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of usefulness; to aid in securing and maintaining a closer coopera- 

 tion among all workers engaged in the profession of agriculture in 

 Canada, and the better coordination of their work; to aid in bring- 

 ing about a closer coordination between the profession as an or- 

 ganized body and the various agricultural associations throughout 

 Canada; to serve as a medium where progressive ideas for improve- 

 ments in agricultural education, investigation, publicity, and exten- 

 sion work can be discussed, formulated, and recommended for adop- 

 tion when deemed advisable; to aid in insuring the employment of 

 technical men for technical positions ; to issue publications in the in- 

 terests of agricultural science." 



Active membership in the society is restricted to Canadians who 

 are graduates in agriculture from a university or college of recog- 

 nized standing, to other graduates engaged in agricultural research, 

 administration, education, extension, publicity demonstration, or 

 other forms of scientific or managerial work, and under certain con- 

 ditions to nongraduates engaged in some of these lines. Provision is 

 also made for honorary membership, to which it is of interest to note 

 citizens of foreign countries as well as of Canada are eligible, and for 

 a body of not to exceed thirty fellows, this title being conferred by 

 the society only for professional distinction. 



In addition to the central body, both local and provirl^ial subdi- 

 visions of the society are contemplated. In general, the local 

 branches are to consist of at least twenty members, and units thereof 

 will constitute the basis of delegate representation at conventions of 

 the society. An annual convention is to be held each June, alter- 

 nating between eastern and western Canada, and Winnipeg, Mani- 

 toba, has been selected as the meeting place in 1921. 



Although the basis of membership is individual rather than insti- 

 tutional, it is stated that the roster already includes representatives 

 of practically every agricultural activity in Canada. All of the 

 seven principal agricultural colleges were represented at the meeting, 

 and practically their entire staffs have been enrolled. The list also 

 includes the Minister and Deputy Minister of Agriculture, repre- 

 sentatives of the various provincial departments of agriculture, agri- 

 cultural graduates engaged in farming, journalism, and other pur- 

 suits, superintendents of experiment farms, and many other lines of 

 agricultural work. Of the initial membership of 435, about 60 per 

 cent were from Ontario and Quebec, but ultimately a larger enroll- 

 ment will doubtless be recruited from the more distant provinces. 



The presidency of the society was bestowed upon President L. S. 

 Klinck of the University of British Columbia, with Professor H. 

 Barton of Macdonald College as first vice president, and Mr. L. H. 

 Newman, secretary of the Canadian Seed Growers' Association, as 



