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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



March, 1910 



method would benefit both himself and oth- 

 ers. 



The greater superiority of Ontario fruit 

 in regard to flavor over that of British 

 Columbia gives it preference among con- 

 sumers; even in the latter province of Bri- 

 tish Columbia, it would receive favor if 

 only the appearance and condition were 

 equal to that of the home-grown fruit. I 

 have heard this admitted by a British Col- 

 umbia fruit rancher who grows apples as 

 his business — apples to sell and he sells them 

 on their appearance. In British Columbia, 

 one cannot buy a really poor apple. They 

 all have a good appearance and the fruit 

 rancher, finding that the buyers will not 

 take poor looking apples, has cut them out 

 altogether. 



Compare thi.s state of afi^airs with Onta- 

 rio, especially in the case of small towns and 

 small fruit stores in a city like Toronto. 

 In the former, you can go to the open mar- 

 ket on a Saturday and buy the smallest, 

 poorest and most pest-ridden apples that it 

 is po.ssible to pick. Most of the^e are pur- 

 chased by housewives who say : "Well, I can 

 make jelly of them." Why shouldn't she 



make jolly out of good apples that have no 

 waste y "Fewer and Better" should be 

 thought of by the farmer in taking his ap- 

 ples to market. 



One of the reasons for British Columbia's 

 advanced position in the fruit industry, is 

 the fact that her people are, to a great ex- 

 tent, new to the business. She has a mixed 

 population with varied ideas and all are 

 willing to accept advice from one another 

 and to follow the best; i.e., the advice which 

 helps in the making of the most cash out 

 of their b\isiness. 



Manitoba 



R. J. N. Jamieton 



I have sold a great deal of various kinds 

 of nursery stock in the Swan River Valley, 

 which I believe is one of the most favorable 

 districts in Manitoba for fruit growing, on 

 account of its sheltered location. I am 

 sorry to .say, however, that only a very 

 small percentage of the purchasers were suc- 

 cessful with the stock. The rea.son of this 

 was not so much the fault of the nursery 

 stock nor the climate as it was the negli- 



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gcnce of tho settlers to protect the young 

 treea from vermin during the winter 

 months and from live stock in the summer 

 and fall. 



With regard to the varieties of fruit 

 which proved most successful in this dis- 

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