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near the station called Agassiz on the Canadian Pacific Railway, 170 

 miles east of Vancouver. It comprises 800 acres, mainly neglected 

 l^rairie land which had been cleared many years ago. with about 50 

 acres of woodland, and ?>o of crdtivated land, including an orchard. 

 There is here a variety of clay and sandy soils, and all the land is 

 sufficiently high to i)revent its being overflowed at any time by the 

 Fraser River. 



These farms are under the general management of Prof. William 

 Saunders as director. The working staff at the Central Experi- 

 mental Farm includes F. T. Shutt, M. A., chemist; James Fletcher, 

 entomologist and botanist; W. W. Hilborn, horticulturist, and A. G. 

 Gilbert, poultry manager. W. M. Blair is superintendent of the 

 farm at Nappan ; S. A. Bedford, at Brandon; Angus Mackay, at 

 Indian Head, and T. A. Sharpe at Agassiz. The annual report of 

 the investigations conducted at these farms is published as an appen- 

 dix to the reiwrt of the minister of agriculture. A number of bulle- 

 tins have also been issued by the Central Farm. 



The Ontario Agi'icultural College at Guelph was established in 

 1874. Tw^o years later w^ork was begun in the experimental depart- 

 ment of the College, when 40 plats Avere used for experimental pur- 

 poses. In 1885, 170 plats, or 23 acres, were so used, and in 1889, 464 

 plats, or about 58 acres. -Feeding experiments have been conducted 

 since 1 886. " Chemical analyses were commenced during the year 

 1883, and since that date a new laboratory has been erected, and the 

 conveniences greatly increased for this A^ery important branch of the 

 Station's work. Waters, milks, soils, fertilizers, roots, grains, and 

 plants have been analyzed so far as time could be secured for this. 

 When the professor of dairying Avas appointed, the dairy experiments 

 Avere put under his direct supervision, the creamer}' Avas continued, a 

 silo erected, and numerous experiments AAith corn and dairy stock 

 conducted."" 



An association called the Ontario Agricultural and Experimental 

 Union, composed of OA^er one liTindi'ed alunnd, students, and pro- 

 fessors of the College, is conducting cooperatiA'e experiments in the 

 ProA'ince of Ontario Avith grains and fertilizers, and in horticulture, 

 agriculture, dairying, feeding of animals, etc. This Avork has groAvn 

 up rapidly Avithin a fcAV years, and Avill doubtless exert a A^ery bene- 

 ficial influence on the ao-riculture of the Province. 



An international congress Avill be held at Vienna in connection Avith 

 the agricultural exhibition to take jrlace there from May to Novem- 

 ber, 1890, under the auspices of the Imperial Royal Agricultural 

 Society of Vienna. The congress Avill meet early in September and 

 will be organized in scA^en sections, as foUoAvs: 



(1) Agriculture in general, including stock raising and A'eterinarA^ 

 theory and practice. 



