168 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



3-4 EDWARD VII., A. 1904 



December 29, 1902 : Washington, D.C. — Society for the Promotion of Agricultural 

 Science : ' Co-operation in Fighting Insects.' 



January 5, 1903. — A series of addresses on the Value of Nature Study in Schools 

 was given at the school houses in the following places : January 5, Harmony, Cedardale 

 and Oshawa. January 6, U. S. S. No. 4, Whitby; U. S. S. No. 5, Whitby and Kinsale. 

 January 7, U. S. S. No. 1, Pickering; U. S. S, No. 4, East Pickering and Pickering 

 Village. January 8, Pickering, Frenchman's Bay and Dunbarton. January 9, Audley, 

 Brock Road and Cherrywood. January 10, a large meeting in the town hall at Whitby. 

 At all of the above meetings I was accompanied by Mr. W. A. Dent, who delivered most 

 interesting addresses upon the habits of birds. These meetings were organized to help 

 the children of this district in competing for the prizes offered by the Live Stock Com- 

 missioner at the Whitby Model Fair. 



February 18 : Toronto. — Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions : ' The 

 Value of School Children's Exhibits at Fairs.' 



March 6 : Pembroke High School. — ' The Value and Pleasure of Natural History 

 Studies.' 



March 16 : Toronto. — Canadian Institute : ' Rocky Mountain Plants and Insects.' 



March 18 : Cowansville, Que. — (1) ' The Brome Corners Weed Exhibit and its 

 Lessons ' ; (2) ' Fodder Plants Suitable to the Eastern Townships ' ; (3) ' Spraying to 

 prevent Insect Injuries.' 



March 21 : Toronto Teachers' Association. — ' Nature Study, What is it ? ' 



April 3 : Renfrew. — ' Why should boys and girls study Nature ? ' A mass meet- 

 ing held in the city hall. Renfrew Horticultural Society : '^hat Everyone can do to 

 Improve- the town he lives in.' 



May 11 : Hamilton Horticultural Society. — ' Seasonable Hints on Insect Enemies.' 



May 14 : St. Catharines district. — Examining orchards which had been treated 

 with the McBain Carbolic Insecticide for the destruction of the San Jose Scale, in 

 company with some members of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association. 



June 15 to August 21. — In the West, investigating an outbreak of locusts in Mani- 

 toba, and holding a series of farmers' meetings in the North-west Territories and in 

 British Columbia. 



September 3 and 4 : Ottawa. — Entomological Society of Ontario : ' Insects In- 

 jurious to Ontario Crops, 1903 ' ; (2) * Entomological Record for 1903.' At this meet- 

 ing a paper was also read by my assistant, Mr. Gibson, entitled ' Basswood, or Linden, 

 Insects.' 



September 16 : Wliitby. — Attending the Central Ontario Model Fair and judging 

 the natural history exhibits sent in by school children. Delivered an address in the 

 evening at a public meeting upon ' The Children's Exhibits at the Fair.' 



September 29 : Richm.ond. — Opening the Model Fair for Eastern Ontario. Ad- 

 dress : * Model Fairs and their Management.' 



November 25 and 26: Leamington, Out. — Ontario Fruit Growers' Association: (1) 

 'Insects Injurious to Fruit Trees and how to Fight them'; (2) 'Insects affecting 

 House Plants.' 



Correspondence. — The coriiespondence of the Division has been of the usual varied 

 nature and as heretofore has taken up much of the time of the officers. Many of the 

 letters written are practically articles upon special subjects which are suitable for 

 publication in the pre^s, and have frequently been made use of for this purpose, in 

 that way reaching a larger number of interested readers than could be done by direct 

 correspondence. From December 1, 1902, to December 1, 1903, the number of letters, 

 exclusive of circulars, registered as received is 3,150, and the number despatched, 2,664. 



AcJcnowledgments. — As in previous years, I take pleasure in gratefully acknowl- 

 edging my obligation to many correspondents, to practical farmers who have much aid- 

 ed the work of the Division by promptly reporting outbreaks of injurious insects and 



