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2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 

 Mr. Deavey was entrusted with the care and cleaning of the buildings, the feeding 

 of the young chicks in summer and assisting in the winter feeding of the fowls, 

 etc. His duties were discharged with satisfaction. 



I had the pleasure of attending a number of fruit and poultry meetings in the 

 district of Huron, Ontario, during the latter part of May and the beginning of June, 

 of last year, in company with Mr. A. McNeill, Chief of the Fruit Division of the 

 Department of Agriculture. Meetings were held at Lucan,. Exeter, Hensall, Bruce- 

 field, Holmesville, Aurora, Blyth, Dungannon, Lucknow, Brussels and Port Elgin. 

 Meetings were also attended at Toronto, Cobden, Guelph, Burk's Falls (2), Hanover, 

 Fitzroy Harbour and Carp in Ontario; Montreal (3), and the Macdonald College in 

 Quebec. 



A feature of the year, well calculated to show greatly increased interest in poultry 

 keeping, is the large correspondence in both English and French, as shown by the 

 following number of letters which were received and despatched during the year : — 



Number of letters received 5,002 



Number of letters despatched 6,329 



I have the honour to be, sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



A. G. GILBEKT, 



Manager, Poultry Division. 



