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APPENDIX ^^^ YORK 



BOTANICAL 

 QAROGN 



TO THE 



REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE 



ON 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Ottawa, 1st December, 1897. 



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

 work done and in progress at the Central Experimental Farm and also at the several 

 Branch Experimental Farms. 



Since the resignation of the late Agriculturist Mr. Jas. W. Robertson — in January, 

 1896 — I have carried on the work of the Agriculturist in addition to the duties 

 devolving on me as Director, and in this report as in that of 1896, full particulars of 

 the results of all the experiments conducted with farm crops and stock, are presented in 

 that part written by myself. You will also find appended reports from the following 

 officers of the Central Experimental Farm : From the Horticulturist, Mr. John Craig ; 

 from the Chemist, Mr. Frank T. Shutt, and from the Entomologist and Botanist, Dr. 

 James Fletcher. Reports are also submitted from the Poultry Manager, Mr. A G. 

 GUbert, and from the Foreman of Forestry, Mr. W. T. Macoun. 



From the Branch Experimental Farms there are reports from Mr. Geo. W. Forrest, 

 Superintendent, and from Mr. W. S. Blair, Horticulturist of the Experimental Farm for 

 the Maritime Provinces, at Nappan, Nova Scotia ; from Mr. S. A. Bedford, Superin- 

 tendent of the Experimental Farm for Manitoba, at Brandon ; from Mr. Angus Mack ay, 

 Superintendent of the Experimental Farm for the North-west Territories, at Indian 

 Head ; and from Mr. Thos. A Sharpe, Superintendent of the Experimental Farm for 

 British Columbia, at Agassiz. 



In these reports particulars are given of the results of many important and carefully 

 conducted experiments in agriculture, horticulture and arboriculture, the outcome of 

 practical work in the fields, barns, dairy and poultry buildings, orchards and plantations 

 at the several experimental farms ; also of scientific investigations in the chemical 

 laboratory and the information gained from the careful study of the life histories and 

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