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Central Experimental Farm .... Ottawa. 



Experimental Station Charlottetown, P.E.I. 



" Farm Nappan, N.S. 



" Station Kentville, N.S. 



Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, Que. 



Cap Rouge, Que. 



Farm Brandon, Man. 



Station Scott, Sask. 



Farm Indian Head, Sask. 



" Station Rosthern, Sask. 



Lethbridge, Alta. 



Lacombe, Alta. 



Farm Agassiz, B.C. 



" Station. Invermere, B.C. 



Of the above list, there are four stations which are not as yet in full operation, 

 namely, those at Scott, Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, Kentville, and Invermere. 

 The station at Cap Rouge was only taken over on January 1st, 1911, but con- 

 siderable work has already been planned and some is already in progress. In 

 the course of this investigation the new farm at Kentville was visited on August 

 7th, where clearing was in progress under the management of Mr. J. R. Starr. 

 The aim is to have the east side devoted to orchard work, and the west side is 

 to be used for purely agricultural purposes. 



The farms at Nappan, Charlottetown, Lethbridge, and Agassiz, were also 

 personally visited, and in every case were found to be officered by capable 

 enthusiastic men engaged in solving the problems of their own particular district. 



In the Provinces of Ontario and British Columbia, a comparatively new 

 departure has been undertaken during the past two or three years, which consists 

 in the appointment of college graduates to the position of district representatives 

 in any county or district making a request for the services of a trained specialist 

 and complying with the conditions. 



This feature of educational work has proved very satisfactory and these 

 officers have been able to render efficient service in all the fruit sections to which 

 they have been appointed. The demand is exceeding the supply and it has not 

 been found possible to furnish all the men required for this work as yet. 



Conventions of the various fruitgrowers' organizations are held at stated 

 intervals, extending over several days, and frequent fruit institute sessions are 

 arranged for during the winter season at all of which live topics of interest to 

 the fruit industry are discussed and much valuable information disseminated. 



SOME OE THE DIFFICULTIES. 



The road to success in fruitgrowing, as in any other enterprise, cannot be 

 followed without meeting numerous obstacles, which in a great many cases may 

 offer serious opposition. These difficulties are variable in their nature. They 

 may be due to insects, to bacterial or fungous diseases, to soil and climatic con- 

 ditions, or to numerous other causes. 



While there are a few of these troubles which cannot be readily controlled, 

 yet in the majority of cases the fruitgrower, if he practices approved methods, 

 will not find his ultimate success hindered to a very serious extent by these 

 temporary adversities. 



There are an immense number of insects which ravage orchards and depend 

 for their existence either upon the trees or upon the fruit. In the older fruit- 

 growing sections of Canada these pests are extremely troublesome, and it would 

 seem to be practically impossible to entirely eradicate them, although a concen- 

 trated effort on the part of the fruitgrowers should materially assist in keeping 

 them within bounds. 



