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4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 

 BULLETINS ISSUED DUKIXG 1904. 



Four bulletins have been issued during the year. 



No. 44, on the ' Eesults obtained in 1903 from trial plots of grain, fodder, corn, 

 field roots and potatoes,' issued jointly by the Director and the Experimentalist. In 

 this bulletin there are presented the results of a large number of experiments which 

 were conducted at all the experimental farms during the season of 1903, with oats, 

 barley, spring wheat, pease, Indian corn, turnips, mangels, carrots, sugar beets and 

 potatoes, in plots of uniform size and the crops grown under uniform conditions. Both 

 earliness and productiveness are recorded. The average results are also given of the 

 tests for a series of years of those varieties which have proved most profitable. 



No. 45, on Emmer and Spelt, prepared by Dr. C. E. Saunders, Experimentalist, 

 in which are given a number of descriptions of varieties of the^e two sorts of grain ; 

 the results are also submitted of many experiments which have been conducted with 

 these cereals at the experimental farms. 



Much interest has been awakened of late among farmers in some parts of this 

 country in the growing of emmer and spelt, and in the bulletin referred to many facta 

 are brought together, regarding the proportion of hull to kernel and the relative use- 

 fulness and cropping power of emmer and spelt in comparison with other cereals. 

 There are also given in this bulletin the results of some analyses made by the Chemi- 

 cal Division of the kernels and hulls of emmer and spelt, showing the relative nutri- 

 tive value of these cereals. 



No. 46, on ' Alfalfa or Lucern, its culture, use and value.' This bulletin consists 

 of three parts: Part 1 was prepared by Mr, J. H. Grisdale, Agriculturist of the 

 Central Experimental Earm; Part 2, by Mr. Frank T. Shutt, Chemist of the Experi- 

 mental Earms, and Part 3 by Dr. James Fletcher, Entomologist and Botanist of the 

 Experimental Earms. 



In reference to this plant, the economy of growing it for the feeding of stock and 

 for ploughing iinder to enrich the soil, its deep rooting habit which gives it the power 

 of drawing moisture and plant food from depths not reached by other plants, and the 

 large quantities of palatable and nutritious fodder which it produces, are all discussed 

 in this bulletin, also its adaptability to many of the climatic conditions found in the 

 Dominion. 



No. 47, * Trees and Shrubs tested in Manitoba and the North-west Territories,' 

 prepared by the Director. In this bulletin are given the results of a very large num- 

 ber of trials of trees and shrubs which have been planted at the Experimental Farms at 

 Brandon, Manitoba, and at Indian Head, in the North-west Territories, during the 

 past sixteen years to ascertain what species and varieties are hardy enough to endure 

 ihe winter in those parts of the Dominion. In this bulletin is presented in a con- 

 venient and condensed form all the facts ascertained for the instruction and encour- 

 agement of those who desire to adorn their homes with these objects of beauty. The 

 love of trees and shrubs is almost universal and nowhere is it more strongly felt than 

 on the North-west plains where trees and shrubs are scarce. Hitherto considerable 

 sums of money have been spent annually by settlers in the purchase of trees and shrubs 

 from the east, most of which have been too tender to endure the climate. The infor- 

 mation given in this bulletin will, it is 'hoped, greatly lessen this injudicious expendi- 

 ture. This bulletin will also be useful to residents of eastern Canada, since any of the 

 species found hardy enough to endure the climate of the North-west, may be planted 

 with assurance of success in any of the eastern parts of this country. 



