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E. S. Archibald, B.A., B.S.A., who is known as the Dominion Animal 

 Husbandman. 



Another advance has been the creation, in 1912, of the Division 

 of Agrostology under M. O. Malte, Ph.D., who for a number of 

 years was engaged in research work at the famous plant breeding 

 station at Svalof, Sweden. Dr. Malte will devote his time to the 

 improvement of the quality and yield of the grasses, clovers, alfalfas, 

 roots and other forage crops grown in Canada. 



Although there has been an apiary at the Central Farm for 

 many years it has not until recently had the supervision of a special 

 officer. In order to give the science of bee-keeping the attention 

 it deserves a trained apiarist in the person of Mr. F. W. L. Sladen 

 of Dover, England, has been appointed and attached to the Division 

 of Entomology where he will devote his whole time to investigational 

 and educational work bearing on apiculture. 



A change that may be noted is the retirement, after almost a 

 quarter of a century of useful service, of Mr. Thos. A. Sharp, Super- 

 intendent of the Farm at Agassiz, B. C. who, is succeeded by Mr. 

 P. H. Moore, B.S.A., a native of Nova Scotia, and a graduate of the 

 Ontario Agricultural College. Mr. Sharp is still engaged in experi- 

 mental work in horticulture at Salmon Arm, British Columbia. 



Two years ago the standing of the Agriculturist at the Central 

 Farm, Mr. J. H. Grisdale, B. Agr., was advanced to that of Dominion 

 Agriculturist, who upon the retiring of Dr. William Saunders, was 

 promoted to the foremost position on the staff that of Director. 

 The Director is also the acting Dominion Field Husbandman, the 

 work connected therewith being under the immediate charge of his 

 assistant Mr. O. C. White, B.S.A. 



Under the Directorship of Mr. Grisdale, the Experimental 

 Farm System will undoubtedly continue to do effective work. Him- 

 self a scientifically trained and highly experienced farmer with 

 thirteen years of close application to the field crop and live stock 

 work of the Central Farm and during which time he has many times 

 visited the several provinces of the Dominion and the Branch Farms, 

 Mr. Grisdale brings to bear on his enlarged duties a fund of know- 

 ledge, experience and energy that cannot fail to direct the work into 

 channels that will effectively influence for good the agriculture of 

 the Dominion. 



This is the more to be expected because of the broad-minded 

 policy of the presiding Minister, the Honourable Martin Burrell, 

 whose sympathy with the work is shown in the well-marked expan- 

 sion that has taken place since he took office. 



