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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



APPLE CROP. 



The crop of apples was good this year and the fruit free of scab and but shghtly 

 affected with Codling Moth. The greater part of the crop was disposed of on the Ottawa 

 Fruit Exchange and fair prices were obtained. A small shipment was, however, made 

 to Glasgow, Scotland, with gratifying results. 



SHIPMENT OF APPLES TO GLASGOW. 



On October 3, 1902, a shipment, mostly of autumn apples, was made to Glasgow in 

 the steamer ' Kastalia,' without cold storage. The apples were packed in boxes, the 

 inside measurement of which was : depth, 10 J inches; width, 11 1^ inches; length, 22 

 inches. The sides and top and bottom were made of three-eighth inch boards, and the 

 ends of ^-inch, dovetailed and glued. 



Apples practically free from defects of any kind were selected and packed tightly 

 in layers. A thin layer of excelsior was placed between each layer of apples and a sheet 

 of strong white paper on both sides of each layer of apples, which kept them perfectly 

 clean. Enough excelsior was packed in at the sides and also at the top to keep the 

 apples tight. Most of the fruit was packed on September 30, and kept in the cellar 

 until the afternoon of October 1, to cool. It was then taken to Ottawa and packed in 

 a freight car, which left for Montreal that night, and reached there the next day and 

 was loaded on the steamer, which sailed on the morning of October 3. 



Following are the account sales 



Glasgow, October 16, 1902. 



Account of sales of 100 cases of apples ex 'Kastalia.' Sold by Thomas Russell, by 

 order and for account of W. T. Macoun, Horticulturist, Central Experimental Farm, 



Ottawa. 



W. T. Macoun. 



128 XXX 



XXX 



XXX 



XX 



59 cases Wealthy, 6 | 9 



1 II I. empty 



30 11 McMahon, 4 | 9 



5 It Patten's Greening, 5 

 5 II Faraeuse, 6 | — 



100 



Charges. 



Freight on goods 



Freight on empties, river and harbour duties, master 

 porterage, landing, selecting, coopering, catalogues, ad- 

 vertising, &c., cartage to warehouse, houseing, delivering. 



Commission and guarantee 



Net proceeds. 



£ 



19 



7 

 1 

 1 



29 



s. 



18 



2 



5 



10 



15 



10 

 9 



d. 



3 



6 

 

 J 



11 



29 



22 



15 



$108 41 



8 

 1 



The expenses of the shipment on this side of the Atlantic, exclusive of growing the 

 fruit, picking, packing, and sending to the car at Ottawa, were : — 



Cost of 100 boxes at Toronto $12 00 



Freight on 100 boxes, Toronto to Ottawa 2 52 



Freight on 100 boxes, Ottawa to Montreal , 7 74 



Cost of 200 lbs. Excelsior at 3c. lb 6 00 



$28 26 



Leaving a net balance of $80 15 



or 80c. per box, or $3 . 20 per barrel, taking four boxes packed as these were to a barrel. 

 The average profit per barrel of fall applet sold in baskets on the Ottawa Fruit 



