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SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE. 



April, 1921. 



British Columbia Branch. 

 The election of officers for the year 1921-22, in the 

 above braueh, has just been conducted by mail ballot, 

 with the following results: President, R. C. Treheme, 

 Entomological Laboratory, Vernon ; Vice-Pres., W. Sad- 

 ler, University of B.C., Vancouver; Secretary-Trea- 

 surer, F. E. Buck, University of B.C., Vancouver ; Com- 

 mittee, A. F. Bars.s, Univer.-;ity of B.C., W. H. Hieks, 

 Experimental Farm, Agassiz, and G. G. Moe, University 

 of B.C. 



New Brunswick Branch. 

 At the annual meeting held in Frederieton on March 

 10th, jMr. J. 11. King. .Mdiictun, was re-elected Presi- 

 dent, and Mr. E. 'M. Taylor, Experimental Farm, Fred- 

 erieton, was also re-elected Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. 

 A. E. Raymond, of Woodstock, N.B., was appointed 

 Vice-President. 



Generous praise was given to Scientific Agriculture 

 and the members agreed to support the magazine in 

 every pns.silile way.— 



Nova Scotia Branch. 

 At Lawreneetown, N.S., on ilarch 16th,_ the annual 

 meeting of the above Branch was held. The present 

 officers, whose names are published elsewhere in this 

 issue, were re-elected for another year. Mr. Geo. 

 Sanders, Annapolis Royal, was appointed the official 

 delegate from Nova Scotia to the Winnipeg Conven- 

 tion, and was also named as the N.S. representative on 

 the Dominion Executive for 1921-22. 



The members emphasized the importance of seeking 

 the co-operation of the Dominion Experimental Farms 

 Branch, in order that the results of experimental and 

 research work conducted at the various farms and 

 stations throughout Canada might at once be made 

 available to Scientific Agriculture. It was pointed out 

 that such a policy would furnish needed information 

 more promptl.y and in a more attractive and readily 

 accessible form than the restriction of such infoi-ma- 

 tion to official bulletins and reports. 



Quebec Local Branches. 

 A joint meeting of the Montreal Branch and the 

 Quebec City Branch is to be held at the Queens Hotel, 

 Montreal, on Friday afternoon and evening, April 29th 

 next. The members of the Macdonald College Branch 

 will also be present at the evening meeting. Provin- 

 cial organization work for the coming year will be 

 completed, and full consideration given to the pro- 

 gramme for the June Convention. 



There are now one hundred French-speaking mem- 

 bers in the C.S.T.A., represented in the two local bran- 

 ches named above. 



Northern Saskatchewan Branch. 

 A meeting of the members of the above branch was 

 held at the University of Saskatchewan on the evening 

 of March 22nd, with Dr. W. P. Thompson presiding 

 as President. Papers were given by Dr. J. S. Fulton 

 on '"Laboratory Work on Contagious Abortion," and 

 by Mr. W. A. Munro on ' ' The Work of the Dominion 

 Experimental Farms. ' ' . 



The constitution of the branch was adopted, new 

 officers elected (see page giving C. S. T. A. organiza- 

 tion), and nominations .submitted for the officers of the 

 new Dominion Executive. Mr. K. W. Gordon was ap- 

 pointed official delegate to the Annual Convention. 



Note. — A joint meeting of the two Saskatchewan local 

 branches — Northern and Southern — was held at the 

 L''niversitj' of Saskatchewan on Tuesday evening, April 

 12th, taking the form of a dinner. Addresses were de- 

 livered by President Murray, Hon. W. R. Motherwell, 



Angus MacKay and Dean Rutherford. The dinner was 

 followed by a business session. A full report of this 

 meeting will appear in the Maj'^ issue. 



Western Ontaxio Branch. 



As a result of a meeting held in Toronto on March 

 10th. the above Branch was organized. Nominations 

 were received for the offices of President, Vice-Presi- 

 dent and Seeretaiy-Treasurer, and an election was car- 

 ried out by mail ballot from the office of the General 

 Secretary. This election closed on March 31st, with 

 the following results: President, J. E. Howitt, O.A.C., 

 Guelph ; Vice-President, R. S. Duncan, Department of 

 Agriculture, Toronto; Secretary-Treasurer, G. J. Spen- 

 cer, O.A.C., Guelph, Out. 



In order to adopt a constitution and by-laws, to com- 

 plete provincial organization work, to appoint conven- 

 tion delegates, and to transact other necessary busi- 

 ness, it is probable that a meeting will be lield at 

 Guelph on May 3rd, which the officers of the Eastern 

 Ontario Branch will be invited to attend. 



Notice to Secretaries of Local Branches. 



You should always have on hand a complete list of 

 the present members, of your own branch particularly, 

 with their addresses. The list of members, as of Jan- 

 uary loth, was published in the first issue of Scientific 

 Agriculture, and additional names will be found on 

 page 81 of the second issue, page 134 of the third issue 

 and page 179 (if the present issue. Changes in ad- 

 dresses will also be found on these same pages. 

 Editorial Board. 



The following have indicated their willingness to 

 act on the Editorial Boai'd of "Scientific Agricul- 

 ture,'' and will be con.sulted, whenever possible, by 

 the Editor. The division of rural engineering has yet 

 to be appointed. 



ANIMAL HUSBANDRY.— H. S. Arkell, livestock 

 Commissioner, Ottawa; H. Barton, Macdonald Col- 

 lege, P.Q. 



BACTERIOLOGY.— F. C. Harrison, Macdonald Col- 

 lege, P.Q.; D. H. Jones, O.A.C., Guelph, Ont. 



BOTANY.— B. T. Dickson, Macdonald Colege, P.Q.; 

 J. E. Howitt. O.A.C., Guelph, Ont. 



CEREAL HUSBANDRY.— L. H Newman, 114 Vit- 

 toria St., Ottawa; C. E. Saunders, Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa. 



CHEMISTRY.— F. T. Shutt, Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa; J. F. Suell, Macdonald College, P.Q. 



HORTICITLTURE.— F. E. Buck, University of B.C., 

 Vancouver; J. W. Crow, O.A.C., Guelph, Ont. 



DAIRYING.— R. W Bro\ra, Agricultural College, 

 Winnipeg, Man. ; J. A. Ruddick, Dairy Commissioner, 

 Ottawa. 



ECONOMICS & SOCIOLOGY.— L. S. Klinck, Uni- 

 versity of B.C., Vancouver; A. Maclaren, Brampton, 

 Ont. 



ENTOMOLOGY.— Arthur Gibson, Dominion Ento- 

 mologist, Ottawa; J. M. Swaine, Entomological 

 Branch, Ottawa. 



GENETICS.— W. Lochhead, Macdonad College, 

 P.Q. ; W. P. Thompson, University of Saskatchewan, 

 Saskatoon, Sask. 



VETERINARY SCIENCE.— A. Savage, Macdonald 

 College, P. Q. 



Definite duties will be assigned in June, M-hen two 

 men .will also be appointed for the division of Rural 

 Engineering. 



