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THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF FALL 

 FAIRS. 



H. B. Cowan, the New Superintendent. 



The two days' convention of the Canadian 

 Association of Fall Fairs and Exhibitions, held 

 in Toronto, was one of the most successful, sys- 

 tematic and beneficial sessions in the history of 

 the organization. The attendance was large, 

 and great interest was manifested throughout 

 in the proceedings. 



The association's officers for the coming year 

 are : President, W. B. Sanders, Stayner; 1st 

 vice-president, J. W. Shepperd, Cayuga; 2nd 

 vice-president, James Mitchell, Goderich ; re- 

 cording secretary, Alex. McFarlane, Otterville; 

 corresponding secretary, H. B. Cowan, Toronto; 

 directors, J. T. Murphy, Simcoe; Ed. Jeff, Bond 

 Head; Rev. C. B. Clark, Russell; Chas. Walker, 

 Erin; W. E. Smallfield, Renfrew; R. R. Hall, 

 Parry Sound; Allan Gray, Uxbridge. 



The first paper of the day was that of Prof. C. 

 A. Zavitz, of the O. A. C, Guelph, who spoke on 

 " Experimental Plots in Fair Grounds." Mr. 

 Zavitz spoke of the striking increase in value of 

 Ontario's crops, which he attributed largely to 

 the seed plots at the Guelph College. The 



Whitby Fair had first introduced plots, and 

 since then five other Ontario fairs had done so, 

 while applications for seed had come from Que- 

 bec and the Maritime Provinces. Mr. Zavitz 

 predicted that in the ensuing five years the fall 

 fairs would exert a greater influence in improv- 

 ing crops than they had done in half a century. 

 Mr. C. C. James, Deputy Minister of Agricul- 

 ture, stated his opinion that the fall fair should 

 be purely educative. He believed the farmer 

 should have amusement, but he should have it 

 all the year round, and not expect to get it only 

 for two days at his fall fair. He urged that 

 the rate of advance the past five years be main- 

 tained. 



Enterprising Poultry. 



The last item on the morning's program was 

 a talk on " Poultry Culture " by W. R. Graham, 

 of the Ontario Agricultural College. He made 

 the surprising statement that the hens at the 

 college had been laying all through the cold 

 weather, even one day when it was 13 degrees 

 below zero in the coop. This he laughingly 

 cited as a result of educating the hens. The 

 hens were not kept warm, but were given exer- 

 cise and fresh air. 



At the afternoon session W. A. MacKinnon, 

 chief of the fruit division at Ottawa, gave a 



