CANTERBURY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2369, 27 July 1899, Page 15

CANTERBURY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

"We are indebted to Mr Bayne, the director of the Canterbury Agricultural College fbr fh'e following resultsof two experiments conducted at the college during the two past years to find out which is the best kind of ram to put to crossbred ewes to obtain, the best fat lambs for freezing. - , FAT LAMB EXPERIMENT, 1897-IS3B. Fifty cross Fred ewes (originally from -merino ewes, Border Leicester blood predegninat- - ing) were put to each ram. The lambs were shipped to England in tw6~consignments. The first consignment was sold in London on the 3rd may, the second consignment on the Ist and 13th. July, 1898.

Fifty crossbred ewes (originally from merino ewes, Border Leicester blood predominating) were put to each of the following rains : — Border Leicester, English Leicester, Shropshire, and Southdown. The lambs were sold at the Addington Yards, Christchurch. The following are the results of the experiment (tables 1, 2, 3, and 4) : —

YIELDS OF POTATO CROP, 1899. Potatoes- Planted on thr ' 13th axd 14th October. 1898.

Ituby Queen British Queen Pink-eyed Russet Snowdrift Eighty-fold Conquest' Challenge Aurora Exhibitor Jeannirt Deans ... Early Be*uty .. Lady Francis ... Lady Boscabelle The Bruce TJp to Date Her Maj«6ty Good H»pe Farmer's Glory ... Early Regent ... Qiifen of the South Kind of Potato. I - 1 t* he tons cwt 2 14 U 5 6 6 3 18 ' 6 11 8 12 11 15 8 1 16 7 12 1 12 0 13 0 13 0 14 9 18 14 10 11 J3 15 8 14 4 2 tons cwt 2 6 11 15 7 0 2 15 6 11 6 8 9 4 5 13 15 7 15 2 12 7 12 0 12 17 14 10 16 11 15 0 14 12 9 16 not >owr. When Ripe. Ist March Bth April 13th April 15(h March Ist March 10th April i i i » Ist 11*7 15th April | I " » 20th April " 25th April 20th April Ist March Climax Brown's Favourite Beauty of Hebron Saylor's Ironclad White Elephant Magnum TBonurn SiarJy Puritan ... Main -ci op Kidney Northern Kidney Berk«hire Kidney Imperator Blue Derwent ... 2 5 5 1 10 15 12 10 15 0 11 6 13 16 13 11 14 8 11 13 9 4 11 8 11 0 do do 6 13 9 0 9 0 10 10 9 0 13 15 14 3 uoteowu 14 3 13 7 11 0 « 18th March 18th April » 20th April « " " 4th May

$ I Pi s, I Number of Lambs I Exported^ j Rejects. Price of Rejects, Each. Average Avnount of Fat per Lamb. Average Price of Skin. Average Weight of C .rcase. • Tot^l Proceeds per Lamb. Charges for Freezing, Freight, Insurance, ■ &c, per Lamb. .Net Proceeds per Lamb. Total Net Proceeds.

s. a. lb oz 2 4 3 H 2 9J 2 m s. d 2 3f 2 3i 2 1J 2 1 lb oz 35 34-. 35 9 36 ]3 36 7 s. d. 13 9J 16^ 1 15 11J J5 2 s. d. 5 1 4 9J 5 3 5 0} s. d £ s. d. 10 8} 28 7 4J10 31 25 4 2i 10 8| 23 1 9} 10 1} 22 4 4J -Shropshire ._ English! Leicester Southdown Border Leicester ... 53 ..." 47 ...' 43 ...' 42 0 2 0 2 6 3 5 9

Table 3. Table 2. Breed of Bam. 1 ■ •° S s o a a in O ,1 s as H ?l |^ 1* I I o .53 1 2 1 I &2 v a 1 o M Number of lambs earmarked ...-•• ... • ... 48 I 48 53 52 201 11 Jorder Leicester English Leicester Shropshire -. ..i ■ Southdown .-, 50 50 sft si) 1 3 6 5 43 45 47 48 Number of'lamT.S died 1 "... 4 2 51 2 Total lambs sold -J 51

i"Bori 17 ■ When ! Jg-g Lambs | a 5 werfe »rt Sold. j A"S Fanuaty 9 rebruaiy 11 tlarck 1 ... 13 ilarch 2 ... 10 larch 2 ... 1 her Leicester.] |i Esi ilish Lei CESTER. ! e"~ ; 2gg s~T 11 8 11 7 11 1 10 3 Shropshire. If 111 Hi oz s d 77 1 12 2 8? 8 12 5 77 5 11 4 76 5 10 3 | Southdown. 03 • ( O3*n „= | 111 lb oz s d 72 0 11 11 79 8 11 8 76 7 11 1 77 10 10 6 — (at ss) I'll m 6 11 i 22 I 5 2.5? 41 lb oz 68 0 79 13 76 5 77 6 — |^ Bi S'S * si 2«> 2Sa 55 "S -<^ -^ lbs oz s d £9 71 7 12 4 21 71 12 11 7 2 SO 0 11 4 1 68 0 10 3 I i 11 i« 21 3 II i

-Name of Cross.- ' Total Value. £ s d 24 9 8 24 12 6 30 1 3 30 9 2 Average Total Price. Weight. ad lb oz 11 li 3370 1 11 2i 3351 11 11 9J 403K 3 11 Hi 3663 9 Average Weight, j lb oz 76 9 76 3 - • 79 2 71 13 Us* « 1-3 £ s d 16 3 16 3 1 5 11 0 10 6 £ s d 23 3 5 23 6 3 28 16 li 29 18 8 »4 . <t o*-"2ao ft .S 3** * • SH.£ * - s a 10 6} 10 7i 11 3* 11 8J Border Leicester ... Euelish Leicester „. Shropuhire Southdown 44 44 51 51