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SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE 



June, 1921. 



Concerning the C. S. T. A. and Its Branches 



BY THE GENERAL-SECRETARY. 



RESOLUTIONS. 



In addition to the resolntioiLs on tlie Bureau of Re- 

 cortl.s and on Agricultural Research, wliieh are publish- 

 ed elsewhere in this issue, the following were also pass- 

 ed at the Winnipeg Convention: 



I. Whereas it is desirable that definite and uniform 

 ])i)licies of agricultural education should be adopted 

 by the various departments ami institutious directing 

 or carrying on work of this nafnre throughout the 

 Dominion ; 



Therefore Be It Resolved that a Committee of 

 Society be appointed to enquire into the matter 

 report at the next Convention. 



this 

 and 



2. Jnasmucli as the finance of this Society would 

 not have permitted the publication of such a creditable 

 and praiseworthy periodical as was made possible by 

 the generosity of the Industrial and Educational Pub- 

 lishing Company of Gardenvale, this Society conveys 

 its hearty and unanimous ajipreciation of such gene- 

 rosity and pledges loyal support and greated effort to 

 make for "Scientific Agriculture" a. wider field and 

 circulation. 



3. Resolved that the (lanadian Society of Technical 

 Agriculturists express their deep appreciation of the 

 most gener(uis welcome extended to them by the City 

 of Winnipeg that so graciously entertained them in 

 their magnificent jtark at luncheon; by the Provincial 

 Department of Agriculture that atteudeil to their every 

 eomfoi't through their genial Deputy Minister, .1. H. 

 Evans, who has so well represented the western spirit 

 of liosi)itality ; by the Manitoba Agricultural College 

 that gave their best, placing before the agriculturists 

 a banquet representative of many of the good things 

 of this Province and freedom to every Department and 

 Branch of the Institution, under the guidance of the 

 heads of those Departments; by the Board of Trade of 

 Wiiniiijcg who gave a most excellent farewell luncheon 

 on June 17th; by the Press of Winnipeg who extended 

 many courtesies and gave nation-wide prominence to 

 the deliberations of the Convention; and by the Cana- 

 dian Pacific Railway which granted mnny privileges 

 and extended many courtesies. 



Applications for Membership,. 



In additiiui to the 557 names included in the pre" 

 liminary Convention programme, thai following were 

 admitted to membership prior to June 20th : 



Abel, P.M. (Manitoba, 1913), Grain Growers' 

 Guide, Winnipeg; Almey, J. R. (Toronto, 1921), Dept. 

 of Agriculture, Winnipeg; Blakemau, J. E. (Manitoba, 

 1913), Dominion Seed Braiu'li, Winnipeg; Cobagen, O. 

 A. (Iowa, 1907), Nor-west Farmer, Winnipeg; Evans, 

 J. H. (Manitoba, 1912), Deputy Minister of Agricul- 

 ture Winnipeg; Foulds, F. (Toronto, 1916), Dominion 

 Seed Branch, Winnipeg; Freer, F. J. (Saskatchewan, 

 1915), Soldiers' Settle'ment Board, Winnipeg; Hudson, 

 John (Manitoba, 1915), Soldiers' Setlenu-nt Board, 

 Winnipeg; Laughland. F. (Manitoba, 1921), Soldiers' 

 Settlement Board, Winnipeg; MacKay, N. C. (Toronto, 



1911), Dci)t. of Agriculture, Winnipeg; Prodan, C. S. 

 (Manitoba, 1921), Dept. of Agriculture, Winnipeg; 

 Roadhouse, W. B., Deputy Minister of Agriculture, 

 Toronto; Smith, H. B. (Toronto, 1906), Nor'- West Far- 

 mer, Winnipeg; Toole A. A. (Toronto, 1912), Xor'West 

 Farmer, Winnii>eg; Watson, W. E. (Manitoba, 1918), 

 504 Scott Block, Winnipeg; Weir, E. A. (Toronto, 

 1912), Provincial Savings Office, Winnipeg. 



The addition of these names increases the total mem- 

 liershii) to 573. 



J. c. Mcculloch 



Secretary, Manitoba Branch, C.S.T.A. 



FELLOWS AND HONORARY MEMBERS. 



The Dominion Executive Committee of the C.S.T.A. 

 met on the evening of Jiuie 14th, in Winnipeg, to con- 

 sider a number of questions arising out of the Conven- 

 tion programme ; among these not the least important 

 was the conferring of Fellowships and Honorary Mem- 

 berships. The title "Fellow" is given for professional 

 distinction only, and only to members of the Society. 

 Honorary memberships are given to persons not eligi- 

 ble for membership who have rendei'ed the profession 

 valuable or special service. 



The following names were reeommendeid by the Dom- 

 inion Executive Committee, and accepted by the Con- 

 vention on June 17tli. 



For Fellowship: Dr. C. E. Saunders, Dominion Cer- 

 ealist, Ottawa. 



For Honorary Membership : His Excellency the 

 Duke of Devou.shire, Mr. J. W. Berry, President of the 

 Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association; Mi'. Angus 

 McKay, of Indian Head, Sask. ; Dr. James Mills, former 

 president of the Ontario Agricultural College, and Hon. 

 N. Garneau, of Quebec. 



