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of animal husbandry and the culture of cereal, root, and forage 

 crops. A forest nursery station under the management of a tree- 

 planting inspector was established at Indian Head, Saskatchewan. 

 Experiment stations were also recently established at Kentville, 

 Nova Scotia; Rosthern, Saskatchewan; Ste. Anne de la Pocaterie, 

 Quebec ; and at Wilmer, British Columbia. 



In Germany Prof. A. Backhaus established an experiment farm 

 at Quednau for the purpose of applying the princii^les of agricul- 

 tural science which he expounds in the lecture room. This is a pri- 

 vate undertaking and is entered upon through the conviction that 

 if satisfactory results are to be obtained from the study of agricul- 

 tural science practice and theory must go hand in hand. Three sys- 

 tems of farming have been adopted for comparison. 



In England the Norfolk Experimental Farm at Little Snoring 

 was established without any aid from local, imperial, or public funds, 

 the establisliment having been effected by the landowners and farm- 

 ers of the county of Norfolk. The farm contains 132 acres pro- 

 vided with suitable buildings, and was given rent free for eight years 

 by Lord Hastings, and over $6,000 was raised by subscription to 

 further the enterprise. An experiment station was also organized 

 at Burbage, Leicestershire, for the purpose of applying Mendelian 

 methods of research to the practical breeding problems of agricul- 

 ture, horticulture, and forestry. Commercial nurseries, comprising 

 over 100 acres, will be utilized for the experiments as far as possible. 



In Italy provision was made for the establishment of an experi- 

 mental mulberry station at Ascoli, with an appropriation of $14,000 

 for the establishment and $4,000 annually for maintenance. The 

 Government also appropriated $30,000 for the improvement of cul- 

 tural methods and $20,000 for itinerant instruction in mulberry cul- 

 ture. An ajrricultural chemical laboratorv was established at Forli 

 for making chemical analyses, experiments in cultivating new plants, 

 and for the diffusion of practical agricultural knowledge. The Gov- 

 ernment appropriates $1,400 annually, the Province $800, the com- 

 munity $400, a savings bank $200, and the agricultural commis- 

 sion $20. 



In 1910 Greece established a ministry of agriculture and commerce, 

 and agriculture was further benefited by the work of the Grecian 

 agricultural society, which established agricultural experiment sta- 

 tions, and was active in other ways to improve agriculture in that 

 country. 



In Rhodesia an agricultural experiment station was established at 

 Gwibi, 18 miles from Salisbury. The station had 200 acres under 

 crop during the past year, and gave special attention to maize, winter 

 forage, and seed crops and the propagation of Mauritius hemp. 



