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THE CANADIAN H O RTTC U LT URIST 



February, 1910 



You don't have to mix 

 "Black Knight" Stove 

 Polish. 



There is no black watery 

 liquid to stain your hands 

 or dirty the floor. 



There is no "hard brick' ' 

 to scrape — no trouble — no 

 waste — no hard rubbing. 



' 'Black Knight" is a firm 

 paste — ready to use — 

 quickly applied— and shines 

 quick as a wink. 



It's as simple and easy to 

 use as shoe polish, and a 

 big stove can be shined 

 with it almost as easily. 



Perhaps your dealer does not handle 

 "Black Knight" Stove Polish. If so, 

 send IOC. for a big can, free postpaid. 



THE F. F. DAILEY CO. LIMITED. 

 Hamilton. Ont. '25 



Uakera of the famous "2 in 1" Shoe Pollah, 



Seeds 



$25 



in cash prizes 



FOR 4 OHIONS 



of 



CRANSTON'S EXCELSIOR 



to be competed for at our store 

 Catalogue of Garden 

 Seeds, with particulars of 

 prizes, free on request. 



DtjPUY & 



Ferguson 



Seedsmen 

 MONTREAL.OUE. 



Exhibition to be Held in Italy 



Tho City of Florence, Italy, and the Royal 

 Tuscan Society of Horticulture, have ar- 

 ranged an International Exhibition of Hor- 

 ticulture for 1911, in occasion of the 50th 

 anniversary of the proclamation of the 

 Kingdom of Italy. The programme con- 

 tains tho following classes: Ornamental fol- 

 iage or flowering plants, either new, or 

 of recent intro luction ; fiuit-bearing plants; 

 vegetables and kitchen-gardi>n plants ; seeds ; 

 bulbs and tubers; colonial plants; flow<T 

 decoration ; horticultural arts and indust- 

 ries ; horticultuiiil literature and instru(!- 

 tion ; i)acking and preserving ; history of 

 horticulture. 



Besides numerous awards of merit (grand 

 inedals, and artistic objects), the committee 

 places cash prizes and medals to the value of 

 Lire 25,000 ($-3,000) at the disposition of 



the judges. At the same time as the horti- 

 cultural exhibition, a most important por- 

 trait exhibition will take place in tlu; ar- 

 tistic rooms, which liavc recently been re- 

 stored in the historical municipal palace 

 (Palazzo Vecchio) besides other sbowg and 

 amusements. 



Aphine. — A new insecticide that is at- 

 tracting much attention among horticul- 

 turists, is Aphine, and it api)ears to be 

 '•making good." Leading authorities on in- 

 sects and their control as well as the flor- 

 ist trade presis of the I'nited States speak 

 highly of its worth and future. Aphine will 

 be welcomed by all growers in Canada that 

 want an effective remedy for the "sucking" 

 insects of the greenhouse, the garden, the 

 l>ark and the orchard. There is a place for 

 a reliable insecticide for these pests. Aphine 

 promises to fill it admirably. 



$532,992,100!! 



That's the Value of Farm Prod- 

 uct* for Canada 1909 — 

 Isn't It Great ? 



OTTAWA, ONT.— An increase of $100,- 

 000,000 in the value of Canadian crops is 

 shown in the final estimates of the 1909 

 production just issued by the Dominion 

 Census Department. An area of 30,0(55,556 

 acres of field crops has yielded a harvest 

 which computed at local market prices, has 

 a value of $.532,902,100, as compared with 

 $432,534,000 from 27,505,663 acres last year. 



Canada's principle grain crops are wheat, 

 oats and barley. Tli is year they aggregate in 

 area 18,617,000 acres, and in value $263,710,- 

 000, against 16,207,100 acres and $209,070,000 

 in 1908. Hay and clover from 8,210,000 acres 

 have a value of $132,287,700, against 8,210,900 

 acres and $121,884,000 in 1908. 



Rye, peas, buckwheat, mixed grains and 

 flax, grown on 1,487,311 acres have a value 

 of $26,707,000, as compared with 1,525,700 

 acres and $23,044,000 in 1908. 



The total value of wheat harvested in the 

 Northwest provinces is$121, 500, 000 and in the 

 rest of the Dominion 819,760,000, as compared 

 with $72,424,000 and $18,804,000 last year. 



It is a showing that every citizen is proud 

 of, whether he had a hand in the production 

 or not. The most gratifying story told by 

 these figures is that they represent a gain 

 over the previous year of $100,000,000. 



We are going ahead — going ahead rapidly. 

 That is the best message we gather from 

 this report of our results for 1909. 



But, instead of being content with these 

 figures, let us take them only as an indica- 

 tion of what our real possibilities are, and 

 let us use them merely as a mile post in our 

 climb to better things. 



Let each of us, for instance, look back over 

 our operations of 1809 to determine whether 

 or not we did our share toward making this 

 showing possible. 



We ought to stop and think of what has 

 made tlie gains of former years possible. 

 We must stop to realize th.-t this gain of 

 $100,000,000 for 1909 is not oi.:y due to more 

 land undercultivation;butlias been brought 

 about by better methods of cultivation; by 

 better methodsof preparing the soil, sowing 

 the grain and harvesting the crops. 



Without the wonderful strides made in 

 the development of farm machines, a 

 SG32,9i:2,100-crop would be entirely out of 

 tlie question. 



And yet there is room for progress — the 

 rules of 1009 farming are not the rules for 

 1910. New machines mean new advances 



a:id new wealth, Do you keep abreast— «re 

 you posted about these things? 



About traction plowing — how to plow 

 more acres, in less time, with less expense, 

 for better, bigger returns: 



How a good disk harrow will enable you 

 to make better seed beds; 



Wliy it's to your advantage to spread ma- 

 nure the right way — as soon as you get ii — 

 instead of spreading it after half its value 

 is gone. 



Wliy it will pay you to use seeding ma- 

 chines that put tlie seed into the soil so 

 that the best germination is assured and 

 big crops result. 



About the money-saving and money-mak- 

 ing advantages of having a good, reliable, 

 dependable gasoline engine on your place. 



What the right kind of a cream harvester 

 means to you in increased milk and butter 

 profits — and skim-milk calves; 



Why a good feed-grinder means fatter 

 stock: How to increase the value of the 

 1910 hay crop by using the right mower, 

 baler, etc.: How to know all about har- 

 vesting machines: How to know the 

 ear marks of a good wagon. 



If any of these will help you please secure 

 a copy of our book — "Glimpses of 

 Thriftland." That tells the whole story 

 briefly and in verses that you'll like. Tlien 

 we have some books that are still more 

 business-like — the I H C Almanac and Ency- 

 clopaedia, and others. Say which you are 

 most interested in. All are free if you 

 will write nearest branch house of the 

 International Harvester Company ol 

 America listed below. 



There is an International dealer near you. 

 He will be glad to see you to hand you one 

 of our newl910calendars,posters,catalogues 

 or pamphlets on harvesting and haying ma- 

 chines and tools, and tillage implements or 

 any of tlie machines mentioned above. 



CANADIAN BRANCH HOUSES: Brandon, Ciltarr. 



Edmonton, Hamilton, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Regina, 



SatlLatoon, St. John, Winnipeg, Yorltton. 



S^jxutperiti/'—' 



INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF A1IERIC4 



(Incorporated) 

 CHICAGO, U. S. A. 



SMALL FRUIT PLANTS 



Gooaeberriea, .losselyn. Red .Jacket, Downing, Pearl. Houghton.— Curranta 

 Perfection. Ruby, Cherry, White Grape, Lee's Prolific, Champion, Black 

 Naples, Victoria.— Raapberriea, Herbert, Cuthbert, Marlboro, Brinckle's 

 Orange, Golden Queen. Strawberry-Raspberry.- Garden Roou, Asparagus, 

 Rhubarb, Perennial Celery. 

 WM. FLEMING, Nurseryman, Box 54, Owen Sound, Ontario 



