FARM CROPS OP CAXADA IN 1901 57 



By Mr. Wilson: 



Q. Have you a picture of tlie Brandou farm ? 



-A.. Yes; here is one of the first year's growth of the avenue trees, and there is 

 another showing the avenue as it is at present, where you will see that the trees have 

 grown quite large. 



By Mr. iStephetis: 



Q. There is no difficulty, is there, professor, in growing trees out there ? 



A. No, sir ; none worth speaking of, if you choose hardy trees for planting. 

 There is a picture from the top of the barns showing the tree plantation on the Indian 

 Head farm. We have put out into blocks of 5 acres each a shelter belt 100 feet wide 

 on two sides of the farm and nearly two miles long. All the roads through the farm 

 arr also planted with avenues or hedges. 



By Mr. Wilson: 



Q. Who will give us the results of the cattle experiments at Brandon ? 



A. I shall be glad to give you information on that subject. There is a picture 

 of a sheltered inclosiire, showing the flower garden near the house at the Indian Head 

 farm, and this is a view of some of the shelter hedges provided for the growing of 

 small fruits and vegetables. There are some of the ornamental hedges on the farm. 



Q. How long have these trees been planted ? 



A. Eleven or twelve years. We are doing work in tree planting every year, but 

 it was begun fourteen years ago. 



Q. And some of these are 30 feet high now ? 



A. Yes. 



By Mr. Heyd: 



Q. What means have you of disseminating the valuable information we get here 

 60 as to reach the ordinary farmer ? 



A. In our annual reports on the work of the experimental farms. It is not in 

 exactly the same form as it is given here, but most of the information is there. 



Q. But how does it get to the farmer who wishes to profit by it ? 



A. Every individual who sends an application, on which he is not required to pay 

 postage, can get a copy of the report. We have about 50,000 names on the permanent 

 mailing list now and others are added as fast as they come in. 



By Mr. Eohinson (Elgin) : 



Q. Members of the House have a certain number to distribute too, have they not ? 



A. No provision has been made to supply any special number of copies for mem- 

 bers. This was formerly done, but it was found that in many cases members sent 

 copies to farmers in their constituency who were already receiving them through 

 personal application. Any members receiving requests for the reports will oblige by 

 sending them to me and their wishes will be complied with at once. 



By Mr. Heyd: 



Q. What suggested the idea to me is the fact that I remember during this summer 

 a large lot of very valuable reports reached me. While I was in the House here, I would 

 have had plenty of time and an opportunity of franking them, to my constituents, but 

 in my particular case, they came up, 50 or 60 or 70 pounds of them, in the middle of 

 summer without being wrapped in envelopes, and the amount of labour involved in 

 sending them out is such that I left them without sending them out and will probably 

 put them in the fire. 



