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APPENDIX 



TO THE 



REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE 



ON 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



Ottawa, March 31, 1913. 



Sir, — I have the honour to submit herewith, for your approval, the twenty-sixth 

 annual report of the work curried on at the several Dominion Experimental Farms 

 and Stations. 



As will be noted, the matter in this report is arranged in a different way to that 

 which has obtained in former years. 



Section A contains my report as Director, in which are incorporated accounts 

 of the preliminary work on the new Experimental Stations at Invermere and at 

 Sidney, British Columbia, as well as a resume of the results obtained on the Sub- 

 stations at Grouard, Grande Prairie, Athabaska Landing and Fort Vermilion, in 

 Alberta, and at Tvamloops and Salmon Arm, in British Columbia. 



This is followed by synopsis of the work in the various Divisions on the Central 

 Farm and at the branch Farms and Stations, with general notes on some of the 

 features of the year's operations. For the preparation of these, I am indebted to the 

 chief officers of the Divisions here, and to the Superintendents of the branches. 



The section is concluded by brief reports from the Superintendents of several 

 of the newer Stations, where experimental work has not yet been so well established 

 as to permit of a detailed account of the year's work. 



Section B contains detailed reports on the various lines of experimental 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 Superintendents of the 

 latter. 



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

 ; Botany, Cereal Breeding and Variety Testing, Chemistry, Entomology, Field Hus- 

 ■ bandry, Horticulture (including Vegetable Gardening and Flowers). Poultry Hus- 

 bandry and Tobacco Husbandry. 



