the Farm in December, 1911, comprised : 



Cattle. 



Pure Bred Zebus ... ... ... 53 



.., ., Red Pull ... ... 1 



,. Holstein ... ... 7 



i.-iscy ... ... ... 3 



,. (iui.-rntey ... ... 2 



Shorthorn .. ... 1 



Half and three-quarter Bred ... ... 478 



Total 515 



