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C,| Wholesale and Retail Dealers in all kinds of Hardware, Tools, Bar IroD and Stt SOLE AGENTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA FOR Brantford Light Steel Frame Binders, Self Raking Reapers, FronJ and Rear Cut Mowers. Brantford Single Shake Fanning Mills. Climax Double Shake Fanning Mills. Brantford Grain Drills. Brantford Broadcast Seeders. Centennial Sulky Rakes (self-dumping). Norwest Sulky Gang Plows. Brantford Sulky Plows. Brantford Sulky Gang Plow? Mohawk Chief Jointer Plows, A full line of Breakiuj^, Stubble, Sod, nnd Double Mould Board Pin always on band. Climax Separators. Minnesota Chief Separators. Waterous Enoiine Go's Chopping Mills, Fireproof Champion Farm EiigiiiBj Saw and Shingle Mills, Grist Mills and Planing Machines. E. P. AUis & Co's Gradual Reduction Roller Grist Mills. Beckett & Simons' Patent Automatic Cut-off liingines and Steel Boilers. Also all kinds and makes of Garden Drills, Cultivators, and Horse-PdWfj Threshing Machines. Sole Agents for tlic Celebrated SNOWBALL Wagon, the Best in the Marl^UL! OURS IS THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK IN THE PROVINCE, SEND FOR OUR ILLUSTRATED OATALOaUE. "We carry a full line of Repairs for all Implements anj Machinery Sold by us. NICHOLLES &L RENOUF. F, BRITISH COLUMBIA A, B. C fflCllLTIIRAL ASSflCIATIflN pers, Froni EXHIBITION OF 1888 -TO BE HELD AT- seeders,»HE GROUNDS OF THE ASSOCIATION ing Plow? Boiird PlijA.>r- ING A.ND SA.'VVING, ETC. p. O. Bpx 228, «r -St TELEPHONE 554, 6 VICTORIA Piee^GDills STORE STREET, VICTOEIA, - B. C r; 1 1 ' V : 1 China Rice, all Grades. Rice Flour, Rice Meal, for Cattle, Etc. Chit Rice, for Poultry. rial 1.1, t V^U^ji-^kV^A^-- -;.>«-^ -^' FOR THE BEST CUTLERY ShO TO- lv£-<5s |Who Keep Constantly on Hand a Large Assortment of Pocket and Table Cutlery, Razors, Scissors, Etc. IaIso Platedware & Fishing Tc^ckle NO. 78 GOVERNMENT STRE.: f. C5^ -MANUFAC'TUHKIl OF- J Soia Vater LEMONADE, Ginger Ale, fT.'Z^l LA"E V/ATER3, XvW m. ETC. BHSENCKS OK Peppermint AND GINGER AND ALL KINDS OF BYUurs. ^I?. O. HOX ;3(«J^ |Brick Building, Waddington Alley, VICTORIA, B. C. DKAI.EH IN INew and Second Hand Furniture CROCKERY, GLASSWARE AND CUTLERY, limtcr Orocks. Stone Cliiirns, ^huimellcrt and (irniiitc AVnrc, Baskets, ('hind, Mnt- fiiiK. Oilclotli, Mirrors. Washing Maeljines, Wringers. Cloth' s Horses. New Patent J. amp Uruekct, Wood 'looth I'ieks. I'eathe'- Pillows (ttK. Alattresses. CARPE're SOLD AT COST PRICE. ^GENT FOR THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE riu' Lnleat and Most Improved Maeliinc in the Market, light running and almost noiseless, with self-winding Uobbin and other Improvoments. .Itry. llDD FELLOWS' BLOCK, DOUGLAS STREET, 8 I PENDRAY & CO. 53 o O O Soap ^SATorksl ARE PRODUCINQIIN LARGE QUANTITY The Finest Quality and Variety of Soap| to be Found in this Market. m'- :! IN PART CONSISTING OF British Red Mottled, British White Mottled, British Blue| Mottled, Finest Yellow Soaps, Superior Borax Soap. ELECTRIC A GLYCERINE SOAP. FINEST TOILET SOAPS. I ' !y Also Dealers in Caustic aoi Sal Sodas aoi M CLIMAX WASHING POWDER, flySOLlME SOAP POWDER, Ihe Best ShavlDg Soap io the World. :,-ihJ'::-: , British Blue] orax Soap. The Colonist EUUIS & CO., Pfoppietops. We respectfully call the attention : of Business Men to the Complete ! I Facilities which -we Now Possess for the Execution of every descrip- I tion of Book, Label and JOB PRIHTING in the Finest Style of the Art, and ! 1 at Pricas that will be found Rea- ^ , . I sonable, and can also guarantee that Our Work will be Second to none in its execution. a Government St., VICTOt^IA, B. C. Q: Jol J ICI I 9 HENRY SAUNDERS, Importer and Dealer iii Grpoceries, Provisions, peed WINES AND SPIRITS, ETC Johnson Street, VICTORIA, B. C. WHEN BUYING YOUR iCIothingor Furnishing Goods taeiber the Oldest House in the Province, i I|1LM01(E, MERCHANT TAILOR And Clothier. M -son Street, VICTORIA, B. C. i ^^1 I ■ <■■■■* EDGAR MARVIN. 10 ESTABLISHED 1862. EDWARD G. TILTON. MARVIN & TILTON, Agricultural Implements »D>^ET.A.XjS— »--H- Miners, Contractors & Millmen's Supplies, Cordage, Chain, Powder and Quicksilver. SOLE B. C. AGENTS FOR The Ma^^ey Manufacturing Companf? TORONTO AND MASSEY MOWERS, TORONTO LIGHT BINDERS, MASSEY HARVESTERS, SHARP'S DOUBLE-ACTING HORSE RAKE, STU9EBAKER WAGONS, Our stock, in quantity and assortment greatly exceeds that] of any other similar house in the Province. Wharf Streot, Coraor Bastion - YICTORU, B, C 3END FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES, '^ ' ^''.'1 /" "iii'il^iiji'iiniy'i'iii liii.niMii mil I I iipi..i|iii j^iiiniiij I iijiiii|iiiipw|jiy T UeUfab^l^^f^i^il 11 :OWARD C. TILTON. J, BOUCHBRAT. J. COIGDARRIPE. f exceeds that vince. BOUCHERAT & CO., Wholesale Dealers in Wines, Liquors, Spirits AND FRENCH PRESERVES. ^[•oceifiB?, pmijion?, Tobacco and Havana Cigafg. Sole Agents for Preller Claret, Green Labels, Freder- icksburg and Schlitz Milwaukee Beers. Yates Street, - - VICTORIA, B. C. 12 I ' -, ■ ! :: ', TURNER, BEETON & CO, VICTORIA, B. C. H. C. BEETON & CO., 33 FINSBURY CIRCUS, LONDON, Commission Iflerchants AND IRf.PORTERS, Indents Executed for any Description of European or Canadian Goods. "AGKNT.S KOR- GUAIIDIAN FIRE ASSl'RANCE COMPANY (Capital over $19,000,000.) North British aod Mercantile Insurance Co.. for Mainland (Capital over $12,000,000.) Wholesale Agents for BouTEU.EAU & Co COGNAC BRANDY W. .lAMKSON & Co DUBLIN VVHISKHY Hiram VV^^LKEK & Sonh WALKERVILLE WHISKEY M. B. FosTKR & Sons BASS' ALE GUINESS' STOUT G. Prellkr & Co BORDEAUX CLARET and WHITE WINE CocKiu'KN. Smitiiior & Co OPORTO PORT WINE Williams, Encjiclhac;; & Co XERES SHEBUY .]. J. Frv & Co BRISTOL, CHOCOLATE CORRY & Co BELFAST. GINGER ALE RosK & Son LIME JUICE CORDIAL Gko. WosTKNiioi-M & Sons SHEFFIELD CUTLKIIY DiMHKR, McMastkr & Co GILFORD. IRELAND, TWINE H. 0. BEETON, J. H. TURNER, LONDON, VICTQEIA, Agent Guneral for B. C. 13 NESBITT&CO. Cracker Bakers FACTORY, FORT ST., Between Laogley and Wliarf, , B. C. COUNTRY ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. THE CliAREHCE Corner Yates and Douglas Streets, VICTORIA, B. C. FRANK a. RICHARDS, Jr., ) J -XjSSSSE.' j TOUUISTS' HEADQU AirrEIlS, NEW AND ELEGANT IN ALL ITS APPOINTMENTS. FLLLY SUPPLIED WITH ALL CONVENIENCES OF MOD EIW HOTELS. FIRSTCLASS IN EVERY RESPECT, I PRICES THE^AME AS IN ALL FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, PASSENGER ELEVATOR, HOT AND COLD WATER HATHS. rhm F.RT ST. WEST, Victoria. POWEILST,, Vancouvek. \m' McLeian & McFeely, Manufacturers of Galvanized Iron Cornices 1 1:^- fp m..M ;.;■/;.';.;: .■ Bi.-^■■.■.;■;v•x^■^■^■■.i■, , :■■ 1- ■: . iU'. .'. ■ . "l ' \ 1 ' ' ■! ■ '- ..ll..'';: 1 \lmiJl liiii.il mmmm mmh '1 L V — — Tin, Shiil)lu pliaMiiru for the reason that last year iieu yiiur Secretary was kind enouyli to invitt^ nie to come to your IuuhI meeting, an I I had made every airangenient to attend, the eve- pi;' befi»re 1 was wicked with a violent illntM.s wliioii contiued me to my fur some days, i liavo liHtened with much interest to your iliscussion jsiibjccts connecied wiih farming which are of so much importance to lui'selves and to the ro intry. I think it is a good sign when institutes Itliis kind are so well patronized and so well attended, notwithstanding iiicluiiieiicy of the weather ; when farmers meet together to discuss results of their own exj)erience, the character of the crops they have [iwii undur dillei'ent conditions of soil, and dill'erent circumstances, and Jiiiaie notes and tiieriby benetit each other by the mterch^tnge of ideas ■all such matters. It indicates that a community uf this sort consists Itliiiiking men. A farming connnunity that exercises itself in that li'ctioii will always bo a prosperous one, and will be well to the front in |ile))iirtniunt8 of agricultural work. AURICULTUKK AND KXI'KKIMENTaL SCIENCE. Agriculture is and always has been an experimental science, and in I very nature of the subject it must always be. Most of the experience IliHvu ill agriculture has been ■ btained by the practical experimenting Jiidividual farmers, a few facts gleaned here and tiiere, and these added y> onu 1,'i'L'at sum constitute our i>rrsent knowledge of tl e art. Up to hill a recent period very little had been done either by societies or by jieniiiiouts to aid individual effort in this particular line of work. It only about tliirty years ago that the first agricultural experimental Jioii was established in (jlermany, and this was the first effort made in part of the world to bring to bear on farming operations the benefits cientitic training. A number of farmers met together in one of the viiicus of (jlermany and there resolved to establish an experimental fi on a small scale in order to save them individually the cost and JiWe of each one exj)erimenting for himself. They selected a manager Itliis farm, and started a course of experiments, and shortly after ap- |il to the tJovernnient to help them in the matter. The Government Hired into the subject, and believing that the scheme was a good one, timt it was likely to produce excellent results, voted a sum of money |id in the work. Within a few yervs several similar institutions were O O Pi •-d Pi O h-l o 2! > o pi Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Men's Suits. w \ l>:\ 'Ifl o o. O w O t> o o W H P5 W P5 VICTORIA, IS THE CHEAPEST 20 started in other parts of Germany, and they have gained in popular fav from year to year until now, in most countries in Europe holding a thing like an advanced position in agriculture, there are many of tlii experimental institutions where acieniitic work is carried on it'i,'ularj the results are given to the farming community, and they reap tlio ben of the experience so gained for tliom. From tht itset tho cost maintenance of those institutions has been borne almost ontiruly by Government of the country in which they are located. THR VALUE OF SCIKNTIFIO KXPKHIMKNTS TO THE FARMER. It has often been asked, "Of what practical use are those iu.-ititutii to the farmer?" Well, there are many experiments which could a ' should be carried on to benefit the agriculturists which deiiuuid \m j time, more risk and more c ireful attention than farmers can attoid give, and the use of apparatus which farmers have not at their coiiimai I in order to work out satisfactorily all the details connected with tliu tes! I so that thjre are classes of experiments wliich farmers cannot well uiidi take for themselves, and which are of great value to the community. GLOVER AS AN At;C€MULATOR OF NITROGEN. There is not a farmer present, I presume, but knows the value clover as a green manure. It is a subject that everyone is faniilianfil and there is, perhaps, no plant at present known which is so vahialile; I agent in nourishing the soil as a good crop of clover i)loughed in s,'i j If anyone asks why it is so, he is usually met with the answer, "we kn it is so because it is the result of our experience." Now it we bi chemistry to bear on the question, we find that clover contains a Isi proportion of an element which is a very important fertilizer of tlie — nitrogen. This element exists in the soil in considerable proportii It is found in every soil, and it forms as well the great bulk of atmosphere we breathe. In the soil it exists in two conditions : (( form, which is called available nitrogen, is that form in which plants take up readily as food ; while in the other form, known as unavaili nitrogen, is locked up in the soil and cannot be assimilated as jilaiiti until it has undergone a change, which is usually brought about in ini gradual manner by the cultivation of the soil and the exposure of e' part of it to the action of the atmosphere, which gradually couverts unavailable nitrogen into the available form, and in that way the ferti of the soil is partially maintained. It has been shown by analysis clover accumulates nitrogen in a large proportion from some source dui its growth. It is Jiot definitely known whether this nitrogen i.s olit.i! from that whioh in unavailable to other plants, or from the air ; but known that a given weight of clover contains nearly fifty times asii of this valuable element, as the same weight of the wheat plant. Hi if clover, with its weight of fertility, is ploughed under, it gives to] soil a dressing which will serve for the enriching of several succei crops. UNKNOWN .STORES OP NirHOGEN. The knov/ledge of this fact in connection with clover leads to ami consideration. Clover is only one member of a very large family of plj which include all the lupins, vetches, tares, itc, souie of wbidi natives of this country and souie of foreign countries. If clover hai| quality of storing up nitrogen, other plants may have the same nnd« a supei'ior power in that direction, one can at once see that hero issi for experiment in a direction which would be exceedingly valuable tt| Go to B. WILLIAMS & (JO. for Boys' SuitH hivihr'^lLi,y^. w. J. B. JOHNSON'S 21 bole farming community! to ascertain which of the leguminous plants, lany, are as go(xl or better than clover for this purpose. There are Ime native to the North of Europe and many more found in difl.'erent ctions of this great Dominion, all of which should be experimented in order to ascertain whether they could not be made useful to [riculture, for it has been well said that the power of one plant to store I fdoci fur future crops of other plants lies at the very foundation of duc- Issfui aifriculture. Nitrogen is abundant in all animal fertilizers, and it Itlie presence of that element which gives to these fertilizers their chief llue. IMPORTANOR OF PERMANENT PASTURES. Anotlier point which I might use in illustration is the importance to j'lnors of permanent pastures for cattle. It is very uncertain, in view of le immense fertile wheat-growing plains which we have in the North- les', whether farmers in the east will be able to compete in grain grovv- : with the farmers of the Prairie Piovinces. Indeed it is very doubtful Itliey can. In that case the farmers of Eastern Canada will have to fall Ick on such lines of agriculture as they can make most profitable, and le of these is stock raising. Permanent pasture may be delined as a jxture of perennial grasses containing those which will ripen at diflferent Iriods during the season. A crop of timothy ripens and is harvested rly in the year, after whicl: there is a long period when that field is eless for the purpose of pasture, and not until the growth is strong lough, and has body enough to provide good grazing, would a farmer pnk (if pasturing his cattle on it. But in permanent pastures j^ou get a [ection of grasses, which live from year to year, some in the middle of I aununer, and others later on, so that the cattle may have a succession [that succulent food which they need and have it in such abundance as enable them to put on Hash rapidly. PROVIDENCE HAS NOT PLACED ALL THE GOOD GRASSES IN ANY ONE PART OF THE WORLD. Most of the grasses which we have in cultivation have come to us bm various parts of Europe, and there are some varieties in our own untry which are (luite as promising, perhaps, as some of the European In my late journey in the North-West I paid some attention to native grasses, and found varieties there which seem to me to be ^ite pronrising, judging from tlieir habit of growth, and from the fact ftt cattle show such a preferc.ioe for theia. When brought under culti- |tion, tliere may be found among tfiem species quite ecjual and perhaps perior in some respects to those at present in use. There are also in North- West and in the Wcfteru States, some varieties which are bable of standing very dry weather, and some others adapted to very Id climates. By tri'owing judicious mixtures of these grasses, we hope lascertaiu their true value. This important work will be carried on pensively at the Experimental Farm, and the object will be to show lich are the best varieties, bring them into notice, and also to take I'll steps as will make them available to farmers. There are a score or m ditlerent kinds of grasses which can bo obtained from seed dealers |E\iropi3 and other countries, many of which would lie exceedingly uso- if their valuable ([ualities were better known. These facts serve to uw that tliero !ive lines of experimental work whi-^h at tirat sight might |)far trivial, but are exjiectid in the end to produc results of great im- rtance to the stock interests of this country. Such experiments cannot o pi c3 o o Q I— I O w > o o o l-H w H O Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Children's Suits. Headquarters for real good value in Boots and Shoes 22 O a, o c o o W CO I— I c9 o T! fi cS O O pq • (—1 m '^ d c3 3 ft O be undertaken by the farmer. Few of you eould afford tlie time nrexl pense required to travel to the North- West and other places in search iJ such products ; but if this can be done for you, tlie information ohtaindl for your guidance and the material made available for your use ; yd must admit that great good is likely to result from such work. DEGENERATION OF ROOTS AND CEREALS. All our cereals, roots and tubers are, to a great extent, artificial y\ ducts. You do not find wheat, oats or barley growing anywlieni itl nature, as we have them now ! You do not find potatoes like tlioseiJ cultivation growing wild. The potato originated from an insiuniticMil wild variety, which, by cultivation and careful hybridization, li;i8 l)wl brought to its present high standard of excellence. So with wheat, uaJ and barley, and all field crops. These imjiroved j^lants and roots, <,'iii« as they are, are liable to constant variation and to fre']uent deterionitkl — that is, they often "run out." If you recall the varieties of grain i potatoes which were grown twenty years ago, you will find verj' few J them to-day. This points to the importance of continuous experinieiitJ work with new varieties of grain and other crops, so that by the fro(|mrif introduction (as in the case of stock) of new blood there may be iinpartfil to these products that vigour of growth and fertility of character whitlf will admit of there being cultivated to greater perfection and protit. WASTEFUL FARMING. Our farming during the past has not always been conducted in tkJ most economical manner. Crops have sometimes not been sown will needed promptness, the fertilizers at command have not been inadet'/ best of, and much land that would have yielded good results has for .vatj of proper drainage and care remained uij])roductive to the owner. Ln to the country has also resulted frcmi lack of information regardin«ty necessity of a proper rotati(m of cro]>s. Canadian farmers will re(|iiiret| be mare careful in these particulars if they would maintain fortlifl country in these days of keen coni])etiti(m and improved appliances tla well deserved pre-eminence in agriculture which .she has hitherto eiijoyo I might enlarge here indefinitely, but perliai>s 1 have .said enougli iiitlj few thoughts presented to siiow that there is practically no Hniit toeil perimental work, the results of which, when its true value is deterniiwj and made known, will bo of inestimable consecpience to farmers evii where ; and when I say that the experimental farms establislioil by J Dominion Government are to take up this class of work especially. aJ report on it frequently for the benefit of the farmers, T think I liave fiiil answered the question, "Wh^t good will those farms be to the a!,'riei tural community ?" The establishment of so many of these exin'iinieiil institutions in Europe led to the cfmsideratiim of the subject in Aineric and about thirteen years ago the first of these experimental stations \va established in the State of Conneticut. Since then a number of siira institutions have been started, suppf>rted by annual grants from the ki laturcs of the different States in which they have been located, untiltl importance of the subject has so grown on the farmers ill the I States that for a year or two j)ast the pef)plo have been agitating fur mil libeial support from the general Oovernment for such instituti'iiis, last year Congress passed a bill known as "The Hatch Rill," wliidii vides for an annual aiipropriation of nearly ^'500,000, to be divii amongst the different States, to bo devoted entirely to this experimei:] work in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. In the meantime '| Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Underwear, 7!^ CIGARS AND TOBACCOS 23 Canadian Government has also been looking after the interest of the farmers. In. 1884 they appointed a conniiittee to en(|uire into this rniation ubtiuned^HBubject, and from the opinions expressed by practical farmers, who vere called before this committee, the Government were led to con- sider the expediency of PROVIDING KXPERIMENTAL FARMS FOR CANADA. Our worthy Premier, Sir John Macdonald, who always takes the varmest interest in everything that tends to the prosperity of agricultural ^jlasses, asked Parliament for an appropriation of $20,000 towards the purchase of a site for an experimental farm. In November of that year was reffiiestef' by the Government to visit the different agricultural ktatimis in the United States ; and also to ascertain by correspondence the working of similar institutions in Eurojju, and to prepjvre a report for ihe Government which miuht give them such additional information as ihey reijuired in order to reacli some conclusion regarding this work of Bxperimeiital agriculture. 1 travelled through all the W';stern and Northern States, and visited every agricultural institution located any- vhere near the Canadian boundary, and submitted a report of my investi- gations. The result was the passage of the bill known as "An Act re- specting Experimental Farm Stations," which provided for the establish- ■uent of tive experimental farms, one of which was to be located near ])ttawa, to serve the purposes of Ontario and Quebec, jointly; one in [he Maritime Provinces, to serve the purposes of these provinces jointly ; t)iie in Manitoba • one in the North-West Territories, and one in British !!)oluuibia. THE ORJBCTS AIMED AT In establishing those farms might be be better presented to you perhaps In the working of the Act itself. The works to be undertaken were as follows : (».) Conduct rescearches and verify experiments designed to test the hlative value, for all purposes, of different breeds of stock, and their Idaptability to the varying climatic or other conditions Avhich prevail in |he several provinces and in the North-West Territories ; (b.) Examine into the economic (juestions involved in the production of t)utter and cheese ; (c. ) Test the merits, hardiness and adaptability of new or untried hrieties of wheat or other creals, and of field crops, grasses and forage- blants, fruits, vegetables, plants and trees, and disseminate among per- lons engaged in farming, gardening or fruit growing, uj)on such condi- lions as are prescribed by the Minister, samples of the surplus of such products as are considei-ed to be specially worthy of inti'oduction ; (d.) Analyse fertilizers, whether natural or artificial, and conduct ex- Nriinents witii such fertilizers, in order to test their comparative value p applied to crops of different kinds ; (e.) Examine into the composition and digestibility of foods for domes- tic animals ; (f.) Conduct experiments in the planting of trees for timber and for Ihelter. (g) Examine into the diseases to which cultivated plants and trees are |ubject, and also into the ravages O b O O > m H W Jnderwear. H^^ ^- Williams & Co. you get .satisfaction or money refunded. VICTORIA, IS THE CHEAPEST 1 < (I o H ifl O H O O w p o o W H P3 P5 (j.) Conduct any other experiments and researches bearing upon the I agricultural industry of Canada, which are approved by the Ministur. It will be seen from this category that provision is made for uxperi 1 mental work in all departments of Hi(riciilture in each of the Provinces. 1 In order to carry on this work the Act aufhorized the employmuut (jfaj director, who was to have supervision of all the institutions; of a Horti [ culturist, who was to take charge of the department of horticulture nt I Ottawa; of a Botanist and Entomologist (the two offices combined), and j I am happy to say that Mr. Fletcher, the gentleman appointed totliati important branch, is present and will be able to speak for liiiiiself, Itj also provided for the appointment of a Chemist, whose duty it will betol analyse fertilizers and conduct all chemical operations; and also for the I appointment of an Agriculturist who shall be specially charged witli the] management of the field crops and stock. When the site for the Centrall Experimental Farm was located, possession of it was not secured until j November of last year — too late to accomplish much, but there was founilj time to plough about 20 acres and gather up some loose stones that were! scattered over the ground. Winter then set in and i)ut a stop to all cutf door work until the spring. In the meantime a small building was eiect-j ed for an ofhce and a glass structure in which TO TEST THE VITA MTV OF SEEDS, which was one of the works the Act prescribed should be undertakenl This work was successfully carried on last winter, and 187 sauii)les ofl wheat and other cereals, grass seeds and other field crops, were sent intfji the institution to be tested. The vitality of these were determined andl the percentage that would grow under favorable conditions reported to| the farmers sending them as promptly as possible. That department ^ work has been of much practical value, as will be seen from the bulletiiij that will be issued from the farm very shortly, giving details of this W(jrk.| It resulted in farmers being saved, in many instances, from sowiusj which would have given them very little return, for their labour. In tli«| harvesting of grain it sometimes happens that after it has been cut aiii put in the mow it will heat and its vitality as seed will be injured ; thenj are other causes also which may occur which so affect seed grain astJ make its germination more or less a matter of uncertainty. The Experil mental Farm offers to any farmer in the Dominion the advantages o| sending in, free of postage, samples of seed to be tested in the soil ani also in another form, in duplicate, one test being a check on the dtlierj and returns are made to the farmers without any charge or ex])eiise, hope that the gentlemen present, will all of them avail themselves of tliJ advantages offered in this department of our work as freely as they thiiii fit. We shall not complain of any number of samples being sent, aiifj shall endeavor to meet any requisition that may be made on us in tha respect. Seed testing has already begun, and we should like to havi samples sent in as early as possible, so that there may not be too inuchu a rush as seed time approaches. It sometimes takes a fortnight or thn weeks to properly test the germinating power of some seeds. EVRLY RIPENING WHEAT. Another matter undertaken during the past winter was the iin|)on tion from Northern Russia of an early ripening wheat. Farmers in sun parts of the North- West have suffered several years, some seasons inuj worse than others, from frozen wheat, and it was believed that if a viu'itl of wheat could be obtained that would ripen a week earlier than any ^ A Dollars worth for $1 at B. WILLIAMS & CO, TT ^rm ..iiHPipaL FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUR 25 I at present available it WQuld result in most instances in the saving of the [crop. While frozen wheat has some value still the saving of the crf.p Ifroin frost would make a difference to the farmers of between 55ct8., and about iiocts. per bushel. The new seed wheat was obtained from a dis- Itrict in Russia, 600 miles norHi of where we are to-day, and where the Iseiison is nmch shorter than in any of the settled portions of our North- jWest Territories. This wheat has ripened from ten to fifteen days earlier jtliim finy other variety of wheat cultivated there. It has shown great Ivitivlity, and is believed to be nearly, if not quite equal, in every respect, Ito iiny other sort in cultivation. In Ontario and Quebec it has not suc- Iceeded so well on account of the dry season we have had. In consequence lofits early ripening quality it has not had quite the chance that later iripeiiing varieties have had, and hence the grain is somewhat shiivelled, Ibut in the Maritime Provinces, where they have had no more moisture, it Ihiis turned out very well, so that we have every reason to believe that Ithe introduction of this Russian wheat will be exceedingly valuable to jthe Dominion. We also obtained seed of many other varieties of wheat, Ibarley, oats and potatoes, to be tested at the Central Experimental Farm. 14 large ])art of the farm was in rather rough condition at the outset. JMuch of it had been occupied by tenants for a number of years, and Ithere was a large amount of stone on the surface. There was also some Iforty acres of swamp on the back part of it. The greater part of the land Iwas good, l)ut required much work to get it into jirnper order. The re- jmovai of stones and internal fences was promptly undertaken, but by the Itnue the land was got in order it was too late to do very much in the way lot seeding. THE season's tests. AMS & CO., However, we have tested during the year quite a number of varieties lof gniiu, among the rest 07 varieties of spring wheat, 31 of barley, 60 of loats and 246 varieties of potatoes. On account of the hot, dry season ■being unfavorable for grain and potatoes, we have not obtained such ^ood |resiilts as we otherwise should have done ; hut we have succeeded with a considerable number of varieties in obtaining very fair crops, and shall jliave from the sniall quantities begun with a sufficiency of seed to test those varieties under more favorable conditions another year. CLEARINQ, DRAINING AND BUILI^ING. There were CO ■ o I z o z 0) GENTS' PATENT LEATHER mi^ i 1 M ! m : -mi I— I o <1 ??; I-H :^ CO H UJ I— ( > I— I ^^ o -J 26 instnictioh of visiting farmers, and offices will be prr-vided in tho same building for the transaction of busines. A nEl'REHKNTi TIVE CLIMATE. Ottawa may be said to be fairly representative in climate of a large area in the two provinces of Ontario and Quebec ; hence it is important to determine there not only what cereals and farm crops can ba raised, but aho what varieties of fruit can be produced, as fruit trees are gener- ally taken by strant^ers and visitors as an indication of the character of the climate jirevailing in the district, and are appreciated much mdre readily than crops of grain or roots would be. It is also important that the people in eveiy district should be able to grow their own fruit, and thereby add not only to the attractiveness of their homes and surround- | ings, but also to the profits attending farm work. The impression luia ])revailed that the Ottawa district is not a good fruit growing section ; but I think it is quite possible and wholly probable that varieties of fruit can be introduced whicU will be found exceedingly usefid and very i)rotit- able to cultivate. On the farm there have been jjlaut^d, under the direc- tion of the horticulturist, VV. W. Hilborn, 1,000 apple trees, iuchuliiis;! 297 different varieties ; 298 pears, of 114 varieties; 197 plums, of 72 1 varieties ; 11 varieties of peeches ; 4 of apricots and 27 of crab apples. In small fruits also a jjreat deal has been done. The planting includes I 127 varieties of grapes, 90 of strawberries, 37 of raspberries, 21 of black- 1 berries and 16 of currants, besides which there are a number of new seed- lings being tested. We do not expect or hope that all those varieties will be usefui, but it is expected that among them will be found s.ime of super- ior excellence which will be adapt =>d to the r eds of the cunnnunity liero, as well as some fitted equally well for other climates of the Dominion, As to the botanical and entomological departments of the work, the ofticerl in charge of them (Mr. Fletcher) is here and will speak for himself. .\[ skilful chemist, Mr. F. T. Shutt, has been appointed, who will under- j take th» analj'sis of soils, crops, grasses, etc.: also the analysi.s of mi from the difi'erent breeds of cattle, and such other chemical work as mav| be needed. A POULTRY DEPARTMENT. It is also pro|)osed to establish a poultry department. The develop-l ment of the poultry interest in Canada has been very rapid, and the a\ ports of jjoultry products now foot up a sum that is astonishing. Tlieyj exceed in amiamt our exports of horses, and it has become a suhjeott such importance that it is thought necessary that some experiments i that line should be carried on to determine the relative value of the dil ferent breeds and crosses foi the production of eggs and dressed poiiitril for the markets. Enough has been said, I hope, to show the importaii«l of this great undertaking foi the benefit and advancement of agricnlture.r in which both the Premier and the Minister of Agriculture take so warnil an interest. No effort will be spared to make these institutions a success,! and they will, 1 trust, stand as permanent jjroofs of the wisdom liiid fore-l thought of our great statesmen, the Premier, and the Hon. the MinisteJ of Agriculture, and confer lasting benehts on the farmers of ('anadi| (Ap]»lause.) Mr. Fouell — I would like to ask Prof. Saunders if the soil absorbs tktj nitrogen contained in the second growth of clover that is allowed to i main on the ground and rot ? Prof. Saunders — I sliould scarcely expect that that portion of M B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Hats, Cap.s, Etc, F4Jt^lHai>%MW-^-^'A^ JOHNSON'S GROCERY STORE. ided in tho same at that portion 27 nitrogen which is contained in the foliage of the plant would be co well ])reserve(l to tlie sr)il when it is allowed to remain on the surface, as when ploughed under; but the analysis of the roots of clover shows that a much ifirger proportion of nitrogen exists in the roots than in the leaves ; sf) that the fact of the clover growini; t'lere would enrich tlie soil, and some portion of the nitrogen in the leaves, by tlie process of decay, would eventually become incorporated with tlie soil and act as a fertilizer. Mr. Darling — At what state in the growth of the plant would the uuist benefit be derived by ploughing it under I Prof. Saunders — Plants are always richest in their constituents about the flowering period. It might sometimes be considered too great a sacrilice of the crop to j)lough it under when tit to cut f(tr hay ; but that is the time when the ploughing of it would bo of the greatest benefit to the soil. Mr, Moffat — Have you yet undertaken any experiments to determine the best breeds of cattle for dairying purposes in Canada I Prof. Saunders — Not yet ; we are waiting until the Jiecessary build- ings are put up, when it is intended to undertake, as fast as practicable, those different dei)artnients of work. Thcjse which seem to the tuinister to be most pressing will, of course, be the tirst undertaken. It will be iiiipo-ssible to undertake every department at the outset, as there are live different farms to be established and organized. INSECT AND PLANT PARASITES. Mk. FLETCHER was next called upon to address the Institute. He said: It is a great pleasure to one who makes a special study of any particular branch oi knowledge, which he considers is of use to the coni- inunity at large, to have the privilege of addressing such a nieetin them down. As you all ki'ow, a very large pro])ortion "! your croj)s is taken away from you, year by year, by insects ; there is also a huge amount destroyed annually by injurious jiiants. THE ENTOMOtOOIST AND BOTANI.ST. 1 will now with your permission give you some idea of the work it is inoposud to carry out in my depa'tnients at the Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa. There are two kinds of injuries to crops, which as En- t(imoh)gist and Botanist I .sh.all have to consider, namely, those di.seasos "f Jilanto due to insects and those due to vegetable parasites. I belie\ e It is jtosHible that in relatiim to them tlie work of the divi-sion maybe iiwdo of great use to the country at hirge. I have undertaken it witii 11 great deal of enthusiasm, believing that much go(id will come of it, and X 'A o X > w X. 1-3 'X Late.st Styles, all Prices and Si^es, 2U10- t lit '*' h I i 11 '! I , GOOD HAT IS AT THE 28 I shall do my best to make this bmnch of our experimental work succeed; but 1 sliall look to the farmers for assistauce. In a vast territory lil(e Canada it ia impossible that any one man can take in the wliole field df ftbservation alone. It is possible, however, if that one man gives nil his attention t(j the work and he is assisted by correspondents in the diti'er- ent provinces that his studies may bring about results of general heiietit to the whole Dominion. It is in the hands of every farmer who ia a prac- tical observer and who grows his crops with ail his mental energies direct- ed towards their improvement to aid by sending in the result of his obser- vations. It has been said that the ordinary faruier is unable to assist m these scientific studies. This is not the case. A very small fact is of value if it is the result of what the farmer has actually seen take jjlaeemi his farm, a true record of that one fact is of itself iiiipnrtar.t, and wlieii added to the observations of others may fill a missing link in our kiiuw- ledge on any given subject, and is, therefore, of great use to science, for science is simply a word that ia used for "'he best knowledge. " It is a word that is a])t to frighten people, but it is only the Latin word fur knowini' or knowledge. Then if you will helj) by sending in any STiiail facts that come under your notice they will be an assistance to other farmers all over the country, for they will be incorporated in repoits and will be distributed far and wide ail over the Dominioji. Arraiigeiiieiits have been made by which this intercourse can be facilitated with tlie least j)i>8sible trouble am., expense to farmers. When crops show signs of dis- ease it is of great importance to discover the nature of the injuries and see whether tliey are of insect or vegetable origin. If anyone finds his crops attacked in anv way, and he will send specimens of the plants at- tacked— this can be loue free of postage — in most cases infoniiiitioii respecting the trouble will be obtainable from the Experimental P'ariii at Ottawa. Efforts will be made to have this institution recognized as a BUREAU OF INFORMATION to which any farmer who desires i 'formation concerning agricultural mat- ters can write. It is hardly likely that the doctor will have time to attend to all these himself ; but he will hand the letter to wiioever the officer may be in charge of the special department in<)uired into, and the desire of the director is, as he has told you, that farmers should not hesitate to write to hiiu for any information whatever concerning their fanning I operations. Those inquiries recjuiring infonuati'in concerning insects urj plants, will come to me, and 1 shall attend to them at once, and shall en- deavor to trive you as much information as possible. As well as letters, you can "end samples to Ottawa to our headquarters to be examined and reported up(m free of charge. This is an important advantage to you. Frequently FARMERS LIVING AT A ni.sTANCE from town have no* postage sbimps on hand, and they may say "I will let | this stand initil 1 go to t(jwn when 1 can take it in and have it j)osteii, but in these cases it is frequently forgotton untd too late. They need i not delay on that account ; they have only to take their 8am])les to the post-off ce in jiroper packages, throw them in. and they will be at uncel forwarded free of i)ostage, and the answer will come back as quickly ii^ po>3ible. There is no doubt at all that a report im the different kinds "t J injuries fc'in insects and parasitic plants is very advantage us to all farmers t(j read and study. If a farmer knows that a cert.iin injury is j going on in one part of the country -either the attack of an inseci nr! Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Men's SuiU TSE AT VERY LOW PRICES 29 fungnus disease, he will keep his eyes open to ascertain what remedy is discovered, in case he receives a visit from tlie mi welcome stranger ; for aitliongii all tliese studies are of great interest in themselves tiiey are of very little use tn the country it we do not ilnd reuiedies for the attiicks. This is our chief aim. We hope by getting men who devote all tlieir tiuie to these subjects, study li^rd and work tliem out from the beginning, to find remedies for ill tlitse diseases. There are a great many for wiiicli remedies have not yet been found ; but on the othor iiand a good deal of iMirk has been dime by scientific men with good results although they do uiit ahvays get the credit of it. Wiiat farmer, wlien lie Ijuvh live cents' worth of Paris green and saves his potato crop, thinks of the men who 81)ent years in hunting for a sui-e and cheap remedy for killing the ])otato ' bii^s / Yet, we could not; atteia[)t to-day to grow a crop of potatoes in some i»arts of Canatia witliout Paris green any more than we could witli- ' out manure. I INJURIOUS INShCTS. Let me now say a few words with regard to the injurii.'s connnitted every year by insects. Tliese aie so enormous and so well known that probably no one iiere will ohallange the proi)riety of the (jiovernment luiviiig appointed simieone to devote his wliolu time to the study of the bust means of keeping their ravages within bounds. 1 will give you a few tigmes which have been carefully \erihi'd as to the extent to which these injuries ma} reach. In the tir-st place, it may be stated geneially that 10 percent, of all crops grown is annually destroyod by insects. Frequently, luiwever, this proportion is far exceeded. In 1882 one of several kinds of insects wliich attack the hop in England reduced tlie crop by the value of Slo,000,000. In the 1874 report of the United States Commissioner (if Agriculture it is stated that the loss on the cotton croj) by insects is about ^25,000,000 a year. In 1873 the money value of wiieat and corn destroyed in the State of lllhiois by one insect called the chinch-bug was 873,000,000. No wonder then that there is consternation at tlie present time in tliat State where this insect has again appeared in numbers. To come nearer home, in 1854 the wheat midge destroyed in Canada 8,000,000 buslicls of wheat. It becomes a necessity then tiiat someone sliould be fi])pointed to investigate these subjects and try if possible to tind practical remedies which farmers can apjily for themselves. I have stated that ten per cent, of all crops is destroyed by these pests. I believe J might without exaggeration say twice this amount, but it is better to be under than beyond the mark. You may say, "This is all very tine your telling us about these losses by insects — have you any remedy — can you give us any hoiie of relief from their ravages i 1 answer, yes ; certainly 1 can if you will help me. I believe that all these insects, when their life-histor- ies are studied out and their habits ascertained, can be kept down in a very large degree. Let me give you one instance which 1 have frequent- ly cited before, because it is tjiken from the practical work of practical men. If you will take the trouble to look up the last census you will see that the revenue from one small crop — the clover-seed crop — was half a million dollars at the time the census was taken. Three years ago the revenue from the crop was reduced to nothing. There was not a grain of clover-seed exported, and why I Because a little fly, so small that it would lie on the head of a pin, had gradually worked its way up from the Puited States and had got into our clover fields and attacked them so severely that there was no crop to reap. People began to give up grow- ing clover seed. Finally the farmery put their heads together and con- o o c o c w '^ o o d Q > GO 00 H H w Go to B. WILLIAMS & 00. for Boys' Suits. I ■ j ,1: I d Shoe 1 c ", I ctf ... ^ '1^ 8 I ■ ^- ■ ne's B r ^ J cr. Ef '1;> U :i3 i.' -«^ : .■Ii eS j'l'l t: :^l 1; .2 Mi (in es j ; i I O r ; . i o ) ■ o 1 o ' \ a; j .v^ ! : ; w 1 \ ■ J c ^ 1 ) ce ' -c '■f , ; !^ <% \ i- I 1 1 a Emporium, Corner Government and Johnson Streets. 30 suited with those who studied insects, aud said, "here is a great trouble coming uj)()ii us, and we must have some remedy." "Well," .said tin entomologists, "let iia look into tiie matter and Hnd out what is tin.' nature of the insect, and what is its life-history, and then i)erliai).s wo can lind a remedy." Now, I will mention hero what perhaps soiuo of jdu know, before insects attain their j)erfect devehipement they pHs.s timm!,']] four stages. When wo talk of the borer in the apple tree to a man wlm knows nothing of the lives of insects and say, "you must put Sdiuctliim; obnoxi(jus on the bark of your tree at the time the eggs are laitl tn kuep the beetle away ;" such a one would say, "this is not a beetle, it is a aott grub." This is true ; but it was not always a soft grub, nor will it always ; remain so. All insects go through four di'Mnct stages of existence;! First, there is the little egg, which is laid by the mother nisect ; this; hatches into a soft grub-like, active insect which passes its life eating, : until it is full grown ; from this changes into what we call the chrysjilisi state, in which has generally the liudis of the perfect insect apparent, but in most orders of insects lies (piiet and cannot use them ; from this clirj-; sails, after a time, emerges the perfect insect. Now, let us ap]ily tliisi] life-history to tiie chner-seed midge: The farmer wanted to know Ihjw to st(»ii the ravages of the midge. So he set to work to find out itslifc-^ iiistory. He examined the lieads of clover seeds, rubbed them in lii»'| hands, and found that tiie pod which should have held tlie clover aeeil was all right in appearance ; but on opening it, instead of a seed, tlieiejj was a little red grub inside. How did it get there? 1 will tell you: Let! us start in the middle of June when we shall find the grub in the seed.' We ])ut the head of seed into a glass jar and watch to see what happens. Towards the end of the month — remember that date — the little grub I works its way out of the clover and falls to the ground ; here it baii'uws [ down below the surface and remains there for some weeks. The fanner who kiiowsnothing of insects cuts his clover about thebeginning of. July, am! ij is surprised to Hnd no seed. He thinks, however, he may have better luck with the second crop ; but just about the time this is in tiower the little: grubs which have gone hito the ground in J une have matured, and the j perfect insects — tiny midges — ajji)ear. These begin operations at once, i; and the females lay a single egg in each c' "'er flower, which hatches iuid j the young worm works its way down intt the pod, and before it is f grown has consumed the whole contents. Now, how are we to stop it; I iSimply by getthig the clover off the holds before the end of June. It was found by experience that by cutting the clover before the hrst brudtl came to maturity, or turning in cattle to feed on it, a large number uf I these insects was destroyed, and there were conse([Ueiitly few left to lay eggs in the second crop. So the farmers in the west where they i,'iii« clover seed, now reap only one crop where they formerly grew two iuii I season. They either cut tiieir clover soon after the middle of .June or turn in their cattle to eat it so that it may not stand in the fields till the end of the nioiith ; because if they waited until then, the little insects would have ccmie out of the clover and gone into the ground, whence they would emerge in due time to attack the next croi^. By perseveiiag | in this course the farmers have gradually thinned out this pest, and will, I believe, eventually get rid of it altogether. Another benefit vvhicli has I come from the study of entomologist must be mentioned, namely, the use of Paris green as an insecticide. This was not discovered by accident ;it | was the result of direct study in seeking for a remedy for the potato bug. During the last few years Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Children's Suits. mm ■.ij:*»iUi,u.^«<^fc*.'J.; FULL SATISFACTION AT 31 THK I'OTATO HL'(i i liiis iiicioii3t'il so much that w« now hiivo to use this luiiiedy, iw u umttor iifcourso. It is not known by all ftinntTS tlifit tho luniL-dy is j)ertoctly 1 harmless when (ii)plied to this oiop. 1 iimku thisstiitoinunt boiuuse tlieio is in some soctions a wroni^ impression about it — it is stateil that the iKitiitdes absorb it; now, it is utterly impossible to poison the potatoes by imttiiig arsenic, wluch is the poisonous principal of Paris green, on the Isdil. The potato tuber is merely a receiver ot tood for tiie nourishment iif yimiif^ })lnnt8, which are represented by the eyes. It is not a root, but la swtilliiig in an underground 6tem, and the eyes are buds. It is provid- led by nature as a leservoir of special food for the young plants in the jfoUowin^ year. Very little of this nourisliment came in through the jro(jts. Tlie largest amount of substance, the starch, that is st(jred up in (the tuber of the potato, was taketi in an elementary condition through [the leaves. It is iierfectly absurd then to talk of arsenic being taken up [ill the mots and stored in the tuber of the potato j)lant. 8j)raying with la weak mixture (I'nly two ounces in 40 gallons of water) of this material liias been discoTered to be the best remedy for tiie injurious codling moth Ivhich destroys very ditticult insect to combat, from the fact that it matures and leaves lie wlieat stem before the main cnip is tit to cut • consecjuently it has jscaped and is ready to lay its eggs for the next crop. Tliere is a little lap in our knowledge of the life-history of this insect. We know that it lasses through two ditl'erent circles of life. First of all it exists in the pt brood in the straw of standing wheat ; then there is a long gap be- yeen that time, from about the beginning of July until September, dur- bg which we know nothing of its habits, but we tind that in September pt perfect fly appears again and lays its eggs on the sprouting fall wheat, nd the little maggots eat their way down to the basecjf the stem of wheat Jem which it is called the "wheat bulb worm," and remain there all jinter in the root of the wheat, just in the same way hs the insect which ou all know too well, the "Hessian fly," which also passes the winter in be root of the wheat. There is then a gap between the summer and h autumn broods, which I want to find out something about. Very b3 3: w o GO O o '.^ W ■X o 3 o o > H H Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Underwear. o H o I— I H O O W t) Ph ;?; o o H H [^ ;^ P£5 VICTORIA, IS THE CHEAPEST 32 FEW INSECTS ARE LONU LIVED. This itiBoct Ims a long lifo for so siiiall a fly — not a quaitor of im incll in length. Sonio that, 1 enclosed in glass jars lived for three weeks with! out any food at all. This proves that it can live a lontj tinu^ liiititul hardly possible that it can live in the winged state for two or tlirwl mouths in summer. We know that the maggot lives through tlio wintel in the wheat j)lant, and 1 think it is possihlo that it attacks some of oiiiwiliil grasses and that an intermediate l)rood lives in them during the jiuriiMl which we have nu trace of its habits. Tiiis is one of tlie i)ests for wliicll we are anxious to lind a remedy, and in which you can all help mo. OnJ of my correMpondents reported that one in every thirty heads of his whtail was destroyed by tliia insect last sannner. Now tliere are ceitain bruiwl general principles for your guidance when you find your croi)s iittacyj and these are founded upon very simple rules. In the lirst place, if yij examine a large lumiber of dillerent insects you will Hnd they may iilltj divided into two largo divisions by the nature of their mouth parts. liT one those will be found to consist chiefly of a pair of jaws witli wliicll they tear the substance of their food ; in the other tiiere is, instead, J tube by means of wliieh the insects suck uj) their food in the s1ih|wJ lifjuids. For the first class it is apparent tliat any poisonous suhstaiicj placed on the food will be consumed with it and the insects dc'struyedl It is, then, merely a matter of getting some material not injurious tutM l)lant, but which will kill the insects preyin ; ui)on it. Such wehaveij various compounds (»f arsenic, as Paris gieen and London purple. Fh the other class, which could push their beaks through the poison aii(| then suck out the juices from the plant beneath, we must have rucoun to other mwthods, such as those which will kill by coming into coiitiisj with the bodies of the insects or by virtue of some noxious volatile iiriil ciple. One of these we have in Persian insect powder. Of all the iiuijj erous insects which attack vegetation, and souie j)lants are attacked byii many as 200 different kinds, 1 suppose there ia not one for which a rciiifl dy of some sort could not be devised ; but the trouble is we must tiiii remedies which are i)racticai:.Ie such as while they attain the object ainid at are yet of such a charac'.cr us lot to lay us open to the accusation tha the remedy is worse than thfa dibease. There are THREE SIMPLE RULES )(,'H 'HE APPLICATION OF ALL INSECT REMEDIES. First, they must be effectual ; secondly, they must be economicalj thirdly, they must be simple. Moat of the substances used are din poisr dot ails nn tliis anhjoct I lwilli'i!i|i'^'**' lUiy uf you who wish to obtiiin thuiii to write to mo iit Ottawa. PARASITIC PLANTS. Tlu' liiiL,'o ftiiiniikl loss to crojis is not liowovor »!iitiroly duo to insoetB, ItliL'i'o mi' 'il.so luuToscopic fuuf^oiis iliHofiHon wliich destroy ci'ops. I*ci1uii)H Liiio iif tlio most iiijui'ious of thoso on locord whs oho that iittjiokod tho cotf'L'O cro|i of coylon. In tho ton yours, i.Sti!) to J87H, !?« 10, ( )()(), UOO (jf in- jiiiy was (lono liy this ono varioty of imriiHitic fundus. Wo also know Itlmt niir wlu'iit is apt to ho attiukod hy "rust" and "smut." 'J'heso aguin liui) |iarii.sitii! fnn;^i, and ahiiough wo havo not yot found any practical Ireniedy for rust 1 am in hopos wo may bo ahlo to (hi so. For smut, lliiiwuvor. wo havo a very easily applied romocly which is oflioaoious. It liiis iiciii known for upwards of 200 years that hy washing,' sood wheat Iwitli a Hi.hitiou of bluostono the plants from seed so treated are mf the "smut" the spore lies in the ground or is carried there upon the eed, and when the young wheat plant begins to grow this enemy forces Jt^ root.s into the tissues and soon permeates the whole plant. By the lime it lias found its way up to the ears it is mature and ready to produce Is triiit ill tho ehape of the black, sooty powder, the ajipearanco of which rou all know so well. The poor wheat plant all this time has been rob- bed of its nourishment by this parasite living inside its tissues, and is [liable to produce its seed. The spores of the fungous which produce I'rust" do not act (juito in the same way, but are carried by the wind and ettle on the leaves or stem, and there send out their roots, which find an X 'A o o a c ;> > o O H Ul H ?d W H (72 A Dollars worth for $1 at B. WILLIAMS & CO., PROVINCE, VICTORIA. B. C. !l -'. cc O W I— I Q K' tmel owing to the darkness of the roo'n. The meeting ci(wed withthinl tii(«i i)i officers for the ensuing year. Qo to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Men's Suits. ■HMMt ■"' '■^•^.■^ ' ST 37 iually shewn its J I. It is not right li bo have to risk lata y necessary, as tiia have them dimeiJ I believe that tlj lighly ])ractic»l ; ling of results ulocj ten in such a way> h will be disti'itat(| uch pleased vsitl. opinif)n wl; Hioi ' ught that wV ' le product. II. .: lean cro]) previous year witli ied by rust. ;r certain atmnspliei 'ai)idly than atntk istence spontaneuusli season you "wyl"' a start. You certan 2rop had been bivdij ,tm -_*« M (iVJt^ m i ftpj* ( wmm JOHN MANSON'S FINE SHOT GUNS. CONSTITUTION. ARTICLE I. — NAME. Section 1. This Society shall be called the British Col- Inmbia Agricultural Association. ARTICLE II — OBJECT. Section 1. It shall be the object of this Association to Bucourage the cultivation of the soil and the general devel- opment of all the agricultural resources of the province. Sec. 2. To foster every branch of mechanical and house- loltl arts calculated to increase the happiness of home life. Sec. 3. To extend and facilitate the various branches of Iniiiinof and mininc; interests. ARTICLE III. — MEMBERSHIP. Section 1. The names of all Members shall be registered a book kept by the Secretary for that purpose, and the liiuual fee of membership shall be ^3.00, which shall also jntitle Members to compete for any prizes of the Association ithout any charge as entrance fees. Sec. 2. Any person may become a member for life by le payment of twenty-five dollars. Sec. 3. Any pereon being a member of this Association lall be eligible to office, entitled to vote, receive a printed ^py of the constitution, and such other matter as the Usociation may publish, and have free admission to all the shibitions of the Association. O O o o o a > n l-H o t*j o o ARTICLE IV. — OFFICERS. Section 1. The officers of this Association shall consist of J^residcnt, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, Igether with ten members to be elected at an annual meet- k of the A8so(;iation, who shall constitute a Board of Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Boys' Suits. O a, a o o c3 O o CD fad 03 «! X s fl j» -»^ o o -4^ To 3 Headquarters for real good value in Boots and Shoes 40 Managers. At any meetin"; of the Managers (5) five mem- bers shall constitute a quorum to transact business. Sec. 2, The President shall ]»reside at all meetino-s of the Association and shall, at the written request of Hve members of the Board of Managers, call special lueetiiiirs; shall appoint all committees not otherwise ordei-ed ; sJiiiH vote only at the election of ofHcers and in case of a tie ; niid. sign all financial and official documents or papers cniaiiatini; from the Secretary and not otherwise jirovided for, and luivef a general supervision of all matters pertaining to the intoi ests of the Association and its fairs. In the absence of the President and Vice-Presidents tlie Association may choose a Chairman, viv a I— I O o H ?^ !^ I— I < H a Latest Styles, all Prices and Sizes, GENTS' PATENT LEATHER PUMPS ! i4 s o CO Q H O O m <1 o o ENTRIES. 1. All entries to ))e made two dear days before Thurs- day, October 4. Can be made by letter to tlie Secretary. For cattlf, sheen, horses and pigs on amount of prizes l.i i)or eent. For nil ver niudHl 2 .iO AKricuIluriil iniplenients 1 (Kl Field produce .50 I )air.\- |)ro(luco lis FruitH 2.') V(!Ketal)leH W Kntraiice Hand Contest 1.5 per cent. .Special and Sv.coiJStake.s 20 " Special and otber entries 50 cents, except for ladie.s and misses, 25 cents. Trials of speed, 15 per cent, on amount of purse ottered. 3. All live stock to be in tlie show yard not later than nine o'clock a. m. Thursday the 4tb, at which hour the gate will be closed, after which nothing will be admitted. 4. All animals shall remain in the show yard until G p.m, Saturday the 6th. 5. The Society will not be liable for any losses or (him- age which stock may sustain. ♦». Pens will be provided for all live stock. 7. In awarding prizes for breeding cattle, sheep or pin;?, the judges will be especially in.structcd not to take into con- sideration their jiresent value to the butcher, but to decide according to their relative merits for the purpose of breeding. 8. Exhibitors of thoroughbred stock must hand in the l)edigrees to the judges when examining the stock. In judging blooded stock, regard will be had to the ]»nritY of breed establi.shed by pedigree, size, form, action, ami general characteristics of the various breeds, making proiior allowance for age. No one will be allowed to judge while ho is an exhibitor. Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Underwear. ,^ 'ii» ^ . ^ I— WiiUlw^w >^J"-.,.. x.j-.Agwg!wffB JOHN MANSON'S x^lNE SHOT GUNS. not later thaii] h hour the 'nite 45 I Men in charge of .stock are stricitly prohil)itO(l from mak- litii? iiny remarks regarding the stock unlens information be Ircqiiired of them by the judges. Tlio iige of a horse shall be com[)Uted from the first day |ot' Jimuury of the year in which it was foaled. Judges will in no case award a prize when there is no Inierit, and in case there is but one article or animal exbibit- Jed ill a division or class, the}' will award only one prize in L division the highest, or a second or a third as may be jproper. No ribbons will be allowed on any article or animal until bame have been judged and prizes awarded. No distin- Igiii.sliiiig brand or work will be allowed on any exhibit. All articles of field, garden and dairy produce, etc., must Ibe /w/ta /rV/g, the [)roduction of the exhibitor, and must l)e leiitored with the {Secretary two clear days previous to the Idiiv of show. All articles to be exhibited to be at the show ;roiiii(l the day previous to the day of show. 0. That green crops and vegetables of all kinds should be [delivered into the show room cleanly waslied. 10. All exhibits of stock articles of manufacture of every Bviiid and specialty are eligible for entry for prizes only by lllie owner or authorized agents. 12. The President and the Board of Managers shall have ilie general supervision of the grounds and entire exhibition pd control the police regulations, and entrance and exit btes. 13. The fair grounds will be open for the reception of all iirticles one day before the commencement of the fair, and bjthing may be shipped to the care of the general super- [iitendent of the grounds, but in no case will such articles l)e Drought on the grounds and placed on exhibition except by pd at the expense of the owner or his authorized agents. 14. All feed for stock will have to be provided by the jxliibitor. But there will be hay and feed on the ground (or sale should any one desire to buy it. aderwear. ^^t B. Williams & Co. you get satisfaction or money refunded. losses or dam- > O w H o o t^ »— • I— I y. I— I o '^ o > pi H ?3 o O O '« w ' , U :J;f i| ill M i ;. ■ r . li '" . '!' ■ihI i':' |i 1 " -Jl ?'' - I i 1 ' ' 1 o H CO o I— ( X H O o w o o a H M w VICTORIA, IS THE CHEAPEST 46 f 16. The Board of Managers will iise every precaution in their power for the safe preservation of all artic^lesaiKlstodl on exliibition, but will not be accountable for loss or (liima<'e, Exhibitors must give attention to their articles or animals during the fair and at the close of the exhibition attoiul tol their removal. Unly the owners of tlie different aiiimiils| entered for exhibition will be admitted free of charije. 17. Any person knowingly violating any of the rules oil this Society will therefor forfeit and be debarred froni[ receiving any premium that may be awarded them. 18. All trials of speed shall be governed by the I'liJesiii regulations herewith published, so far as practicable. 19. Judges shall have power to withhold any prizes \vl "I they are of the ojanion that any animal or article exlii' is not worthy of the same. 20. Officers of different divisions to be distinguisliod lij| different colored badges. 21. Should there not be funds enough on hand to ] prizes in full tliey will be paid j)ro rata. 22. Should there be any disputes or misunderstaiuliii'j which none of our by-laws, rules, or regulations will i,'oveni| whether in connection of si>eeding horses or decisions ofj judges or anything in comiection with the exhibition it sli be referred to the Board of Managers whose decision willbej final. The first day will l)e set apart for judging ; grounds wil be open to the public at 9 a. m. on the second day. The judges of the various classes will report themselvKj at the Secretary's office at 10 a. m., the 4th Octol)er, anill should there be any vacancies they will be filled hy tliej President and Board of Managers. Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Men's Suits. U^Jt-I&iLfl. ^*v«. U^'t:.*.!! I i"*'SSj.^Iir.T^ BASE BALL GOODS POWERS OF STEWARDS OK THE ritish Columbia Agricultural Society. lifitiiii^nifilicd 1))' mie stewards hIiuII liiivc full i>owor to make nil sncli j-aiigemoiits for the coiidiict of the meeting uh they may ik fit, and to regulate un O I— I O o t-H < CO H o t the Exhibition. ir Underwear. Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Men's Suits. i • I iif '1 II! I I n r o H CO o I— t o o a ;?; o o w W VICTORIA, is THE CHEAPEST CLASS. 1 2 3 6 cS 8 9 20 21 22 28 DIVISION A. DURHAMS. Best Bull, three years old and upwards .*20 Second do 10 Best Bull, two years ollil and under two, consisting of not less than live head, 1st pri/e lo 00 Second do do 7 50 |G6 Best Fat Steer of any age 7 50 Second do 5 00 |67 Best two Fat Cattle 10 00 Second H h-i O o o o X I— ( Q O O < O JAMS & CO. Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Boys' Suits. m f^'l ( '1- 1 It " T • l' :! .' 1 1 i ■| '< Ij'i 1 - I> ^ I 1 1 i!' P^ CLAHg 13 14 ^ .15 e PQ Jt) O H 17 [z] 3 18 1 pi 19 H 20 P4 Pm -»1 21 w 22 tc] 23 W H 24 H -*1 25 w H 26 tf PQ 27 S H 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 37 GOOD HAT IS AT THE 54 HORSES-ROADSTERS— C.jntinued. Best Saddle Horse $ 5 Od Second do 3 01 Best Buggy Horse a Oi) Second do 2 ii) Best Walking Horse under saddle 5 oi) Second do do 2 .jl) DRAUGHT HORSES. Best Stallion $20(MH36 Second do .- 10 Od Best mare with foal at foot 10 Od Second do 5"" Best three year old Gelding ') Second do 3 Best three year old Filly 5 Second do 3 Best two year old Filly 5 Second do 3 Best one year old Filly ') Second do 311 Best Sucking Colt 5 i Second do 3 Best Sucking Colt 5 01 Second do 3 Best two year old Colt 5 Second do 3 Best one year old Colt 5 Second do 3 Best pair Draught Horses 10 Second do o Best Dray Hoi-ge 7 Second do o Best Walking Horse 5 Second . do 2 HORSES— GENERAL PURPOSES. Best Stallion for general purposes ^20 Second do 10 Best mare with foal ut foot 1" Second do ') Best three year old Gelding ■' Second do 3i B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Hats, Caps, Etc. GUNS, RIFLES, AMMITNITION, 55 ►US.S. HORSES- GENERAL PURPOSES— Contimied. |32 Best tbreo year old Filly $ A 00 Second * do 8 00 !33 Best two yesir old Filly ... 5 00 Second " do 3 00 |34 Best one year old Filly 5 00 Second do 3 00 |35 Best Snoking Filly 5 00 Second do 3 00 136 Best Sncking Colt 5 00 Second do 3 00 137 Best two year old Colt . 5 00 Second do ,. 3 00 |38 Best one year old Colt .* 5 00 Second do ^ 3 00 139 Best pair Carriage Koi*se.s over 15 J hands 10 00 |40 do do 15| hands and nnder 7 50 141 Best Saddle Horse 5 00 Second do 3 00 |42 Best Buggy Horse 5 00 Second "^ do 3 00 |43 Best Pulling Team 7 50 Second do 5 00 |44 Best Wallcing Horse, under saddle 5 00 Second "do do 2 50 EQUESTRIANSHIP. [lost graceful and accomplished lady lider, Ist prize, $10 ; 2d prize, $7.50 ; 3d prize, $5. Five to enter. Entrance, $1. Rule. — No lady will l)e allowed to lide faster than a mod- hiite giillo[». Running will forfeit all claim to premium. ladies contending for premiums in this class will be huired to exchange horses with one anothc. at least once iiriug the Exhibition. C C=3 ^3 o o H I— t < a: H O [lost graceful and accomplished gentleman rider, 1st prize, 2d, $7.50 ; 3d, $5. Six to enter. Entraice$2. The same rules to be observed as in ladies' class. Latest Styles, all Prices and Sizes. I it |i :f! i o a, S C 03 03 c3 CO 4) O i -•.3 o o O} 1 4) Headquarters for real good value in Boots and SI iocs 56 DIVISION C. SHEEP— LEICESTERS. CLASS. 1 Best Ram, one year old and upwards SIO Second do do 5 2 Best Ham Lamb .') Second do 3 3 Best pen of 6 Ewes, one year old and upwards.. 7 OOl Second do do it Oi)| 4 Best pen of 3 Ewe Lambs ;'> Second do 3 SHEEP— SOUTH DOWNS. 5 Best Ram, one year old and upwards $10 Second do ;"> 6 Best Ram Lamb..... ;') Second do :^ 7 Best pen of 3 Ewes, one year old and upwards.. T Second do do ') 8 Best pen of 3 Ewe Lambs <> Second do 4 SHEEP— OOTSWOLDS. 9 Best Ram, one year old and upwards S .0 Oi Second do 5 (H 10 Best Ram Lamb 5 01 Second do "^ M 11 Best ]>en of 3 Ewes, one year old and upwards.. 7 00 Second do do 5 Odl 12 Best pen of 3 Ewe Lambs -• Second do 4 SHROPSHIRE OR HAMPSHIRE DOWNS. 13 Best Ram, one year old and upwards §10 ^ Second do 5 14 Best Ram Lamb 5 ill Second do 3li«| 15 Best pen of 3' Ewes, one year old and u])wards.. 7 Second do do •» W 16 Best pen of 3 Ewe Lambs ' Second do ■^^ Tbe Committee would recommend tluit tbo sliee|t waslied if possible. Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Cbildren's Suits ami SI IOCS JOHN MANSON'S FINE SHOT GUNS. 57 DIVISION D. SlOif j')0( ;^0i , 3 01 upwards.. " iiO| noijl 30 SlOi f)! 51 :M npwardf).. 7 ' f)i 4 S.O 5 Oil 5 0« :n)i i upwards.. 7 OO 5 0i ;.0() \[] 4 Ml il DOWNS. $10 5 '. i:«i ■"""] 3(^1 I upwards., i ;') w ... •>»4 ',,."".*.' 4 01 hat tlie slieepl«| CLASS 1 9 110 11 12 l:^ ildren'.s Suits. PIGS— BERKSHIRE, Best Boar, oue year old and upward.'^ $10 Second do do 5 Best breeding Sow in farrow at the meetint"; oi- that has been within wx months 7 Second do do 4 Best i)cn of two Sows, of the same litter under . twelvemonths T) Second do do 3 Best Boar under one year old 5 Second do 3 POLAND CHINA. Best Boar over one year old $10 Second do 5 Best breedino; Sow in farrow at the meetinii; or that has been within six months 7 Second do do 4 Best pen of two Sows, of tlie same litter, under twelve months 5 Second do do 3 Best Boar under one year old ;"> Second do 3 ESSEX. Best Boar over one year old $10 Second do -^ Best breedinji" Sow in farrow at the meetiuff or that has been within six months 7 Second do do 4 Best pen of two Sows, of the same litter, under twelve mouths •"> Second do do 3 Best Boar under oue ;.'ear old T) Second do do 3 WHITE CHESTER. Best Boar over one year old $10 Second do b CJo to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Men's Suits. 00 00 r.o > 00 c K 'A 00 H 00 kTj 00 ^ 00 Q w ^_l \^ 00 ►> 00 1— ( ^ 50 00 "^^ 00 > 00 w 00 00 o M 00 >-^ 00 Q V* 50 > 00 'A < 00 00 00 JO 00 00 1 1 ! l| ( :: h ! ill Itliii CliAPS. 14 15 g 16 o H 17 X' O '^ h-( a Eh 18 3 19 O 20 w uj l:^ 21 « o-» J^. 23 w 24 1^ 25 o :iO o 27 u 28 B 29 H 03 Cs3 CQ S M ■H •-; CLAS UJ 1 03 VICTORIA, IS THE CHEAPEST 58 PIUS- WHITE CHESTER— Uontinuocl. Best breediiifij Sow in farrow at the meetiiiii: or that ha8 been within six months 8 7 ;(fj Second do do 41 Best j»en of two Sows, of the same litter, under twelve months o Ml Second do do 3 Best Boar inider one year old., 5 Second do do 3 Best fat Pig of any breed ;') Second do 2 &)| SWEEPSTAKES—LIVE STOCK. Best Stallion of any kind $25 Ml Best Mare do 2.^m| Best exliibition of Stallions, Geldings, Mares and Fillies made by one exhibitor, raised and owned in the I'rovince. 25 ODl Best Bull of any kind 25 Best Cow do 25 Best Sow do 10 Ml Best Boar do 10 mI Best Ewe do 10 OOl Best Ram do 10 M| Cow giving richest milk 5 Cow giving most milk : 5 Cow giving most and best milk 5 DIVISION E. POULTRY. Best two Turkeys $2 Second do 1 1^1 2 Geese, trio 2 Second do 1 3 Ducks, trio 2 Second do 1 4 Best trio Spanish 2 Ml Second do "^H 5 Best trio Dorkings - ''^'1 Second do 1 A Dollars worth for U tit B. WILLIAMS & CO., BASE BALL GOODS. mod. cetiiiu; or 4f* ,er, iiiulei' OlW 3W ft fW 8ftl ai •^•W )CK. ....$25 0« ii) M igs, Ml raised u-es iuul 2o(» 2.^(« 2;) i)« 10 0« 10 01 10 OH 10 M oOO 50« 5M 59 uss. POrLTRY- -Continued. 0 Best trio Bra]ima.s (li«rlit) $2 00 Second do ' I 00 7 Best trio Brahmas (dark) 2 00 Second do . • 1 00 8 Best trio Polish 2 00 Second do 1 00 9 Best trio Butf Cochin 2 00 Second do 1 00 110 Best ti-io White Cochin 2 00 Second do 1 00 111 Best trio Tartridge Cocliin 2 00 Second do 1 00 |12 Best trio Longshanks 2 00 Second do 1 00 113 Best trio Leghorns (white) 2 00 Second " do I 00 |U Best trio Leghorns (hrown) 2 00 Second " do 1 00 .ij Best trio Plymouth Rock 2 00 Second do 1 00 10 Best trio any other kind 2 00 Second do 1 00 IT Best trio Bants 2 00 Second do I 00 Best trio Black Red Game 2 00 Second do I 00 19 Best trio Brown Red Game 2 00 Second do 1 00 20 Best trio Duckwing Game 2 00 Second do 1 00 i] Best trio any other kind 2 00 Second do I 00 ^•^ Best Pit Game 2 00 Second do 1 00 Best trio Guinea Fowl 2 00 Second do 1 00 24 Best i)air Rahbits 2 00 Second do 1 00 :•) Best Guinea Pig 2 00 Second do 1 00 SINGLE COCKS BRED BY THE EXIinilTOli. ^'' Best 8panisli Cock .* 2 00 Second do 1 00 c/: O o o c td o I— ( t?5 O < a Johnson Street, between Broad and Douglas. ifl I !:f ! I C'LAHH • 27 ^ ^ 28 o P4 29 u H 30 O a 81 cc a n-? ^. < H 88 o 2 84 PQ CC 8;-) W z 1— 1 8(1 Lii ao 05 87 H <1 >^ H 88 W HH 39 > ^ 40 h-i OJ 41 o ?^. HH 42 o o M 48 J Ctt 44 H J^. M 4i> O ^.ENTS" PATENT LEATHER PUMPS 60 POULTRY-Contiiiued. BcHt Dorking do S2 Second do 1 Best Bnilnna do •. 2 Seooud do 1 Best Polish do 2 Second do I Best C^oclrn do 2 Second do ; 1 Best Leii;lioni do 2 Second do 1 Best Plymouth do 2 Second do 1 Best Black Red Game C\)ck 2 . Second do 1 """ ^ Best Brown do 2 Second do 1 Best Dnckwina: do 2 Second do 1 Best Pit Game Cock .'. 2 , Second do 1 "" * Best single Cock in yard 2 Second do 1 PIGEONS. Best pair of Pouters 81 01)^ 7 Second do iiil Best jiair of Nuns 1 W^ ^ Secon.'. do oil! Best pair of Fantails 1 MP !' Second do oi'L Best ]»air of Homing Antwerps I ')^p^^ Second do (\o •^'I Best ])air of Turbits 1 Second do 'M Best j.siir of Barl)s 1 Di Second do Best pair of Jacohins 1 W| Second do '^Hi-> Best Collection in yard, S[>ecial prize ]»rcsente(l .^^.^ by G. A. Perrin •'» '^j^ :o. Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Chil.hen's Suits GUNS, RIFLES, AMMUNITION, 61 DIVISION F. . .?2 m .. 1 0 2f)i 1 (1 21) 111 2^ n. 2( 11 21 K 2' 1 , 2 , 1 Mm . 1 . 1 ^)| I m 1 111 111 ',0 ]»rcseiittHl ;) n DAIRY PRODUCE. I'LAS.S, 1 Best five [»omi liising 1 Second do 0 Potato Yeast 1 Second do |10 Soda Biscuit 1 Second do CL.VSS ir. — CAKES, ^'■U Best as.sortnient Cakes, not less than tliroc $5 50 00 50 50 00 GO 50 00 50 50 00 50 00 50 00 50 Second do do do MISCELLANEOUS 12 Honey, best dish of, in Comb $2 lo Candies, best assortment, Provincial make 5 U Cofi'ee and Spice in tins and pa[ters, best assort- ment f 5 I'j Wine, best currant, one gallon, rrovineial 8 00 50 00 50! 00 I 50 1 00 50 00 00 oO 00 00 00 X I— < n3 U2 h3 O 1^ GO H Q lildrcn's Suits Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Underwear. ■ ■; » I P< CLASH. 16 17 18 w" 19 tf g 20 M 21 c 22 ffl H O 23 ^ ?4 U u 25 >-^ § 26 ^ 27 M 28 o 29 o 30 w w 31 H P^ 32 U 33 VICTORIA, IS THE CHEAPEST 62 MISCELLANEOUS— Continued. Cider, one gallon, Provincial Beer, best from Provincial hops and malt Second do do Porter Second Ale Second Flour, best made in the Province Second do do Best loo pounds Oatmeal, Provincial Second do do Split Peas Second do Best 25 lbs. Beet Root Sugar, Provincial Cranberries, best barrel of Second do Salmon, best barrel of pickled do second do do best preserved in tins do second do Best Smoked Salmon Second do Best Smoked Herring CigarM, white lal)or make Toijacco leaf, best 10 pounds grown in the I'to- vince Best home made Fly Rod Second do do Best Card home made Flies Best do imported do 0 3 :3 0 2 5 3 5i 2 501 •■) 1 5 3 •1 5 001 5 3 loOl 2 9 DIVISION G. VEGETABLES. CLA8M. 1 2 3 Potatoes, best bushel, Kidneys .fi 4 do do do do do second do best bushel, round variety 8' ^ond do be> ii three varieties, one bushel of eacli su. ,nd do do do do 2.11 3i)0| At B. WiilJaLic & Co. you get satisfaction or money refundet JOHN HANSON'S FINE SHOT GUNS. 63 ILASS, .:*2 .^1 ..1.^ ... 2o« ,. l,)i lei of e.icli . . :5»J ao .--^^ )t money refunded VEGETABLES— Continued. Potatoes, best new viirietv not before exliibited in the Province . . ."' $2 50 do .second Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Boys' Suits. »™^i^WiB»WPW«l" in ^'1 il! jfji i ■ m- : . . ■'il c CO § 05 O o O « § a o s Emporium, Corner Government and Johnson Streets. 64 CLASS. FIELD PRODUCE— Continued. 5 Best one bushel Oats, white S 4 1 Second do do 2 G Best one bushel Oats, black 4 Second do do •> 7 Best one bushel white Peas, for agricultural purposes Second do do do 8 Best one bushel j^rey Peas do Second do do do 9 Best one bushel Rye Second do 0 Best one bushel Buckwheat Second do 1 Best one bushel Tares Second do 2 Best pocket of Hops, not less than 100 lbs Second do 3 Best 12 Turnips, Swedes Second do 4 Best twelve Turnips, Hyln-id variety Second do 5 Best 12 Turnips, white Second do 6 Best 12 Mangold Wurzel (globe) Second do 7 Best Mangold Wurzel (long red) Second do 8 Best Sut;ar Beets Second do 9 Best 12 Carrots, white or yellow Second do 20 Best 12 Carrots, red or orange varietv Second do do 21 Best three Cabbages for Cattle Second do 22 Best six Kohl Rabbi Second do 23 Best bushel Potatoes— Early Second do 24 Best bushel Potatoes — Late Second do 25 Best bale of Hay Second do Go to B. WILLIAMS & Co. for Children's Suit. inson Streets. BASE BALL GOODS 65 S4 i-4 4 iirricultui'al 4 do 2 .lo i do i 4 '2 !!...!!".•■ 4 2 4 i )0 lbs i ;i 2 ...... 1 '::::::::::. \' 2 ■)| 1 M \ II II 21 11 21 1 1 1 11 ll 41 2 4 M Jhildreii's Suit-. hAM. FIELD PRODUCE— Continued. 126 Timothy Seed, best 100 lbs $ 3 00 do second do 1 50 |27 Clover Seed (Red) best 50 lbs 3 00 do second 1 50 1 28 Oul.ard Gra.ss, best 25 lbs 3 00 do second do 1 00 1 29 Rye Grass, best 50 lbs 8 00 do second do 1 50 |;}0 Best collection of Seeds 10 00 DIVISION I. SECTION 2. HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS- FRUITS. tlASS. 1 Apples, best twelve, early Autumn, dessert $2 50 do Second do 1 00 2 do Best twelve. Winter, eating 2 50 do Second do 1 00 3 do Best twelve, Cooking 2 50 do Second do 1 00 i do Best twelve, largest and heaviest 2 50 0 Pears, Best twelve, early Autumn, dessert 2 00 do Second do do 1 00 6 do Best twelve, Winter 2 00 do Second do 1 00 7 do Best twelve, cooking 2 00 8 Plums, Best twenty-iour, dcssort 2 00 do Second do 1 00 9 do Best twenty-four, preserving 2 00 do Second do 1 00 |10 Grape.s, Best di.sh of three bunches 2 00 do Second do 1 00 111 Quinces, Best twelve 2 00 112 Melons, Best brace of Water 2 00 do do Musk 2 00 113 Peaches, Best twelve 2 00 114 Best collection of Fruits 5 00 do Second 2 50 115 Red and White Currants 1 00 |16 Citrons, best brace 2 00 Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Men's Suits. W I— I O O o o (72 w o M O O o , •' o Ah < O w a H <5 05 r■r^ 2 !I.;m WAGONS, CARRIAGES, AGRICULTURAL IMPLE- MENTS, ETC. ARTICLES TO ]JK oK I'ROVINCJIAL MANUFACTURE. Reuper and Mower coinbiued, best made in the Pi-ovince..ij!')0 0(1 Reaping Mudiine, be.st combined 10 Oii Plough, best exhibited by mannfacturer 7 iO Harrows, do do 7 50 Horse Shoe, tlo do .i i]i) Turnip Cutter, do do o (Ji) Best Threshing Machine made in the Province, Horse or Steam power .')() 1)0 Best Hay Press 20 Od Second do 10 01) Cheese Press, best ') Oi) Butter Churn, best 5 OO Best Hay Making Machine 10 00 Best — ( O o w w H Q Johnson Street, between Broad and Douglas. I> I' IV . m r!| 4\ i, ' \\ o X o Q PROVINCE, VICTORIA, B. C. 68 DIVISION K— Continued. Best Harness Leather, not less tlmn two hides S o 00 Best Russet do do do o 00 Best Sole do do do •) 00 Best assortment of Leather ") 00 Best assortment of Harness and Saddlery made in the Province 7 oO Gloves.. .') 00 do Sec ontl ."{ OO Best assortment of Tweeds 7 iO I Best do Flannels 7 oO Best Sewinj^ Machine, other than Prov'cil manufacture .> 00 Second do do do est J)raught Stallion 20 Brackman & Ker, best assortment of Oats and Wheat, ^ '" not less than a bushel each 10 '."I Messrs. Angus & (iordon, be.st collection of Flowers in H -0| Pots, amateurs 7 Oi Second Best :{ * 21| David Spencer, best ram 10 '"I IL Saunders, best tub salt butter 7 wfc 22| do second do o ''" Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Children's Suits. JOHN MANSON'S FINE SHOT GUNS. 69 DIVISION L. s 0 00 5 00 5 00 5 OO CLASS le in till' 7 oO .) 00 I :H0 •) 7:.0 :{ 7 50 i .-) 00 0 lo :{ 1)0 1 grown in i^rodncev, si >>l A'o Stock, y riou .... 2 00 Second do 4fl .... 1 50 Kuchias, best specimen dp .... I 00 Second do do .... 50 Balsams, best six varieties, grown in pots 2 00 Kernerv, best 2 00 Second' best I 00 BoutjUet. best for table i 50 Second do I 00 B()(|uet, best for hand 1 50 Seon.l .lo 1 00 Dahlias, best six varieties cut Howers I 00 Second do 4o 50 Be.st Floral design 2 00 Second do 1 00 Medicinal Plants, best named collection 2 50 Second do do 1 00 Collection of Pansies, twelve varieties distinct 2 00 Second do do do 1 00 Roses, best collection cut Howers 2 OO SecontI tlo db 1 00 Gladiolu>s do do 2 00 Second do do 1 00 i^icotee or Carnation, 1 »eat collection 2 00 Second do do 1 00 Go to B. WILUAMS & CO. for Underwear. > o H ?6 I— H I— I c > H 73 o VICTORIA, IS THE CHEAPEST 70 FLORAL— Cntinuod. Stocks, best collection cut flowers 81 00 Asters do do 1 00 Zinnia do do 1 00 Lobelias, best pot or box 1 00 Hanging Baskets, with plant or plants "2 Oi) Annuals, collection cut flowers 2 OO I Perennials 2 Everlasting Flowers 2 Celoria (Cockseonit) 2 00 1 Verbena 2 00 1 Sweet Pea 2 Drawing, best pencil :^ Ool do second 2 OO do best pen and ink .S 00 do second 2 00 do best crayon I] Ool do second 2 do best water color .'H0| ilf second 2 do best of any other kind 3 do second 2 do the production of children under 12 years, 1st prize, 83; 2d, 82 ; 3d, SI. Penmanship, best ornamental, by boys and girls under 15 3 Oi)| Second do do do do 2 Best Specimen Penmanship 8 Second 2 (Xij Best assortment of Printing, plain and ornamental ') (Xi| Best Book Binding .') 00 Native Algae (Sea Weed) best collection, mounted and named, if possible Sj 00 Second do do do 2 '0 Shells, Marine, best collection 3 00 do do second I M Insects, best collection, Native 3 do second do . 1 ^^1 Minerals and Fossils, best collection, Native •') ^^ Birds, best collection of stuffed, Native 3 0(1 Best collection of Photographs 5 Oil Second do do 2 i| Marine Acjuarium, best 3 W j Second do 1 ''^ PS o H c/2 O ?^ t— ( m H o w p o o w w a CLASS. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 60 A Dollars worth for $1 at B. WILLIAMS & CO., EST BASE BALL GOODS. CU38. SI 00 ■ 51 1 00 ■ 52 1 00 ■ 53 1 00 ■ :,4 •2 0ijB5o 2 00 2 OO 2 00 2 0i) 2 00 2 00 ■fu.ss. 8ooB I 2 00 !......... 2 3 0«B 3 2 00 .......... 2 3 00" ■' 2 00 I under 12 m ; 3d, SI. ■ 7 s and twirls ...... 300" -S do 2 00 3 OOP i^ 2 oo! ornamental •') OOH '0 oOoBii on, mounted 1^ do' ■ i ■'' .. 30 ... 1 'A .... :i . 1 _ Native " ve '^ 5 w^ 9 ... 2 ■'•( "'.'.V.'."^i :5"" 1 .lO 71 FLORAL— Continued. Best Canary, green SI 00 Be.st Canary, yellow I 00 Canary, best pair, cock and hen 2 00 Best otlier song 2 00 Best Parrot 2 00 DIVISION M. ("LASS IV. — FANCY WORK. Best Bead Work. [ $2 00 Second do 1 00 Best Bead Basket 2 00 Second do 1 00 Best Book Mark 1 00 Second do 50 Best Hair Wreath 2 00 Second do 1 00 Designs in Hair Work, best 2 50 Be.st Hanging Shelves 2 00 Second do 1 00 Best Moss Wreath 2 00 Second do 1 00 Best Seed Wreath 2 00 Second do 1 00 Best Shell Basket 2 00 Second do 1 00 Mess Pictures, best 2 50 Flowers, Feathers 2 50 Flowers, wax 2 50 Fruit, wax collection 2 50 DIVISION N. OROOHET. Best assortment Crochet (Cotton) ^1 00 Second do do 50 Best Crochet Tidy do 1 00 Second do do 50 Best Crochet Bed-quilt 2 00 Second do 1 00 t^ I— I O o c CO w O X c r c < K X o 1AM S & CO. Johnson Street, between Broad and Douglas. w ill ,! ^ill m i m L nl Headquarters for real gootl value in Boots and SIioch I c CLASS. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 cS Cff (V O C ei n O o pq tj a as 03 u a O 72 CROCHET— Continued. Be.st CrochefTidy (Worsted) 81 Second do do Best assortment Crochet do Second do do Best Crochet Skirt do Second do do Child's Bujrcry Rug do Second do do Mats Crochet (Wool). Second ))t'r 1 Si'Cidid do (it'iit's Dn-ssinL; down 2 Secoiul do 1 Lady's Nii>lit-dress 1 Second do Corsets do L' Seeond do 1 Best Pillow Slips I Second pei's 1 Second do Best \V(»rsted Animals — Raised •! Second do do ■" Best Raised Worsu'd Flowers Second do do DIVISION V. BASKETS. Best \Vorkl)Usket. . , ?1| Second do Best Bread Basket Second do Best Slieid do Second do Best Bead-work Basket Second do Go to B. WILLIAMS & CO. for Boys' Suits, JOHN MAN SON'S FINE SHOT GUNS. .j»l 75 DIVISION W. WREATHS. [ Best collection Hair work li^2 00 Second do 1 00 Best do Moss work 2 00 Second do do 1 00 Best do Seed work 2 00 Second do do 1 00 Best specimen Pennmnship. . . 1 00 Second do oO BOYS' AND MENS' CLOTHING. Best Boy's Suit S2 00 Second do 1 00 Best (ient's Suit 2 00 Second do 1 00 H O .^V DIVISION X. .i?il MILLINERY. Best Velvet Bonnet SI 00 Second do .50 Best Silk Bonnet 2 00 Second do 1 00 Best Fancy Bonnet 2 00 Second do 1 00 Best Trinnned Bonnet 2 00 Second do 1 00 Best Lady's Hat 2 00 Second do 1 00 Best Lady's Straw l{at 2 00 Second do I 00 Best Child's Hat 1 00 ^second do i)0 Best Infant's Cap 1 00 Vcond do '>0 Best Head Dress I 00 Si'eon H l-H c c O > Hoys' Suits, PlMlars worth for %\ at H. WILLIAMS & CO. I I II : i I i I 76 JOHN WEILER, J^anuf actupep -t- of •^Pu^litlII AND IMPORTER OF- Crockery, Glassware, Carpets, Linoleum, Wall Paper, Cutle{ and House Furnishing Goods of every Description, -1 :+' With my lart^o nml increased facilities, and the lalcsi improved Machiif^.^— , now Mamifaclmin;; nil kinds of I'lirniturL- fiom Native Woods, eqiiili^B '"' Style and Finish to any imijorltd, at prices ojuai'v ;u low. AciKNT I'on Hissd's (iold M.'ilnl ('iir|iot Sweepers. Wliilney-^ ( 'drhnii'y CarriaKes, ItoMiinion Wire .MalWfSHCM, I li(! Ih-kI CoIiI Hlasi Oilnrlcss KcaiilJ (le8truelil)le Austrian Hent Wood ('liuirH, iiupravud Klwirie Ijiinps. Kii.'Jj Send for Catalofirue and Prices. Samples of Wall Pap^'j pets, &c., and any information cheerfully given on appi'Cif orricE & mmm, si a i ss i>f. ^..'t iiri ER, Wall Paper, Mi{ y Description. m 77 ipORTERS OF STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS MILLINERY, ETC., ETC. HEARS an° PAGE. KiOOv>oi:::K::H3s;:::CH!;KX^^^^^ Sole Agents for B. C. for "SOUDAN " Kid Gloves. ICTORIA HOUSE, - VICTORIA, B. C. 'mctiGal Hsittep loors South of Poi:t Office, Victoria, B. C. CHAPELIER. HUTMACHER. M imi>rove(l Mach.ntf!.! , Native Wumls, equlf ci-s o.iua'.'y a» tow. EAP VARIETY STORE Douglas Street, Opposite Iron Church, . VV1.it ni-yVO'!'|!"';J pies of Wall PaP'-'] lly given on appi'^^f iiiiil Buys' Clotliiiig, ^; Staple Dry fiooils, «ls anil Sliocs, 5^ Class anil Crodiery, Etc. iussELL, Mcdonald & co. 78 s A. A. AARONSO* AND PAWNBROKE 1^* ESUBPl ' ? ALL: KINDS: OF: GOON BOUOHT and HOLD. ! 1 Ji Honey Lent on all Kinds of Ci Wholesale dealei^ in ihdiapI Cui(io^. JOHNSON STREET, near B If \oii WaQt Wieap iioods or Money Uom«j ami S«t! Jit'. 79 jCQwacifie Candy paotopy GOVERNMENT STREET, 2 DOORS SOUTH Of P. 0. &R ESH, PLAIN I FANCY CANDIES I IK I III ^'^^^^^ McHUGH, VICTORIA, B C. ^e Candy a Specialty. Country Orders Receive Prompt Attention. ■\mUEli CbAY :GO0W ^OLD. General Feed Store. fES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. DEALER IN FARM PRODUCE. foriifr Johnson and Doiipflas Streets, Victoria, B. C. (Is Ot Gil ELGIN STORE, MUD BAY. near Bi ijoine and ^^^ ^'- oceries, Dry Goods WINES AND LIQUORS. m Produce Bought r. TOBACCONIS -»— ^^^ESTABLISHED IN 1861 .i==i^—*- lAli ^ Satii iK-A-'i^Tiii: o.i^:i^:F'BEL importer and Dealer In Havana and Domestic Cigars, Virginia and Dominion Tobaccoo, Meerschaum and Amber Goods,! B< Ca iGod VICTORIA. B. C. BOX 108. 81 DEALER IN ANO IMPORTER OF Guns, Pistols, Cutlery, Fishing Tackle and Optical Ooods, and a General Assortment of Sportsman's Supplies. Hc-HtfickiuK, Fiiu! Hari-cl UrowninK, ("yliiidfr inid Choko Horin^ for Fino .SliootiiiKi '>»|)(iirinK- THOMAS THOMPSON, Practical Gun Maker 46 Johnson Street, VICTORIA. I All Work Warranted and 'I Satisfaction Guaranteed. L. WILLIE, lBaket^,Gr^OGCPandConfeetione/T -AND DKALKU IN- [Cakes, Pies, Fruits, Cigars & Cigarettes JOHNSON STREET. VICTORIA, B. C. IGUODB DEr.IVE:RKZ3 FRXSE: of* GjaLAJE^OrTS.. Tobaccos, d Amber GcodM ^.^tj:E''ErT.j^2 »ry Goods Store, Etc. JOHNSON STREET. ^1 m m ' m 1 ifl' , > i M ifc' ■I 82 British Columbia Iron Works! JOHISr ROBERTSOIS, Blacksmith & Boiler Makerk' ■ STOHE mmi 0|i|)08i(c Telfgrapli Hotel, VllTOHIA. B. ('. STEAMBOAT & SHIPS' WORKI Agriiulturnl Iini)lcnicnl.s, Miners' Picks, itc, Made ami ki|iairefl, eiiYDE SHIP YBH err m^ m\ •i X m\ HAY, VICTORIA, II. C. ■ , SkiiiiilioiitsJiidiisiSinti (if nil Ml liiiill. R. W. COLVIN. I Kin JOSHUA HOLLAND, Contractor and Buildelai JOHaSr STK.EiET, Rock Bay, VICTORIA, B. C W Estimates Given tor Work in any Part of the Provim'ej Orders Promptly Executed, P. O. Box 494. HMH 83 1 Works' ' Makerl oiiiA, li. e. r WORKi c aiul Kcjiaircfi. ;t()R1.\. 11, i'. "",U\^"'' -* hotogpaphers. LATE OF THE LONDON STEREOSCOPIC CO., ENG. iiilni\N III' allcnlioii of viHitors In Nictorlii, l<> I lie suiktIoi- i|iialit.v O Eh H ^ O AEONUMEMTS 1 j:^P ^4 0' ft ( 0 >! P 09 Hi 1 0 lOOl J; P- hi ¥H' 85 W. J. McKEON )tel, G. B. PARRY, kN. Waischmal^er din i/enty Years Experience in London, Engr., and Twenty Years in Canada. LIES OR PARTIES llinson StfeBt, opp. Grand Pacific Hotel ES STREET, Victoria, B. C,| rs . fDallandaine, pr^GHITBCfP, % j&> aB"''^ "*' Bai^l* o* B.C. Building ■•••51 '^ T i- VICTORIA, B. C. HOMAS EARLJl IMPORTER, SQIbBSAlwE CER And Manufacturer of Coffee and Spices, [harf Street, VICTORIA.. Ili'rALERT BAY CANNING COMPANY, Alei-t Buy. Direct Iiii|iortei' of TEAS, SLIIAB, BICE, COFFEE, SI'ICES, 4c. 80 .4 11 i ' I'll "To Build Up a N(itioii--Siipi)()rt its kliliiliiin^ CITIZElSrS' Insurance Co. of Canadal FIRE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE. AHHl'VPH »!s«t,r>00,000. tMiAIMH I • A I !> #a,()(H>,00<)J This Coinpniiy iius iifver \kvi\ known to roxist or delay iiaynRrit i)f a mh.I fartiirily adjusted claim since its formation in 1864. Wenllny and |>r<>spcr,| it owes its hi(;h Ktiindin^ to its ^rnntin^ more ndvanlr.^es tk ; jjuod one we will take it. E. A. HART, Chief Agent in British Columbia. CO cr^ -O-TJ -XXT Dry Goods and Gents' Furnishing Good 'i,v t , • I I • '< I irxEISIERMAN. 87 KSTARIJSIIKI) SINTI': |Sr,2. C W. HAYNES. i 3 anadal NCE. I I) j8«:v<)<><>.0(xi,| ay imynient of a miivI llliy ami iirnspcruu-J t% l<» ihc IiiMirctlihjii[ hs Acciilenl Policiti )any, wliilf it- I'mip".!! nuiu «•• ll"-' huMir anl the Coniiwny'» l^ffictj lUII.niNi.', en , nn n>^ R? 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872-4503 1 i ^ £^. w. ^ Is ! ;1 6^ 88 CANADIAN PACIFIC Navigation Com panL ^UIlVriTEID. The BURRARD INLET ROUTE. VICTORIA TO VANCOUVER AND MOODY VILLE- Daily, except Monday, at 2 o'clnck. VANCOUVER TO VI crroRi A— Daily, except Monday, at J3:30 o'clock, or on arrival of| C. P. R. train. NEW WESTMINSTER ROUTE. LEAVE VICTORIA FOR NEW WESTMINSTER, LADX| LANDINO AND LULU ISLAND— Tuesday at 9 o'clock ; Thursday and Sunday at 7 o'clock. PLUMPER PASS— Sunday at 7 o'clock. LEAVE NEW WESTMINSTER FOR VICTORL\— Monday at 13 o'clock ; Wednesday and Friday at 7 o'cliickl FOR PLUMPER PASS— Monday, afc 13 o'clock. BOC H 1, 9a [•ountry ^oots I FRASER RIVER ROUTE. SUsupors leave for NEW WESTMINSTER and CHILLIWI every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, .it 7 a. in. The Company reserves the right of chanpflng this | Table at any time without notification. G. A. CARLETON, General Agent. JOHN IRVIN m ma PRICES THE LOWEST IFIG Tipan] — T£3:B B. o. iBoot and Shoe Store I The Leading House for First Class Goods in Latest Styles. OUTE. fVlLLE- imAiieitm,riisEB&CAiiADiAi( -b .E ACEMT FOR- ivi\l oil & ock, or on arriv J ROUTE. illNSTER, LADN^ iuday lit 7 o'clock, 11} s BOOTS and SHOES, |Unequallcd on the American Continent. H. MANSELL, ii. Do Government Street, VICTORIA ountry Orders promptly executed at Lowest Rates. roRiA— a Friday at 7 o'clnck.Moots & Shoes Made to Order in every Style. mill C^'^fullj attended To. {OUTE. KR and CHILLIWI a. ni. of changing this Mi JOHN IRVIjl -A DOllARS WORTH FOR A DOLLAR, m m CO H i THE PROVINCE. Ife^- If E. G. PRIOR & GO, -IMPORTERS OF- Hardware, Iron, Stee AHD AGBICtJWtJEAL MACHIHERT. B. Ti wmtams. Sole Agent A D. M. OSBO r the followiii hinery : inding Harvestea t^'iffnS^i^^ ^JV^ B^ar Cut Mowers. JOHN DBERE'S MpmOu^f SSwIT* ipin auiicf^ MOLINB PLOW GO'S Molina Su! S: L. ALLEN & GO'S Planet CANA FROST & WOOD'S Buckeye "Daisy" " Steel and^ WATSON M'P'G GO'S Deerini Watsoi :dSi* ImpfeinBi imp NOXON BROS. M'P'G GO'S " Hooei^efiWfifalQrijR, C. GHATHAM M'P'G GO'S Patent Truss Rod Axle Wagons, i patent tongue support. J. RUSSELL & GO'S Hay Loaders. " " Grain Grushers.with French burr stoij and steel grinders. " " Wood Sawing Machinery. F. W. HORB & SONS' rims, hubs, spokes, felloes, shafts, pol| ESSEX GENTRE M'P'G GO'S Steel Plows. McGregor, GOURLAY & GO'S Wood Working Machinej of all kinds. W. & J. GREEY'S Flour Mill Machinery. A Large Stock of BUILDER'S HARDWARE together with Axes, Shovj Nails, Picks, Chain, Saws, Buckets, Sheet Iron, Rope, Pipes, Etc, always on hand. SEND FOR PRICES, rdovernment Street, - VICTORIA, B.j K~*»:!?»* 0., Steel m. he followiii ery: ng Harve8teij (lowers. ,s.| n 1888 t»i,'\ jnchburrstoij ry. •es, shafts, poll king Machind with Axes, ShoTJ )pe, Pipes, Etc.. S, )RIA,B.