5 GEORGE V. SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 A. 1915 



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A P P E N n I X 



TO THE 



REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTDRE 



ON 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



Ottawa, March 31, 1914. 



Sii!.- T have tlio ]ionour to submit herewith, for yuur approval, the twenty-seventh 

 annual report of the work carried on at the several Dominion Experimental Farms and 

 Stations. 



Following the phui pat into operation hist year, the present report is divided into 

 two sections, the first containing my report as Director and giving a summary of the 

 years results in the various Divisions on the Central Experimental Farm and on th.' 

 branch Experimental Farms, Station.?, and Substations. For the preparation of tl ese 

 Divisional and Branch Farm notes, I am indebted to the chief officers of the Divisions 

 liere and tlie Superintendents of the Branches. 



SectioJi B contains detailed reports on the various lines of ext erin eiital work 

 under way throughout the Dominion Experimental Farms system during the year. 

 These have been prepared by the Dominion officers having supervision of such work 

 on the Central and branch Farms, in collaboration with the Super! nteiulents of the 

 latter. 



These detailed reports fall under the heads of Animal Husbandry, AgrostologA-. 

 Botany, Cereal Brcedin.g and Variety Testing, Chemistry, Entomology. Field 

 Husbandry, Horticulture (including Vegetable <Jardening and Flowers), Poultry 

 Husbandry, and Tobacco Husbandry. 



Section A, whicli provides a concise, yet comprehensive, account of the work, is 

 designed especially for those desirous of obtaining general information as to what is 

 being done on the Experimental Farms system. 



Section B is intended more immediately to aid the farmer in the various details 

 of hi5 work. 



