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Horses. 



" Marat" Thoroughbred Stallion. 

 " Sir Horry" Hackney Stallion. 



" Monolier"- -Trotting Stallion. 

 Mcires. 



Donk* >i. 



" Kentucky Joe" Stallion. 



Pigs. 



Berkshire, Poland, China and Tamworth breeds are kept. 



Poultry of the following breeds : Black Minorcas, Rhode Island 



Refl, Plymouth Rock, and Brahmas, Pekin Ducks, Guinea 

 Fowls, and Great Kind Pigeons. 



Zebu Cattle were first imported in 1879, and the Indian 

 Water Buffalo is first mentioned in Mr. White's report for 1886. 



A. branch establishment is maintained in Tobago as a Stud 

 Farm, under the management of Mr. H. Meaden. 







St. Augustine Estate. 



This estate, comprising the formerly separate estates of Santa 

 irita. Santa Ki'a, Ausonville, Monte Grande, Sc. Gill, 

 St. Augustine, Valsayn, La Vivier, Lower Caroni (or New 

 Works) Mount Hope, which lies to the North and West of the 

 <IMV, rnment Farm was purchased by the Uovernment in 1900. 

 It includes not only the lands to the right (east) of the railway 

 line, but also stretches to the summit of the hills to the left. 

 A portion of this area Mt. Hope is, under cacao. The total area 

 of the estate when obtained was 3,785 acres, but 379 acres have 

 since been sold and became the residential quarter of St. Joseph. 

 Th Director of Agriculture resides in the estate hous* of 

 St. Augustine and the old house of Santa Rita has recently been 

 rebuilt by the estate for the occupation of the Warden. 



The Estate was originally purchased for 845*600 the 

 subsequent capital expenditure on new roads, bridges, buildings 

 and other lands has amounted to 31,901.50, making a total of 

 $77,501.50. Of this $75.871.80 has been recouped by the sale 

 of a part of the land, also machinery and railway and other 

 materials from the previous sugar works. The estate up to 

 March 31, 1911, has repaid all but $8,200 of the money advanced 

 before or subsequent to its purchase and at the same date its 

 assets amounted to $193,230. It is administered by the Depart- 

 ment ot Agriculture on an advance account and not in the 

 ordinary manner of a Government Department by annual votes. 



The estate derives revenue from the rents of village lots, 

 cane, ground provision and rice lands. 



