advocated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in which a package of 

 treated cotton, containing dried bacteria, has to be put into a solution of 

 chemicals, and the bacteria allowed to develop for a day or two before 

 being applied to the seeds. 



These samples were sent all over Canada, from Prince Edward Island 

 to British Columbia, the number of cultures being as follows : 

 Ontario 76 Assiniboia 13 



Nova Scotia 66 



New Brunswick 11 



P. E. Island 17 



Cape Breton 1 



Quebec 10 



Manitoba 23 



Alberta 12 



British Columbia 15 



United States 2 



Total . 



246 



They were also tested by Mr. Frank T. Shutt, Chemist, Experimental 

 Farm, Ottawa ; by Principal M. Cumming, Agricultural College, Truro, 

 N.S., by Mr. C. Jarvis, Assistant to Prof. L. H. Bailey, of Cornell 

 Experiment Station, and by ourselves. At the end of the season a circular 



Plot of alfalfa or lucerne, grown from seed untreated with nitro-culture. ^The 

 mark on upright stick shows height to which the alfalfa grew in the adjoining 

 treated plot. (Experiment conducted bv Principal dimming, Agricultural College, 

 Truro, N.S. )K , ^T\ 



