12 TEE DIRECTOR, EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



From the figures given it will be seen that the crops have been very good all the 

 way through at Indian Head except the carrots. The large crops in Eastern Assiniboia 

 were not by any means confined to the experimental farm. 



By Mr. Lovcjl: 



Q. Do they have ariy trouble there witli the potato bi>g ? 

 A. There is no potato b\ig which is any terious trouble. 



By Mr. Davis: 



Q. When you sny that, what do you mean ? I never heard of a potato bug in the 

 west i 



A. I must give a word of explanation. There are several native beetles there 

 which feed ck the potato vines, varieties of blistering beetles which soma times do a 

 considerable ainount of injury. These are commonly known as potato beetles or 

 potato bugs. I have never seen the genuine Colorado beetle in that part of the Do- 

 minion. 



Mr. Davis. — There is not anything of the kind ? 



By M'\ LoicU : 



Q. These are not considered as so destructive ? 

 A. Ko ; not as destructive as the Colorado beetle. 



CROP YIELDS OK PRIVATE FARMS. 



After the threshing was completed ilr. Mnekny at my request visited 32 farmers 

 residing between Grenfell and Moosejaw, covering about 120 miles of territory, and 

 procured from them sigiic-d certificates which certificates I have with me as to" the area 

 they had under crop and their yield, and he secured in each case a two bushel bag as 

 a sample. These samples have just been received in Ottawa a few days ago, and 

 examples are being prepared to send to the exhibitions at AYoolverhampton and Cork 

 and some will be prisCiicd to tliow at the St. Louis exhibition, and others will be pre- 

 served for future exhibitions. I will give you some of the statements sent in by these 

 farmers. 



Here is one from Mr. Johnston, of Qu'Appelle. He had 80 acres and grew .3,600 

 bushels of Red Fife wheat, an average of 4.j bushels to the acre. 



Mr. E. Alexander, of Eegina, on 40 acres, grew 2,117 bushels, an average of 43 

 bushels to the acre. 



Mr. Stueck. of Abernetliy. had only one arre of land in summer-fallow, and from 

 this he got 02 bushels. That is the highest yiehl we have heard of in field culture. 



By Mr. Clancy : 



Q. It weald appear that this wheat has been carefully screened, and that tho 

 smaller grains, although perfect, havi.- been taken out. ' 



A. Yes. It has beeii screened since we r.M-eivcd it. We usually take out the very 

 email grain when preparing samples for exhibition. 



By Mr. Eohiiison (Elgin) : 



Q. Th%ie samples would all rank as Xo. 1 hard ? 



A. Ko, I think not; some of them are a little bleached. I think they would grade 



about No. 1 Northern. 



