. The Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists : addresses and discussions at the organizing convention, Ottawa, Ont., June 2, 3 and 4, 1920. ment of the three closely related agencies -which should be con- s-idered as the component parts of a national policy for agriculture in Canada. As one who has for some years been in close personal and official touch with those who are admin- istering the Federal and Provincial Dcparlmejits of Agriculture, I feel that it would not be just or fair to criticise adversely tliese branches of tlie Government service without at the same time pointing out s
. The Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists : addresses and discussions at the organizing convention, Ottawa, Ont., June 2, 3 and 4, 1920. ment of the three closely related agencies -which should be con- s-idered as the component parts of a national policy for agriculture in Canada. As one who has for some years been in close personal and official touch with those who are admin- istering the Federal and Provincial Dcparlmejits of Agriculture, I feel that it would not be just or fair to criticise adversely tliese branches of tlie Government service without at the same time pointing out some of the defects in the College of Agriculture—defects for which, as a member of the staff in an Agri- cultural College, I assume my full share of responsibility. This task, as 1 have already in- timated, is not a self-imposed one. A fair and impartial treatment of the subject calls for more skill than I am capal)le of, and for more courage than 1 could at first. muster. And yet criticism, even though adverse, need not neces- sarily be a cold business. If my treatment is destructive your op- portunity will come in the discus- sion ; if it is constructive, or even suggestive, let us face the issues squarely. Because it is basic, the relation- ship between these three divisions of agricultural work is one of the most important questions to be considered by this Society. In my treatment of the subject I shall aim simply to sketch the main outlines, without any suggestion of finality, and shall purposely avoid being unnecessarily specific in matters of minor detail since you all know to what extent the principles enun- ciated will be applicable in your respective fields of endeavor. With the salient features in the origin, history and growth of these three branches of agricul- tural service we are all familiar. In the initial stages in the develop- ment of each, they occupied separ- ate and distinct fields. Gradually, however, as each extended the scope of its activities, the o
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