C^e Canadian Porticiiltarist 



VOL. IV.] MAY, 1881. [No. 5. 



ONTAHIO AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION. 



The Report of the Commissioners appointed by tlie Governor in 

 Council in April last " to inquire into the Agricultural resources of 

 tlie Province of Ontario, the progress and condition of Aoriculture 

 therein, and matters connected therewith," is now before the public. 

 It is divided into several parts for the sake of convenient reference, 

 Part I. being the Report proper of the Commissioners, setting forth 

 their doings and the results of their inquiries under tlie heads of Fruit 

 Culture ; Cultivation of the Grape and Native Wine Making; Forestry 

 and Arboriculture; Insects, injurious and beneficial; Insectivorous 

 lUrds; Bee Farming ; General Fanning; Dairvin" ; Horse Breedinff : 

 Poultry and Eggs ; Salt in connection with Agriculture ; Gypsum ; 

 Bone Dust and Phosphates ; Special Crops ; Agricultural Education 

 and Farm Accounts ; IMeterokgy ; IMuskoka, Parry Sound and Mani- 

 toulin; Diseases of Stock, and Stock Registers; Stock Laws; and 

 some concluding remarks on other points of interest. Tlie remaining 

 ])arts contain the evidence taken by the Commissioners upon the 

 several subjects embraced in their report, so brought together under 

 appropriate heads that anyone can readily find the testimony upon any 

 given subject which he may desire to inv(^stigate. 



Part III. will more immediately interest the readers of tlie Canadian 

 Horticulturist, in which will be found the evidence relating to Fruit 

 I Growing and Forestry; Grape Growing and Wine Making; Insects 

 and Insectivorous Birds ; and Bee Farming. In obtaining the evidence 

 relative to fruit growing, the Commissioners have endeavored to procure 

 the evidence of planters resident in all parts of the Province, and by 

 recording the name of the person gi\'ing testimony, his place of residence 

 md section of the country with the fruits of which he is familiar, 

 every reader will be able to form an intelligent opinion with regard to 

 • he fruits he may hope to be able to grow successfully where he resides. 



