. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. September, 1921 SCTENTIFIC AGRICULTURE 15 j,'ivetli us'" vv iu other words to be of real (service in making our district or province a better place in which to live. In J)resenting this paper, I feel no small degree of diffidence, having been among you for but a few montlis, but 1 liave been acquainted with the work of your experi- mental farms for many years and remem- ber well that some of the best things we had in improved varieties of wheat and barley in my former home in South Dakota traced lui
. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. September, 1921 SCTENTIFIC AGRICULTURE 15 j,'ivetli us'" vv iu other words to be of real (service in making our district or province a better place in which to live. In J)resenting this paper, I feel no small degree of diffidence, having been among you for but a few montlis, but 1 liave been acquainted with the work of your experi- mental farms for many years and remem- ber well that some of the best things we had in improved varieties of wheat and barley in my former home in South Dakota traced luick to the Canadian experimental farms. I have also liad the good fortune to be able to visit a great many of the stations in the Great Plains region from Texas to Manitoba and Saskacliewan and have followed the work at these stations with much interest. It occurred to me when your chairman ask- ed me to speak on this sul)ject, tliat a brief description of methods used might not come amiss. Plot Experiments In carrying out all phases of experi- mental work, it is essential that a policy of systemetizing and standardizing be in- itiated and followed throughout. A further essential is that eveiyone engaged in the work be encouraged to be neat and careful in all things. I do not mean to say that good work has never been done in a slo- venly work shop but I do want to empha- size the fact that much better work is pos- sible if good working conditions are main- tained. You know there is an old saying that it goes hard with the land where wealth accumulates and men decay. It is equally true that it goes hard with .the scientific work on an experiment station where junk accumulates and men decay. It may not be best to adopt too rigid a sys- tem and thus discourage initiative on the part of the individual. A certain amount of initiative is most desirable. The best example whicli I can recall of an extensive line of experiments carried on by a rigid and thorough system is that conducted
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