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tialiy the same as those of the northern states 

 of this country. Anyone "who has taken the 

 trouble to familiarize himself with the situa- 

 [tion can not fail to be impressed with the 

 similarity of aims and idfeals in agricultural 

 investigation and education in Canada and the 

 United States. The workers in technical agri- 

 culture are responsible for much of the recent 

 progress and prosperity of Canada. This is 

 perhaps most appreciated in this country by 

 those of us who are engaged in similar lines 

 of work in the northern states and who, 

 through correspondence and frequent confer- 

 ences upon mutual problems with our col- 

 leagues in adjacent provinces, are best in- 

 formed as to the results they have accom- 

 plished and the progress that they are making. 

 Therefore the writer feels that a new agricul- 

 tural journal, the official organ of the Canad- 

 ian Society of Technical Agriculturists, will 

 be welcomed and will find many readers on 

 jthis side of the international boundary. 



The first issue of Scientific Agriculture and 

 La Revue Agronomique Canadienne bears the 

 ,d'ate of January 1, 1921. It is published 

 pionthly by the Industrial and Educational 

 Publishing Company, Ltd., Gardenvale, P. Q. 

 The title page states that it is : "A magazine 

 devoted to the general advancement of agricul- 

 ture in Canada. Published in the interests of 

 agricultural science and research." The aims 

 of the journal are set forth in more detail in 

 the following quotation from the inital edi- 

 .torial. * 



As the official organ of the Canadian Society of 

 Technical Agriculturists, our columns will naturally 

 give publicity to the work which that organization 

 is doing. The articles published will, as far as 

 j)ossible, treat with the educational, scientific and 

 more progressive phases of agricultural effort. 

 Certain pages will perhaps appear to be of pri- 

 mary interest to members of the C. S. T. A., but 

 the general reader will find much information in 

 those pages that is of equal interest to him. 



We particularly desire to cooperate with the 

 present existing agricultural press, and to assist 

 them in any way possible. We do not intend to 

 be competitive, nor to trespass severely upon the 

 ground which they are already covering. We feel, 

 however, that there is a place for a magazine which 



can represent technical agriculture in this coun- 

 try and we feel certain that no existing publica- 

 tion will dispute that claim, or hesitate to welcome 

 this venture. 



As the name of the publication suggests, 

 articles will be printed both in English and 

 French. "Warner J. Morse 



Maine Ageicultueai, Expebiment Station, 

 OsoNO, Maine 



SCIENTIFIC LECTURES AT THE UNIVERSITY 

 OF MINNESOTA 



The following program of Sunday lectures 

 is being given at the Zoological Museum of 

 the University of Minnesota: 



January 2. "The winter bird-life of Minne- 

 sota." By D. Lange, principal of the St. Paul 

 Mechanic Arts High School. 



January 9. "The geology of the Minnesota iron 

 ores." By W. H. Emmons, professor of geol- 

 ogy. University of Minnesota. 



January 16. "The work of the state game and 

 fish commissioner." By Carlos Avery, game 

 and flsh commissioner of Minnesota. 



January 23. " The story of the wheat rust. " By 

 E. C. Stakman, professor of plant pathology, 

 University of Minnesota. 



January 30. "Animal pets and their relation to 

 health." By W. A. BUey, professor of ento- 

 mology, University of Minnesota. 



February 6. "Some Minnesota butterflies and 

 moths and the mystery of their double lives." 

 By Eoyal N. Chapman, assistant professor of 

 animal biology, University of Minnesota. 



February 13. -"The work of the chief state for- 

 ester." By Wm. T. Cox, chief forester of Min- 

 nesota. 



February 20. ' ' The mysteries of pond life. ' ' By 

 C. P. Sigerfoos, professor of zoology, Univer- 

 sity of Minnesota. 



February 27. "The Indians of Minnesota: past 

 and present." By A. E. Jenks, professor of 

 anthropology. University of Minnesota. 



Mardh 6. "Itasca state park and its wild life." 

 By Thos. S. Boberts, director of the zoological 

 museum, University of Minnesota. 



March 13. "Living lanterns of fireflies and other 

 animals." By E. J. Lund, associate professor 

 of animal biology, University of Minnesota. 



March 20. "Our spring flowers." By N. L. 

 Huff, assistant professor of botany, University 

 of Minnesota. 



