. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. 180 SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE. Febi-uary. 1922. the Advancemient of Science. One of these is by Dr. E. W. Allen, Chief of the Office of Experiment Stations at Washington and Editor of the Experiment Station Record, and the other by Dr. J. H. Gris- dale. Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Canada. These men, in the performance of their official duties, are in constant touch with trained men and with the re- sults of research work. They may be ex- pected to be fully appreciative of the needs of their respectiv
. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. 180 SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE. Febi-uary. 1922. the Advancemient of Science. One of these is by Dr. E. W. Allen, Chief of the Office of Experiment Stations at Washington and Editor of the Experiment Station Record, and the other by Dr. J. H. Gris- dale. Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Canada. These men, in the performance of their official duties, are in constant touch with trained men and with the re- sults of research work. They may be ex- pected to be fully appreciative of the needs of their respective countries and of the best manner in which those needs may be met. A third paper on the same subject, by Dr. Charles E. Saunders, Dominion Ce- realist, is also published in this issue. This paper is of special interest because, in a sense, it constitutes the writer's fare- well to Canadian agriculture. Profession- al workers, not only in Canada but throughout the world, will learn with the deepest regret that Dr. Saunders has re- cently tendered his resignation to the Dominion Government, to take effect this spring. We understand that his decision is final. The career of Dr. Saunders since his appointment as Dominion Cerealist in 1903 is one which, while being highly meritorious, has brought little personal reward. This may be the case with re- search workers in general and, in the present instance, the loss of Dr. Saunders' services may do no more than give em- phasis to a. lamentable condition, one which perhaps only the force of public opinion can remedy. Dr. Saunders is a comparatively young man — he was born in 1867 — but dur- ing the past twenty years he has given particularly valuable and faithful service to his government. He has never possess- ed good health and the fact that he has always been active and industrious may be attributed solely to the enthusiasm which so often typfies the unselfish, keen worker. But even one's enthusiasm will wiear out unless a certa
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