390 Journal of the Department or Agriculture. — Nov., 1922. 

 Home Canning of Vegetables and Frnits. 



It is obvious that Avliatever is done to foster the a fi'ri cultural 

 industry of the country, little will result without the vig-orous appli- 

 cation of the farmer in practising" those measures devised to further 

 his industry. Naturally conducive to health, the hest work of the 

 farmer, nevertheless, depends upon home conditions, particularly in 

 respect of his daily diet, and it is to the housewife, therefore, that 

 the worker looks for those essentials that promote energetic and 

 thoroug-h labour. Every good housewife knows the importance of 

 providing in the daily diet some form of green vegetable or fruit, 

 and the canning of fruits is a home indiistry in which most are 

 interested and that many excel in. Miss Ferguson, the Lecturer in 

 Domestic Science at the Elsenburg School of Agriculture, contributes 

 an article to this issue of the Journal, the outcome of scientific 

 experience, and in which is explained the process to be followed in 

 canning fresh fruits and vegetables so as to preserve them as nearly 

 as possible in their fresh, juicy state. The various methods are 

 referred to as well as the needed implements, and it will be seen 

 that the requirements for this very necessary class of home industry 

 are within the reach of all. While fruit canning is widely practised 

 little has been done until recently in the way of canning vegetables, 

 which in many respects is a simpler process, yet the value of the 

 green vegetable is so great that w^iere it cannot be obtained in its 

 fresh state throughout the year, efforts should be made to provide 

 the canned article. The advice given by Miss Ferguson and the 

 illustrations amplifying it, should prove very useful to housewives 

 in those parts of the country particularly where the lean seasons 

 are protracted and the need exists for preserving fruits and vegetables 

 for use when the short seasons of plenty are past. 



Agricultural Experiment: Variations and 

 Interpretations. 



The Department has recently issued a new Science Bulletin, No. 

 22, " Agricultural Experiment, its Design and Interpretation,"* 

 by Mr. Parish, Vice-Principal of the Glen School of Agriculture and 

 Experiment Station. As its title denotes, it deals with a subject of 

 great importance to officers of the Depaitment and, indeed, investi- 

 gators throughout the world who are engaged on experimental work. 

 It is a matter, also, that affects the farmer very closely, for the proper 

 interpretation of the greatly varying results obtained from field trials 

 and live-stock experiments requires the careful attention of offi(;ers 

 specially trained for that class of investigation. The farmer is, 

 naturally, not concerned with the design of the experiment, and many 

 are not aware of the sedulous attention to detail and the scientific 

 deduction that it entails. ]\Ir. Parish has, therefore, contributed a 

 short article to this issue of the Journal, which shows what properly 

 conducted experiments involve. It is well worth the attention of the 

 farmer, and particularly the increasing number that are joining the 

 Department in carrying out co-operative experiments, for a hastj^ 

 interpretation may often be misleading and dangerous. 



* Obtainable on application to this Office. Price 3cl., prepaid, 



