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farmer and swine raiser, is a man of affairs in the agricultural life of Prince Edward 

 Island. The sixth representative, the secretary and editor, occupies in the Live Stock 

 Branch office next in rank to the Live Stock Commissioner. 



The members of the Commission individually and collectively imdertook the task 

 laid upon them with keen earnestness. The Commission sailed from Montreal on June 

 18th, arriving in London on the 27th. The three following days were spent gathering 

 information in respect to Canadian and Danish bacon, and the trade in these products. 

 They arrived in Denmark on July 2nd, and until the 16th followed the itinerary 

 mapped out by the Department of Agriculture in charge of Mr. P. A. Morkeberg, Live 

 Stock Commissioner for Swine and Red Danish Cattle, who acted as gnide and inter- 

 preter. Returning by way of Germany and Holland a day was spent wdth advantage 

 in a Dutch bacon curing and hog raising centre. Upon returning to Great Britain, 

 Scotland received attention first, then Ireland and last England. In addition to study- 

 ing swine rearing as a commercial work, the Commission visited prominent herds of 

 pure bred stock and such leading agricultural exhibitions as the * Highland ' of Scot- 

 land and the ' Royal Lancashire ' of England. The Commission was well received 

 everywhere. The report indicates the success attained in securing information. 



Details regarding the kinds of establishments, the locations of farms and packing 

 houses visited, the names of officials, and other prominent men who aided the Com- 

 mission, are given in the letter to the Minister published on a preceding page, or are 

 to be found in the body of the report. 



THE EDITOR. 



