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THUBSDAY, JTJNE 2th; 1946 PAGE NIN TAEMA, OW AVI.EE OTAI 01 ~~Department of Agriculure. While tatr ipaesrie o OE AXT1PàE the operateof het non regular schedules fromFo Ce t milDrh a Cee ato b e v elopea l t ofs wh et an established centres of the m ost.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Sixt eth Aun vex ary f oherceral gain ma bere-remote corners of the continent. gardedastems pcaur Distance has been annihilated. accomplishments of the Farms, it The inconveniences of the pastAgiutrlSceis rac eaeshe eth ara have been pushed out o h a of the Deateto!ArcluePypo ndWoigS G @v t. E pe him e idal faim s gi does not, by any means, embrace unde the drcino .A.Cr 861h adrscei tha hs ee dne orth bn-which has revoiutionized life in ne al bymodm ivenion. Sbene, *.* boh ofthse einhesabenl 'f r u h u h o i i n efit of Canadian agriculture.Anth el...... factthatno oher aturi prductcine, has also had a profoundly continuigtspa foasiigwhcofesffaglend wa n apaensec te ied ftrdeha eeriedsuh itliig n-beefcilimac uonagîul aagicltrl ocetestoosevemeoral av benset i beewsn paet seilo international fueceupn heecnoi life o! ture, in cultural methods, in the ~ ihdecrmn h ope sflas ~rest shown by the public when The broadening of the industrial the Dominon.~ hsbe h breeding and feeding of livestock, « ino 0 easo evc o n igrýflteLket oWJuune2,2 886 th8G6ernrthee fGCnadehanbee duflage-fmotapwerustactroiwatracingfnaeeryphaein agicuaurl t taio griultue.oeveal ocl- e in179, te frstin nta Ge..eral oWanada gave assent to and~ l ta the Do- practice. In the application of ~ ties havbenoerdaC te-L rnc Vaey Wilm populationan capia scece to practical agriculture the N * iiFapl n yo o rc ar 84 egsScey ~pgExerienal ars adhthe .extensiiononther airgrundricuflinttnuoety 137;Meri "An Act ffspecting Experimen- l oteetnino giutr minion, in bringing extensive vir- ilF services hithemtsociete theichpcelebraterSocetylGrenvilaedCounty taY&r Sttos"I ath gin< areas of land under cultiva- ofth Dmiin epotr.. mIhI w s t e a n d i t sete n sw io n t e e r i -gs r i e f t e D m n o e a Actsor awspased entl arms whraich, a stangtion, in widening the. market for mettheircneaytimer n uinh Scey ei f 86 by the Dominion Parlia- thfvfamemrcnatoa domestic manufacturing, miningmetoAgiuurhae ad erc yet o oherpiec ofacrage f aout3,50, hve eenan impressive contribution. Dur- affected the economic weîfare. of with an aggregate acreage of 37,-rad. he discovery of Marquis Canadian agriculture hasinhaentytrcvdtisrog 18. Caada tanSttua o.23 a t 00 hs onriutd mmaur WeNob.te at3Srhrls rese i etet ndcopex ntinbeauenher eteares Th nmbrafnrat is officially registered. ably. Saunders, Dominion Cerealist at ity, there has been a correspond- occurre bfoetepa ws ilemdeorhspup Few countries have undergone Basic Industry the Central Experimental Farm in ing expansion and intensification started.pnso hcepneo in te cmpaatielybrief per- When the Dominion Experi- Ottawa in 1904, may be regarded Dr. G., S. H. Barton, C.M.G., of the work of the experimentalTh iod o! 60 years such radical and mental Farms were founded it as perhaps the most revolution- B.S.A., D.Sc.A. farms and the other services of 100 yerodin14 aeth alofhm llcepth progressive economic changes as was recognized that agriculture ary event in North Amnercan ag- the Department. Scientific prin- Hon. John Bracken South Lnr oitwiho-wihhsbe ae bas Canada. The span of six de- was the basic activity of Canada. riculture. Dr. L. E. Kirk, Dean Deputy Minister, Federal Dept. ciples and techniques, not known cades, ordinarily but an overnight It has continued to. be so. No in- of Agriculture at the University of Agriculture has carried heavy in 1886, now receive routine ap- aero h ntoa Pors period in the life of a nation- vestment made by the people o! of Saskatchewvan, and a former responsibilities during the war plication in the solution of farm sive Conservative Party, the off i- has witnessed the virtual recast- Canada has returned more abun- Dominion Agrostologist, has stat- er.WsCara teAr- problems. cial opposition in the House of ing of the whole economic struc- dant dividends than that which ed that Marquis Wheat was the cuearas Chd ar and he ri Division of Illustration Stations Commons, Hon. John Bracken is ture of the country and has seen it they have received from the Do- most notable and remarkablecutrlFo Badan Che One o! the most convincing the first practicai farmer to at- emerge from comparative obscur- minion Experimental Farms and wheat ever produced in the world. Canadian Delegate to F. A. O.wy fdmntaigt amr ta a position of leadership in other services of the Dominion Dr. Jaies E. Boyle o! the Co- meetings hed in Quebec City. that the f arming practices fol- ti htdsicin ayfr ity owed at the Experimental Farms mers hope he may become Can- lege of Agriculture, Cornel Uni- are soundly practicai is by carry- ada's first farmn Prime Minister. versity, New York, said "The ing them out on the farms of far- Honor graduate at O.A.C., Mr. greatest single advance in wheat mers in different parts of the Bracken was Premier of Manitoba acnrc . A <"1/ ~ ~~~~ever made by the United States country. The privateiy ownedfo21yasadasneru- 1'>I... . awas the introduction of that ciass farms used for this purpose are fered1 persndefatatte poisu e IàIJW of hard red spring wheat knawn known as Illustration Stations. frdproa eeta h ol as Marquis." Though Marquis There are 210 such farms or sta- in 24 years straîght. Wheat is not now grown exten- tions. Considered Canada's No. 1 farmn A ~~~~~~~~sveiy either in Canada or the Un- Ho rcia n poial h uthority he operates two farms tibliy t sem us, i hs nye- ws how articularoalyeduringinwtefernCds he nm erits.n- fi 1*I.. filited States, due to its easy suscep- Experimental Farm methods are taria. He dons overails and works $1# oe '~# ea 7h W '14~.the lèss been a parent of the new- the war years on the Illustration He is the author of. farm text er varieties o! wheat, such as Stations where hog marketings books and in debates in the House, Thatcher, Renown and Regent, were increased by 64 per cent, Liberal mem-bers concede him to which are strongly resistant to laying hiens in winter quarters by be a leading farm authority. His rust. It is aiso a parent o! the 43 per cent, the number o! beef 30-point programme for agricul- new wheat resistant to the wheat cattie in herds by 32 per cent, o!fuei hrereetal ob stem sawfiy and namnedi Rescue. beef animais under 12 months ofadtued. TOchater E YOUR CHo Changes in 60 Years age by 491'/2 per cent and the THRO GH C LLE When the Dominion Experi- number of milk cows by 17 per Mnse !Arclue a e mental Farms were established cent. Mnse fArclue a e Canadian agriculture in Eastern Basic Purpose of Farmns tained Dr. William Saunders of Canada was in a more or less Theisaudnevecett London, Ontario, tentatively as primtiv stte.In estrn an-thersasi uposevor whichtethe first Director o! the Farms. The Farmer, nae in the most adaiiv sae nWsenCn h ai ups o hc h Dr. Saunders w)as sent ta the Un-Gi tfmS..Ja s adage it wasa negligible factor. Dominion Experimental Farms ited State6 to report on the Exper- basc o ai inusties prvids te mstPractically ail that vast area- were established has been broad- imental Stations in that country. naw now asthePrarieProin-ly observed. Ail the facîlities The report was encouraging and B o synms aegethpsadpasf imotn omdt in the world. ces-Manitoba, Saskatchewanand and information for thase engag- in April of 1886, a bill for found- ta onse' uue u ewnesi o imprtntcon.mdiy Alberta,-were virgin land. There ed both directly and indirectly in ing Experimental Farms was en-knwhwesitstotrtptnghsela were stili herds o! buffalo grazing agriculture and horticulture have dorsed by Parliament. Dr. Saun- the natural grass. The Indian been made readily available. The ders was eventually appointed no prtonrht o-whaCndaL regarded those great plains as his farms, like the other units o! the Director of the new system and otat by right o! inheritance. A few Department o! Agriculture, have when he retired on March 31,UnethCadaLfplnwihpcseyf Without food, there could be no venturesome settlers had preced- littie to seli, but immeasurable 1911, there were nine farms and yu ed o awt ml nulivs ed the railways. Then in 1886 free service to give.sttos Thorgnlfveta-m trageopo4.eyu snor agh niining i.ndustry - nor forest industry - oevecidng with eound- ttos h riia ieet no Th~~~~~~~enti rncnt inetatraifon lishethe Dtoinon arlimeneteInhd in Hed,8ask, en theOtertttattmwoao.Wh;o akyu in nindustrial plants - in fact, no humanity. ing o! the Experimental Farms: Experimental Farms were estab- Nappan, N.S.; Brandon, Manitoba; the Canadian Pacific Railway recognized the need for such an ritory o! Assiniboia, and Agassiz,CadaLetogeyothcmpeesr? made the journey !rom Montreal institution; for a Select Commit- B.C. to Port Moody, a port a f ew miles tee was appointed on January 30, A more rapid program o! ex- Z I from Vancouver. It le!t Montreal 1884, to inquire into the best pansion was drafted in 1911 to f L ~ N & X T 1 on June 28th. From that time the means o! encouraging and devel- meet the increasing needs o! agri- I IN I U b* h1 tide o! settiers began to rise. Since oping agriculture in the Domin- culture due to the rapidly grow- J-LI then the whoie country has been ion. This Committee under the ing settiement in Western Canada J threaded by railways and well Chairmanship o! George A. Gi- by Dr. J. H. Grisdale, who was settled. Moderncities are estab- gatdt, M.P., for Rouville, Quebec, appointed ta succeed Dr. Saun- lished where the buff alo used ta began its work without deiay. ders. He continued as adminis -________ agraze and the ax carts rumbled Tw o months later the Commit- trator o! the farms until 1920, ____________________________ along the dirt trails. Schools and tee's report was given ta the when he was appointed Deputy I I *II* II churches are within easy Waiking House of Commans. It recom- Minister o! the Dominion Depart- dsaco!eeyaring home.r mended the establishment o! ex- ment o! Agriculture and Dr. E. S. Cowl n s Drug dStorecef_________________e Telephones, teer isad the perimental !arms somewhat sim - Archibald, the present Directar, WE FIT TRUSSES radio have provided instantan- ilar ta those already operating in was named his successor, Dr. Ar- eous communication. The ox cart the United States, England, chibald's appaintment came at a PHONE 695 BOWM4NVILLE and other primitive means o! France and Germany. time when the era o! expansion motive power have been super- Meanwhile Hon. John Carling, was coinciding with what may be W W- - -~ ceded by the automobile and the' later Sir John, then Dominion termed the period o! transition the primary and the secondary, the basic and the, more compiex systems o! agricultural investiga--- tion. Dr. Archibald undertook a variaus divisions o! the farms. He saw the urgent and practical need A91I ÀM ÂILÀ% N Lilaio! translating more widely the ap- in n rTPp2aplication o! science ta general eSl iett h Cnue n a a o 'I This N1Ctflowe through the country and see the POE HTY36DYU~£J~n waving fields o! grain, the wide range o! other field crops in more or less abundance, the healthy and productive farm animais, thie__________________________________ generous growth o! garden crops, the range o! small and tree fruits, the long trains click-clacking ta- wards the seaboards, both east Im ' nnftThIT<"U'!flhT ~and west loaded with wheat, E . * *- i4p. ~~UEUE mmm ~~meats and other products for the M MIl*cP, mwww FKlVUU~ ~~ across the seas, should knaw thatF i MI. the Experimental Farms may M upu rw o claim no small part in ail this. Through the work o! the farms across the Dominion, agriculture 40 W AS D UBLEDhas been placed on a firmer basis W AS DO B EDta assure success. As much as, if M not more than any other agency, 8o5 the Experimental Farms, have been responsible for establishing bil f~" 0 !arrrdng over millions o! acres where 60 years ago it was com- ~VFfA~D moniy believed ta be impossible. In 1886 the area o! occupied 4P# farrns was iess than 50 million W e S lut the Can dian Far eracres. Today it is about 175 mil- The record o! the Dominion Ex- "SLRN"Icopel - perimental Farms in the past 60 wsntable tsasIsuniO, years constitutes an engaging and inspiring chapter in the economic penetratsheowyovln histary o! Canada. In the past six decades the farms have demn- of youn it n h ne ieo h evs onstrated how sound and profit- able a national investment they k It b cons pr1ordsta sms are. Now that the Systemn is firmly established the future off- conveflel."UFRN ilfo lgt.nzl br roa eandfter o srvuict i l fîespa. i forh pud m k The Sheppard & GilLumber Co. 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