SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE 



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Dominion 

 Department of Agriculture 



Ottawa 



The Department Offers Its Services To: — 



1.— THE PRODUCER, THE FARMER, AND THE RANCHER BY 



Experimental and research work in all lines of agricultural effort, through the Experimen- 

 tal Farms, and the entomological, pathological and biological laboratories at Ottawa and 

 other points all over the Dominion : 



Assisting in the keeping of better live stock bv the operations of its pure-bred sire policy 

 through the Live Stock Branch and the cow-testing work of the Dairy & Cold Storage 

 Branch : 



Ensuring a sufficient supply of good seed by the administration of the Seed Control Act 

 and the operations of the Seed Purchasing Commission : 



Preventing or controlling live stock diseases by the administration- of the Animal Conta- 

 gious Diseases Act, and combating plant diseases and the ravages of insect pests through 

 the Destructive Insect and Pest Act. 



2.— THE SHIPPER OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE BY 



I'oUectiug and publishing daily, weekly and monthly reports in connection with live stock, 



dairy, fruit and seed markets; 



Giving advice on transportation matters; 



Encouraging and in some cases organizing tlie co-operative shipment and marketing of 



produce; 



Providing grading service, particularly for wool and dairy produce. 



3.— THE CONSUMER BY 



Ensuring the proper inspection, grading and marking of meats, meat products and canned 

 foods under the ileat and"Canned Foods Act. of fruit under the Inspection and Sale Act, 

 eggs under the Live Stock and Live Stock Products Act, dairy produce under the Dairy 

 and Cold Storage Act, seed under the Seed Control Act and feeding stuffs under the Com- 

 mercial Feeding Stuffs Act: 



Decreasing waste due to spoilage of perishable products by advising shippers as to pack- 

 ing, transportation and routing, by assisting public cold storage warehouses under the 

 Cold Storage Act, and by the inspection of cargoes when loaded at Canadian and unloaded 

 at British ports. 



ORGANIZATION PERSONNEL 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS BRANCH 

 DAIRY & COLD STORAGE BRANCH 

 HEALTH OF ANIMALS BRANCH 

 LIVE STOCK BRANCH 

 SEED BRANCH 

 FRUIT BRANCH 

 ENTOMOLOGICAL BRANCH 

 PUBLICATIONS BRANCH 

 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 



AGRICULTURE 

 AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTION ACT 



E. S. Archibald, Director. 



J. A. Ruddick, Dairy & Cold Storage Commissioner. 



Dr. F. Torrance, Veterinary Director General. 



H. S. Arkell, Live Stock Commissioner. 



G. H. Clark, Seed Commissioner. 



C. W. Baxter. Fruit Commissioner. 



A. Gibson. Dominion Entomologist. 



J. B. Spencer, Editor and Chief. 



T. K. Doherty, Commissioner. 



Dr. J. H. Grisdale, Acting Commissioner. 



liulletins liave been prepared on all agricultural topics, and may be obtained free on application 

 to the Publications Branch, Ottawa. 



Write for the list of publications. 



Hon. Dr. S. F, Tolmie, 

 Dr. .T. TT. Grisdale, 



Minister of Agriculture, 

 Deputy Minister, 



