12 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



6-7 EDWARD VU., A. 1907 

 AGRICULTURAL WORK. 



The object lessons which have been given in the raising of fodder crops and con- 

 verting them into hay or into ensilage and thus providing succulent food for cattle 

 during the winter months, have given a stimulus to the dairy industry, especially to 

 the making of butter. It has also promoted the work of the fattening of steers, and 

 such industries have afforded profitable employment for farm labour during the winter 

 months. The experiments which have been conducted with reference to the economical 

 production of butter of the highest quality and the best management of milk to secure 

 the most complete separation of the butter fat have been beneficial to those engaged 

 in this special industry. The experience gained by the experiments tried in the feeding 

 of cattle and swine, with the view of producing the highest quality of beef and pork 

 at the lowest price has stimulated and aided the stock industries. Fuller details in 

 reference to the work of this division will be found in the report of the agriculturist. 



HORTICULTURAL WORK. 



Many instructive and valuable experiments have been carried on with many 

 varieties of large and small fruits to find out how far these different sorts can be 

 grown with profit in the different climates of the Dominion, and the localities where 

 they can be produced to the greatest advantage. The information thus gained has 

 been very helpful in extending and promoting fruit growing, and has resulted in the 

 morQ general production of fruits of high quality and in increased exports of these 

 products. The best methods of treatment of orchards have also been tried. New 

 seedling fruits found in different parts of the Dominion have been brought together 

 io be tested and compared, and varieties of merit have been thus introduced into more 

 general cultivation. New sorts have also been produced by cross-fertilization and 

 selection. The experiments carried on in the cultivation of vegetables to find out what 

 varieties are best suited to the different climates of the country have also proved of 

 much value and lists of varieties suitable for cultivation on the farm have been pub- 

 lished. Much information has also been gathered in reference to the cultivation of 

 the potato and the best and most productive sorts have been made known. Many 

 details of interest connected with the work of this division will be found in the report 

 of the horticulturist. 



DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY AND BOTANY. 



The practical help which has been rendered by the Division of Entomology and 

 Botany has been a source of much satisfaction to the public. The information given 

 by the officers of this division as to the best remedies for the destruction of noxious 

 insects which often rob the farmer of a large part of his profits has been most useful 

 in lessening the loss which would otherwise have occurred. The benefit derived by 

 treatment recommended for the various fungous diseases from which grain, fruit and 

 other crops occasionally suffer has been much appreciated by farmers and fruit-growers. 

 The subject of noxious weeds has also been fully investigated, and the best measures 

 to adopt for their control and subjugation pointed out. Large collections of Canadian 

 insects and plants have been brought together by the officers of this division, and these 

 collections are turned to good account by entomologists and botanists in different parts 

 of the country who desire to name their specimens. 



Many native and foreign grasses have been tested in the large series of plots in 

 charge of this division, and their relative usefulness for fodder, pasturage, and lawns 

 ascertained. Further details in reference to the good work done by this division will 

 be found in the report of the entomologist and botanist. 



