590 Journal of Agriculture. Victoria. [10 Oct., 1918. 



(4) Entomology and administration of Destruc- 



tive Insects Act, appropriation . . 30,000 



(5) Dairy division, appropriation . . . . 32,000 



(6) Fruit division, appropriation . . . . 2'5,000 



The Provincial Departments of Agriculture are maintained in addi- 

 tion to those of the Federal Government, but the advantages the 

 Federal Experiment Stations have is that they are under one control, and 

 the tests made at the Central Farm can be duplicated and tested out 

 at each at the twenty-two branch stations. The officers of the Federal 

 Department naturally, therefore, learn to take a broader and more com- 

 prehensive view of agricultural problems, and are able to plan work 

 of nation-wide application. 



Administrative Building, Manitotia Agricultural College, Winnipeg, Canada. 



THE ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The Ontario Department of Agriculture is located at Toronto. Its 

 ■permanent head is called the Deputy Minister of Agriculture. The 

 main activities of the Department are: — 



1. District Representatives — corresponding to the county agents of 

 the United States. 



Ontario was the first province in the Dominion to adopt the Dis- 

 trict Representative plan of organizing the extension activities of the 

 State. In 1907, the Ontario Government appointed specialists in agri- 

 -culture — graduates of the agricultural college — to six of the important 

 agricultural districts of the province. To-day there are forty-seven 

 specialists appointed as District Representatives, one in each county of 

 the province. The salaries of these men range from £310 to £420 per 

 annum, plus travelling expenses. 



The Provincial Government pays the salary of the District Repre- 

 sentatiA^e and the remainder of the office expenses. In the United States 

 the counties contribute from £300 to £500 towards the expense of the 

 ■county agent. The work of the District Representative is similar to 



