DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



In 1851 a Bureau of Agriculture and Statistics of Upper and Lower 

 Canada was created. Eleven years later, this bureau became a 

 distinct department of agriculture. Various changes in its con- 

 stitution have been made since then. It now consists of twelve 

 branches under the control of the Hon, Sydney Fisher, as Minister 

 of Agriculture, himself an enthusiastic and practical farmer, who has 



THE HON. SYDNEY FISHER, MINISTER OF AGBICULTURB 



held office for the past twelve years. In addition to the Central 

 Offices for general administration, comprising the work of the 

 Minister and of the Deputy Minister, who are respectively the 

 political and permanent heads, the department is now divided into 

 seven distinct branches relating directly to practical and scientific 

 agriculture, viz.: — 



1. Experimental Farms, 



2. Dairy and Cold Storage. 



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