Guide To Central Experimental Farm

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Excerpt from Guide to Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada To conduct researches and experiments designed to test the value, for all purposes, of different breeds of stock and their adaptability to the varying climatic and other conditions which prevail in the several provinces. To examine into scientific and economic questions involved in the production of milk, butter and cheese. To test the merits, hardiness and adaptability of new or untried varieties of wheat and other cereals, and of all field crops, grasses and forage plants, fruits, vegetables, plants and trees, and disseminate among persons engaged in farming, gar dening or fruit-growing upon such conditions as are prescribed by the Minister of Agriculture, samples of such surplus products as are considered to be especially worthy of introduction. To analyze fertilizers, whether natural or artificial, and conduct experiments with such fertilizers, in order to test their comparative values as applied to crops of various kinds. To examine into the composition and digestibility of foods or various animals. To conduct experiments in the planting of trees for timber and for shelter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.