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the best fruits. I know personally that it is rather difficult to convince the farmer 

 that he is making an advantageous investment in spraying his crops; but once he 

 has experienced it, we can rest assured that he will continue to act in a similar 

 manner and this to his greatest benefit. 



For its part the Department of Agriculture intends to take advantage of 

 such a favourable opportunity to work along the same lines and to popularise 

 with all the means at its disposal practical methods for the protection of the crops. 

 To this end, the following course will be followed: 



1. The widest publicity will be resorted to in order to draw the attention 

 of all concerned to this point and to instruct them in a practical manner through: 



(a) Daily or weekly newspapers. 



(b) Agricultural and periodical reviews. 



(c) Circulars to societies and clubs and 



(d) Posters distributed in all rural centres. 



2. In order to instruct farmers with regard to necessary spraying and how 

 the spray should be prepared and used, the Department will appeal to them by: 



(a) Lectures delivered by district representatives and others. 



(b) Demonstrations on the ground with the necessary outfits, and 



(c) Short and concise bulletins on the subject. 



3. The Department will give efficient assistance to members of societies, city 

 garden associations, and in school gardens and fruit-growing centres by: 



(a) Placing in several districts instructors and sprayers. 



(&) Co-operating with the Federal Entomological Branch in rejuvenating 

 orchards which the latter undertakes to attend. 



(c) Purchasing for subsequent supply to growers the required insecticides 

 and fungicides. 



4. Finally, the Department will encourage individuals by: 



(a) Having horticultural instructors visit their crops at home. 



(b) Premiums to reward the winners of crop competitions. 



In this manner, we believe that increased production in Quebec is an assured 

 fact and that parasites (insects or diseases) will be efficiently controlled during the 

 summer of 1918. 



