41 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1908 

 COREESPONDENCE. 



The correspondence carried on between the farmers of Canada and the officers of 

 the experimental farms has -been very large. 



CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM. 



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

 Experimental Farm from April 1, 1906 to March 31, 1907 :— 



Letters received. Letters sent. 



Director 63,727 21,080 



Agriculturist 2,973 4,140 



Horticulturist .. 1,652 1,627 



Chemist 1,4S3 1,442 



Entomologist and Botanist 3,294 2,872 



Cerealist 368 27G 



Poultry Mana-er 5,098 3,175 



Accountant 1,212 1,744 



79,807 36,356 



llany of the letters received by the Director are applications for samples of grain 

 or for the publications issued by the experimental farms, a considerable proportion of 

 which are answered by mailing the material asked for, accompanied in some instances 

 by circular letters. This will explain why the number of letters received by that officer 

 so much exceeds the number sent out 



DISTUIDUTION OF REPORTS, BULLETINS AND CIRCULAR LETTERS. 



Reports and bulletins mailed 250,089 



Circular letters, including circulars relating to samples 



of seed grain 60,128 



310,217 



Branch Experimental Farms, 



The correspondence conducted by the superintendents of the branch experimental 

 farms is also large, as is shown by the following figures : — 



Letters received. Letters sent. 



Experimental Farm, Nappan, N.S 2,675 2,715 



" Brandon, Man 4,114 4,089 



" Indian Head, Sask 8,469 8,365 



Agassiz, B.C 3,328 3,051 



18,586 18,220 



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Much additional information has also been sent' out from the branch farms in 

 printed circulars. By adding the correspondence conducted at the branch farms to 

 that of the Central Farm, the total nximber of letters received is found to be 98,393, 

 while those sent out number 54,576. 



