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SEXSMITH, John A., Preniveau, Ont. 

 Born Belmont Tp., Ont, 1866. Son of 

 Thomas and Margaret Sexsmith. Mar- 

 ried Bessie M. Buchanan. -Director 

 Bast Peterboro Agricultural and Farm- 

 ers' Institute. Elected member for E. 

 Peterboro, 1908; re-elected 1911. Ap- 

 pointed Chairman Agricultural Com- 

 mittee, 1912. 



SCHARF, Adam, Cummings Bridge, Ont. 

 Bom Carleton Co., Ont., March, 1860. 

 Son of James and Jane Soharf. Farm- 

 ing since 1895. Specializing in Clydes- 

 dales. Exhibitor at Eastern Live 

 Stock Shows. Director Ottawa Winter 

 Fair. 



SHUTT, Frank Thomas, Experimental 

 F^rm, Ottawa. Born Liondon, Eng., 

 Sept., 1859. Son of William Denis and 

 Charlotte Shutt. Married Miss 



Cawthorne. Held position of Dominion 

 Chemist and Assistant Director Ex- 

 pe.nmental Farm, Ottawa, since 1887. 

 M.A.D.Sc. F.I.C., F.R.C.S.. 



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SMITH, H. DUDLEY, Anoaster, Ontario. 

 Born Montreal, May 31st, 1867. Promin- 

 ent as a breeder of Hereford cattle. 

 Exhibitor at all important live stock 

 shows in Canada. Secretary Can- 

 adian Hereford Breeders' Association. 

 Twenitj'-seven years in the farming in- 

 dustry. 



SMITH, William, Columbus, Ont. Bom 

 East Whitby, Ont., November 16th, 

 1847. Son of William Smith and 

 Elizabeth Laing. Married Helen Barns. 

 Member of Parliament for South On- 

 tario, 1887-1896; re-elected 1911. Direct- 

 or Dominion Shorthorn Breeders' As- 

 sociation. Ex-President Canadian 

 Clydesdale Association. Formerly 

 Reeve of East "Whitby for 4 years. 



SNELL, John Ferguson, Macdonald Col- 

 lege, Quebec. Born Brampton, Ont., 

 Oct., 1870. Son of John C. and Jane 

 (Ferguson) Snell. Married Evelyn 

 iMorphy. Professor of Chemistry, Mac- 

 donald College, Que. Ass't. Editor 

 Journal of Agriculture and Horticul- 

 ture. Vice-Patron I*ure Maple Sugar 

 and Syrup Co-operative Agricultural 

 Association. Author "Elementary 



Househoold Chemistry" and authority 

 on maple products. 



SPROULE, T. S., Markdale, Onit. Born 

 York Co., Ont., Oct., 1843. Son of 

 James Sproule. Married Jane Mitchell. 

 M. D. Thirty years in business. 

 Specializing in Shorthorn cattle, York- 

 shire swine and Shropshire sheep. 



STEPHEN, Mrs. W. F., Huntingdon, Que. 

 Born Georgetown, Ont. Daughter of 

 Lawrence and Hannaih Phin. Rose. 

 Lecturer and Demonstrator in Dairy- 

 ing, O. A. C. for 14 years. Lecturer 

 Women's Institutes througihout Do- 

 minion. Was first Woman's Institute 

 speaker in Canada. Actively engaged 

 in furthering cause of Women's Insti- 

 tutes sinces their inception 18 years 

 ago. Recognized authority on dairy 

 matters. Author "Farm Dairying." 

 For several years has edited Home page 

 Canadian Farm. 



STEPHEN, William Frank, Huntingdon, 

 Que. Born Trout River, Que., May, 

 1863. Son of James Stephen, and 

 Margaret Wattie. Married Janet Mac- 

 farlane, decea-sed; later married Laura 

 Pi.ose. For 28 years a breeder of A>t- 



shire cattle and Yorkshire swine, 1883- 

 1911. Secretary Canadian Ayrshire 

 Breeders' Ass'n. ; Montreal Milk Ship- 

 pers' Ass'n. ; Huntingdon Dairymen's 

 .\jss'n.; Huntingdon Agricultural So- 

 ciety. Expert judge of dairy cattle. 

 Judged at Alaska, Yukon, Pacific Expo- 

 sition in 1909. Writer on dairy and 

 kindred farm topics. 



STEVENS, W. F., Edmonton, Alberta. 

 Born Port Elgin, Ont., February 15'th, 

 1859. Son of Hobart and Mary Stevens. 

 Married Olive E. Harter. President 

 Calgary Fat Stock Show. Live Stock 

 Commissioner for Alberta. 



TABER, Russel H., "Hillcrest," Condie, 

 Sask. Born Wliitevale, Ont., 1885. Son 

 of Dr. Russel Taber, M. D., and Lucia 

 E. Major. Pre.sident Saskatchewan 

 Horse Breeders' Ass'n. Director Re- 

 gina Provincial and Winter Fairs. 

 Director Western Canada Live Stock 

 Union. Prominent in the public life of 

 Western Provinces. 



TAYLOR, Herbert Marshall, Barnscliffe 

 Farm, Ardrossan, Alberta. Born Mls- 

 -sourd. Mar., 1890. Son of J. G. and 

 Mrs. Taylor. Married Ada Yates 

 Petrie. Farmer. Aberdeen-Angue 



cattle, Tamworth swine, Hampshire 

 .sheep and Angora goats. 



TERrtY, John Redge, Dept. of Agri- 

 culture, Victoria, B.^ C. Born Kent, 

 England, 1877. ]\5arried Emily K. 

 ^Vood. Formerly on staff, of Poultry 

 Department, O. A. C, Guelph. Now 

 C^ief Poultry Instructor for Province of 

 Briti-sh Columbia. Thirteen years in 

 public work. 



THOMPSON. P. A.. Hillsburg, Ont. Born 

 Erin Tp., Ont.. 1871. Son of Angus and 

 Chri.sitina (Hvndman) Thompson. Since 

 1900 a breeder of Aberdeen-Angus 



THORNE, W. B., Aldersyde, Alberta. 

 Born New Brunswick. 1848. Son of 

 Butler and Prances Thorne. Married 

 Miss Benjamine. Specialist in Perdhe- 

 ron and French Coach horses. Presi- 

 dent of Canadian Percheron Associa- 

 tion for 4 years. Now a member of 

 the executive. Twenty years in busi- 

 ness of farming. 



TOLMIE, Simon Fraser, Victoria, B. C. 

 Bom Victoria, Jan.. 1867. Son of Dr. 

 W. F. and Jane Tolmie. Married Annie 

 Harap. Qualified Veterinary Surgeon. 

 Chief In.«pector for British Columbia 

 Health of Animals Branch, B. C. Re- 

 presentative Dominion Live Stock Com- 

 mission. President B. C. Agricultural 

 Association and B. C. Veterinary Ass'n. 

 Proprietor Braefoot Dairy Farm, Vic- 

 toria. Holstein cattle, Shropshire 

 siheep and Yorks/hire hogs. Seven years. 



VAN ZANT, H., Elora. Ont. Born Mark- 

 ham, Ont. Sept., 1856. Son of Aimer 

 and Sarah Van Zant. ;Married Margaret 

 Stapleton. Departmental Government 

 Veterinarian for 5 years. Now Live 

 Stock Representative Farmers' Advo- 

 cate. Private farm. Aberdeen -Angus. 

 Dorset.s. Tamworth swine. 



WATSON, E., Hudson Heights, Que. 

 Born Rockwood, Ont., July, 1880. Son 

 of J. A. Watson, Georgetown Ont. Mar- 

 ried Emma K. Patterson. Farming. 

 Specialist in Clydesdale and Hackney 

 horses 10 years. Director Canadian 

 Hackney Horse Society and 2nd Vice- 

 Prefsident Canadian Pony Society. 



