June, 1921. SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE 



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Some Impressions of the Convention 



Thase who attended the First; Aimual Convention 

 of the Canadian Society of Teehnieal Agricultnrists, 

 held in Winnipeg a week ago, must all have received 

 certain impresisiions. Certainly tjhere must be, aJnong 

 those impressions, some tlhat were more forcibly im- 

 pressed than others, and will therefore remain longer 

 within tJie memory. 



Looking back at the social parts of the three days' 

 proceedings, the most outstanding features were the 

 geniality and ent^iusiasm of Deputy Minister Evans, 

 tihe genuine sincerity of the welcome given by Mayor 

 Parnell at the Civic Liuieheon and of Secretary 

 Milner at the Board of Trade Luncheon, and the 

 cordial reception of Pr&sident John Bracken aiul his 

 staff at the Agricultural College on June 16th. All 

 of thasie officials gave the visitors a wjiole-heartetl 

 welcome, typical of the western spirit of hospitality. 

 There can be no doubt that much of the enthusiasm 

 which was so apparent during the entire three days, 

 was due in no small measure to tjhe woi-k of the 

 Reception Committee, which arranged a splendid social 

 programme under tihe direction of Mr. Evans. 



Added to the features above mentioned, and of 

 no less significance, were the personal attendance of 

 the Lieutenant-Governor and the splendid co-operation 

 rendered by the press. Sir James Aikins showed a 

 keen personal interest in the Society and a wide 

 knowledge of the many problems confronting agricul- 

 turists ; he gave an address whicji indicated, not only 

 his ability as a speaker but his convictions as to the 

 future success of the C.S.T.A. The credit for the 

 pulilicity given to the proceedings of the Convention 

 may be given, to a very great; extent, to Miss E. Cora 

 Hind, commercial and agricultui'al Editor of the Man- 

 itoba Free Press. Miss Hind's knowledg-e of agricul- 

 tural affairs Is world-wide, and her interest in tihe 



Society and in tjie proceedings of the Convention is, 

 to say the lea.st, significant. 



So far as the results of the business sessioi:is are 

 concerned, an effort has been made to give them 

 c[uite fully in the present issue. The address of 

 President Klinck "is printed in full, and vshould be 

 carefully read by all who 'receive this magazine. 

 The prolonged applause w/iiclb greeted President 

 Klinck at the close of his address indicated that he 

 had touched upon many vital points, that he had 

 pointed the way towaixis a solution of many problems 

 wliich iliave already confronted t^e Society during 

 its difficult organization pei-iod, and that he I'ealized 

 full well the difficidties still to be met and overcome. 

 He left no doubt in the minds of his audience as to 

 the need for such a society as the C.S.T.A., and 

 showed quite plainly t^e various functions wlhich it 

 could perfonn to the advantage of its members and 

 of the ag'ricultural industry. 



The dominion-wide growth in the Society, the keen 

 interest of the members and the solidarity of the 

 vari(ius branches; were another feature of the Con- 

 vention. Every one of tihe tjhirteen branches was 

 represented and it is unfortunate that lack of space 

 will not permit the publication in fuU of the many 

 favourable reports submitted. It is sufficient perhaps 

 to say that progress was indicated in every province 

 and a rapid increase in membenship is anticipated 

 during the coming year. 



The reports of the General Secretaiy and of the 

 Committees on Research and on Marketing Education, 

 the Amendments to t^ie Constitution and By-laws, 

 the personnel of all new committees and of the Edi- 

 torial Board, details of the proposed Bureau of 

 Records, as well as numeroas other items concerning 

 the Convention, are all embodied in this issue which 



Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists. First Annual Convention Group taken at the Manitoba Agricultui'al Collegre. 



