14 DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



being attempted at Forts Smith, Resolution and Providence and 

 at Athabaska Landing, to obtain some data as to the northerly 

 limits of our agricultural area. 



On his farm at Salmon Arm, B.C., Mr. Thos. A. Sharpe is 

 continuing for the Department of Agriculture, some of that work 

 in the testing of varieties of fruits which he carried on for so many- 

 years while Superintendent of the Experimental Farm at Agassiz. 



The Director. 



From 1886, when preliminary work was begun, until March, 

 1911, when advancing age and ill-health compelled him to retire, 

 the administration of the Experimental Farms was most ably 

 supervised by Dr. Wm. Saunders. Much of the experimental 

 work with cereals, fruits and trees, in the earlier years especially, 

 was carried on by him personally, in addition to his arduous 

 executive duties. 



His successor, Mr. J. H. Grisdale, B. Agr., was appointed 

 Director in April, 1911. At that time he occupied the position 

 of Dominion Agriculturist and is, consequently, well informed 

 both as to the work done in the past and that needed in the future. 



New Divisions Formed. 



The increasing volume of the work with live stock, field 

 husbandry and forage crop production, has rendered necessary 

 the division of the work heretofore carried on by the Dominion 

 Agriculturist. 



Three new Divisions have been formed, that of Forage 

 Plants, of Animal Husbandry and of Field Husbandry. 



The Division of Forage Plants, under the supervision of 

 M. O. Malte, Ph.D., Dominion Agrostologist, will have, as its 

 chief aim, the improvement of the quality and yield of our 

 grasses, clovers, alfalfas, roots and other forage crops. 



The Dominion Animal Husbandman, E. S. Archibald, B.A., 

 B.S.A., will have charge of the work with live stock. 



The Division of Field Husbandry will supervise field crop 

 production, rotation and cultural experiments on all the 

 Experimental Farms. The acting chief of this Division will be 

 J. H. Grisdale, B. Agr., Director, with O. C. White, B.S.A., as 

 Assistant in immediate charge. 



