REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 65 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



AGRICULTURAL DISPLAYS AT THE EXPOSITIOK 



At intervals while in Paris, when not occupied by official duties, time was found 

 to examine carefully most of the agricultural exhibits at the exposition. Objects of 

 interest were noted and many new varieties of cereals and other farm crops from 

 different countries were secured for experimental test in Canada. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



The following is a summary of the letters received and sent out at the Central 

 Experimental Farm, from November 30, 1899, to November 30, 1900. Also the number 

 of reports, bulletins and circulars forwarded by mail during the same period : — 



Letters Letters 



received. sent. 



Director 42,239 18,495 



Agriculturist 1,476 2,127 



Horticulturist 1,185 1,332 



Chemist 1,026 1,453 



Entomologist and Botanist 3,017 2,847 



Poultry manager 1,590 870 



Accountant 1,001 1,431 



Totals 51,534 28,555 



A large nujaber of the letters received by the Director are applications for the 

 publications of the farms or for samples of grain. A large proportion of these are 

 answered by sending what is asked for. This will explain why the number received 

 so much exceeds the number answered. 



Circular letters sent, including circulars sent with samples of 



seed grain 39,183 



Number of reports and bulletins mailed 194,073 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



Grateful acknowledgments are due to the director of tlie Royal Gardens, Kew, 

 England, for another useful and interesting collection of the seeds of shrubs, trees and 

 plants from northern countries. Also to the director of the Arnold Arboretum, for 

 seeds of some rare and promising trees and shrubs. To the Department of Agriculture 

 at Washington, U.S.A., I am indebted for many different sorts of seeds, especially 

 cereals and vegetables ; also to Prof. John Macoun, naturalist of the Geological and 

 Natural History Survey, and to Mr. J. M. Macoun, my thanlcs are due for seeds of 

 interesting native species, collected in different parts of Canada. 



I beg also to acknowledge the faithful service rendered by all the officers of the 

 central and branch experimental farms, and for their earnest co-operation in carrying 

 out the many lines of experimental work plonned. 



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