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young trees have also been raised from seed on this farm and set out in the planta- 

 tions. The number of trees and shrubs now growing at Brandon, in wind-breaks, 

 avenues, hedges and the arboretum, is from 70,000 to 80,000. The work done on this 

 branch farm ha-» greatly stimulated tree growing in Manitoba, and the public have 

 availed themselves freely of the information and practical object lessons given 

 there. 



From this farm there has been distributed among the farmers of Manitoba, of 

 young tree cuttings and tree seeds in all up to the present time, about 600,000 and 

 about 1,800 lbs. of tree seeds. 



TREK GROWING IN THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES. 



At Indian Head, North-west Territories, the branch farm has also done much 

 to promote tree growing on the plains. To such trees sent there from the contral 

 farm as have proven hardy, there has been added a large number of native trees 

 raised from seed collected in the Territories, and the total number now growing 

 on that farm is about 125,000. 



There has also been sent out from Indian Head to farmers in the Territories, in 

 packages of 100 each, about 220,000 young forest trees and cuttings, and about 

 4,000 lbs. (two tons) of tree seeds. 



TREE GROWING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. 



At Agassiz, British Columbia, the greater part of the 35,000 young trees rece- 

 ived, about two-thirds of which have been of hard woods from the East, have been 

 used for planting on the farm, mostly on the sides of the mountains, with the object 

 of finding out whether these trees, so valuable for their timber, can be successfully 

 grown in that climate. A limited distribution has also been made to parties speci- 

 ally interested in tree growing in British Columbia. 



The figures I have given you show that during the comparatively brief period 

 of 12 years since the experimental farms were founded, the trees planted on the 

 five experimental farms number iu all about 245,000, and during the same time 

 there has been sent out to individual lovers of trees, in lots of 100 each, more than 

 one and a quarter millions of young forest trees and cuttings, and about 15,000 lbs. 

 (7£ tons) of tree seeds, every pound of which, with ordinary care, will produce from 

 700 to 800 young trees. 



By Mr. Wilson : 



Q. Was any charge made for these ? 

 A. No, they are all sent free. 



By Mr. Calvert : 



Q. Where do you get these treee? 



A. We have grown them at the experimental farms at Brandon and Indian 

 Head, chiefly from seeds of the Manitoba maple and ash collected in the North-west. 

 Besides these the seeds of many shrubs have been distributed. The Caragana ie one 

 of these, a tall growing shrub valuable for hedges or for growing singly on the lawn. 

 Some other useful sorts have also been distributed. 



By Mr. Semple : 



Q. Have you experimented with fir trees in the West ? 



A. Yes, we imported in 1888 from one of the Eussian government forests, North 

 of Biga, seeds of the hardiest form of useful pine we could get, a variety of the Scotch 

 pine, and raised about 50,000 or more of young seedlings and distributed tliem. We 

 have a few of them growing on the branch farms quite successfully now, but they 



