. Canada, an encyclopaedia of the country [microform] : the Canadian Dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development. Agriculture; Canadian literature; Finance; Natural history; Natural resources; Agriculture; Littérature canadienne; Finances; Sciences naturelles; Ressources naturelles. CANADA: AN KNCYCLOIVKDIA. y It grew out of the Upper Canada Board of Agri- culture of 1846, and passed out of existence in 1896, thus rounding out a half century of very useful work. In 1874 the Agricultural College and Experimental Farm w
. Canada, an encyclopaedia of the country [microform] : the Canadian Dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development. Agriculture; Canadian literature; Finance; Natural history; Natural resources; Agriculture; Littérature canadienne; Finances; Sciences naturelles; Ressources naturelles. CANADA: AN KNCYCLOIVKDIA. y It grew out of the Upper Canada Board of Agri- culture of 1846, and passed out of existence in 1896, thus rounding out a half century of very useful work. In 1874 the Agricultural College and Experimental Farm was established at Guelph, and to-day, after nearly a quarter of a century, this has developed into what is undoubt- edly the best all-round and most successful purely agricultural teaching institution in America. Its attendance in 1896 was as follows: 168 in the general course and 69 in the dairy course—tot^xl 237—of whom 202 were from Ontario, 13 from the other Canadian Provinces, 18 from British countries outside of Canada, two from the United States, and one from France. Meanwhile the number of Agricultural Soci.^ties had been gradually increasing. The Farmers' Institutes, begun in 1885, had been developing even beyond expectation. Various associations had applied for recognition. The Dairy, Live Stock and Fruit interests of the Province were demanding greater attention. In 1882 the new statistical branch, the Bureau of Industries, was established and was convincing the people of the great extent and importance of the various agri- cultural interests. As a consequence of all this, the Ontario Government felt that a forward step should be taken, tmd in 1888 there was established the office of Minister of Agriculture, with the Hon. Charles Drury as the first Head of the Depart- ment. He was succeeded by the Hon. John Dry- den as Minister in 1888. Mr. Dryden has admin- istered the Department since that time. A Deputy Minister of Agriculture, together with the Secre- tary a
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