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



REPORT OF THE DOMINION CEREALIST 



Ottawa, March 31, 1914. 



J. H. Grisdale, Esq., B.Agr., 



Director, Dominion Experimental Farms, 

 Ottawa^ 



Sir, — I have the honour to submit herewith the eleventh annual report of the 

 Cereal Division. This report gives a brief review of some of the more important 

 investigations carried on and results obtained during the past twelve months. 



The past season was decidedly more favourable for cereals than the year previous. 

 Crorps on the whole were very good, and although there were disadvantageous features 

 in the weather in some parts of the ccu.ntry, there were no large areas of failure from 

 any cause. At Ottawa, in spite of prolonged summer drought, the crops on the 

 Cereal Division fields (all of which were sown fairly early in spring) were good both 

 in quality and quantity. It is doubtful whether spring wheat equal in quality to that 

 of 1913 has ever before been produced in the Ottawa valley. 



There have been some changes in my staff during the past twelve months. My 

 assistant, Mr. R. Newton, B.S.A., resigned his position at the end of January to take 

 up important agricultural work in the province of New Brunswick. Though he had 

 been attached to the Cereal Division for a little less than a year, he had already 

 proved himseK a very valuable assistant, whose place it will not be easy to fill. 



A new assistant, specially for milling and baking work, was appointed in July. 

 Mr. R. W. Nichols, who was selected for this position, was trained in some of the b'est 

 i-esearch laboratories in Ireland and the United States, and had acquired experience in 

 Canada also. He is a valuable addition to my staff. 



My stenographer resigned early in the fiscal year and her place has been most 

 satisfactorily filled by Miss Mary C. Carter. 



I wish to thank all the members of my staff for their good work and loyalty. 

 In addition to those already mentioned, I should refer particularly to my foreman, Mr. 

 Geo. J. Fixter, who has charge of the field work and of the seed distribution; and 

 also to Mr. Wm. T. Ellis, who has been responsible for the vitality tests of the samples 

 of grain referred to him. I appreciate the fact that much of the success of the work of 

 this Division is due to the careful and cx)nscientious labours of my regular workmen. 



The resulte obtained at the various branch Farms and Stations will be found 

 reported upon by the officers in charge, in the pages following my own report, which 

 naturally deals chiefly with the work at Ottawa. 



I have the honour to be, sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



CHARLES E. SAUNDERS, 



Dominion Cerealist. 



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