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Agassiz, British Columbia, provided a fine assortment of preserved fruits, all grown 

 at the Experimental Farm, and these were followed by consignments of fresh fruit 

 from time to time including gigantic plums, fine cherries, apples and other products. 



The following list of awards aifords further evidence of the high quality of the 

 products supplied by the Experimental Farms. In Agriculture further awards are 

 expected. 



Agriculture. Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, cereals and grasses. Exper- 

 imental Farm, Indian Head, cereals and grasses. 



Horticulture. Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, collection of vegetables and 

 collection of grapes, crop of 1893. Experimental Farm, Nappan, N. S., collection of 

 vegetables ; Experimental Farm, Brandon Man., vegetables preserved in solutions and 

 collection of fresh vegetables. Experimental Farm, Indian Head, N. W. T., collection 

 of vegetables. Experimental Farm, Agassiz, British Columbia, apples, crop of 1893. 



The intimate knowledge of insects and their habits possessed by Mr. James 

 Fletcher, Entomologist and Botanist of the Experimental Farms, enabled him while 

 in Chicago, during the month of October, to render timely aid to the Executive Com- 

 missioner by examining and reporting on some injurious insects found feeding on 

 the various grains and seeds exhibited, and which at that time were the cause of 

 some anxiety. Mr. Fletcher was able to show that these invaders were old enemies 

 which Canada had no reason to fear and thus the alarm which had been felt under 

 the impression that they were new foes to agriculture was speedily allayed. 



An opportunity was also afforded Mr. Y. T. Shutt, Chemist to the Experimental 

 Farms, who has had much experience in the analysis of cereals to use the information 

 he has acquired in this branch of his work to the advantage of the Dominion. He 

 was chosen on this occasion as an expert juror in the Agricultural department and 

 devoted many weeks to the analysis of the finer samples of cereals shown, not only 

 in the Canadian exhibits, but also in all parts of the Agricultural building. The 

 results of these analyses have assisted in demonstrating the high quality of Canadian 

 cereals aud especially of the wheat grown in the Canadian North-west. 



Early in the history of the exposition, elaborate plans were laid to secure the 

 presence and services of competent men in every department of knowledge from all 

 parts of the world to deliver addresses before conventions specially called in the 

 interest of various branches of science, art, industry, education, etci In the early 

 part of the year a series of addresses was delivered under the auspices of the expo- 

 sition authorities, having special reference to the timber productions of the several 

 countries which exhibited in the building devoted to Forestry. An invitation was 

 sent me by the chief of that department to deliver one of these addresses on 20th 

 June, wh<>.n I presented a paper on the subject of tree growth and forest distribution 

 in Canada, in which I called attention to the timber resources of the several pro- 

 vinces and territories in the Dominion. Later in the season, 1 was invited to deliver 

 addresses at several of the special conventions or congresses. Owing to absence on 

 the Pacific coast, I was unable to respond to the invitation to be present at the con- 

 gress of horticulture, but I returned in time to address the congresses relating to 

 agriculture, to agricultural colleges and experiment stations and to forestry. On 

 the occasion of these gatherings I was enabled to disseminate much information re- 

 garding the agricultural and other natural resources of Canada. At the agricul- 

 tural congress, I addressed the assembly on the agricultural resources of the 

 Dominion, when reference was made to the high character and quality of Cana- 

 dian agricultural products as demonstrated by the exhibits which Canada had made. 

 Statistics of the United States and Canada were quoted, showing that the average 

 crops realized by the Canadian farmer were higher than those obtained by farmers 

 in the United States, and special reference was made to the large area of fertile 

 country in the North-west available for settlement, with which my frequent visits had 

 made me personally familiar. 



At the congress of agricultural colleges and experiment stations I had the plea- 

 sure of meeting representatives from Eussia, Germany and Japan, as well as a large 

 number from the United States, and addressed the assembly on the good work being 

 accomplished in the several provinces of Canada by agricultural colleges, dairy 

 schools, farmers' institutes and agricultural circles, and gave some particulars re- 



