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fhe wood removed by the farmer or lumberman, so as to 

 pixduce not only new timl)er, but also to preserve important 

 and beneficial results affecting the climatic conditions of a dis- 

 trict. Fodder plants were receiving special attention and collec- 

 tions of our native Canadian grasses were being tested with a view of 

 btiuning such a mixture as would make a good and " permanent 

 pasture." This was greatly needed in Canada. Farmers in this 

 conntry were in the habit of importing their grass seed from Europe, 

 but this did not always prove satisfactory. Seeds of certain plants 

 grown in northern countries were better and produced more 

 Tigorous plants than when grown in more southerly regions. Clover 

 seed grown in Canada realized a much hicrher figure and was sought 

 for more eagerly in the .American markets than that grown in 

 the United States. During his visit to the North-West last summer 

 Pix>f. Saunders had obtained seeds of several species of grasses, and 

 others had been obtained froai correspondents. Expn-inients were now 

 being tried with them, and it was hoped that good results would follow 

 the testing of some of the more promising sorts. It was strange that 

 there should be so few of our native grasses known to farmers and 

 utilized by them. Many meadows needed to be replenished, as they 

 were quite worn out. Regarding his duties as entomologist, Mr. 

 Meteher said everybody will see that they are a necessity this year. 

 Ravages by insects are reported in all quarters/from the Atlantic to the 

 Pacific. In Europe the same troubles are felt this year as we feel in 

 Canada. In Canada farmers had applied readily for remedies, and it 

 Lad been a great pleasure to him on many occasions to be able to advise 

 them how to cope successfully with their enemies. There were two 

 leading modes of treatment, depending upon the nature of the insect 

 injury. Injurious insects might be divided into two classes. 

 (1). Those which took their nourishment by means of masticating jaws, 

 or (2) by sucking with a tube for the first a poisonous substance had 

 to be ap{)liBd over the surface of the plant likely to be destroyed 

 whilst fur the other, a substance which gives off volatile matter (like 

 pyrethrum) was applied. Pyrethrum or "Insect Powder" was a most 

 useful substance, and its properties were graphically illustrated from an 

 experience he had recently had in the Nepigon district a place 



