5 GEORGE V. 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



A. 1915 



REPORT FROM THE DIVISION OF FORAGE 



PLANTS. 



Ottawa, March 31, 1914. 



J. H. Grisdale, B. Agr., 



Director, Dominion Experimental Farms, 

 Ottawa. 



SiR^ — I have the honour to submit herewith the second annual report of the Divi- 

 sion of Forage Plants for the year ending March 31. 1914. 



The work of this Division is now well under way, and in this and succeeding 

 reports I trust that the information contained will prove of considerable value to 

 farmers and agriculturists throughout the Dominion. 



In addition to the breeding work started in 1912, with clovers, alfalfa, and 

 grasses at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, a mass selection system for the 

 production of hardy strains of clover has been started both at the Central Experimental 

 Farm and at several of the branch Farms. 



A start has also been made in systematic root breeding, by the selection of a 

 large number of seed roots from the highest yielding varieties of mangels, turnips, and 

 field carrots. 



During the year, Mr. F. S. Browne, B.S.A., who in 1912 acted as foreman of this 

 Division, has been promoted to the position of assistant, and the position of foreman 

 vacated by him has been taken by Mr. George Goodfellow. a position he has filled in 

 the past year in a faithful and competent mamier. 

 I have the honour to be, sir. 



Your obedient servant. 



M. O. MALTE, 

 Dominion Ayrostologist. 



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