May, 1910 



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provide a ready means of pajing for sup- 

 lies and to order early so that materials 



all arrive at their places in good time, 

 he older associations of the province wliose 

 iredit is well established carry the accounts 

 until fall and then deduct these from the 

 sales of fruit. The younger local associa- 

 tions must grapple with this question and 

 either provide working capital or make good 

 their credit. 



About four or five years ago a few far- 

 sighted managers of co-operative associa- 

 tions formed a central association. At first 

 all this association endeavored to do was 

 to aid the 30 odd societies of the province 

 in the matter of selling their fruit, by sup- 

 plying them with weekly reports, during 

 the growing season of the world's fruit crop 

 with especial reference to the province, 

 prospects in regard to prices and, in some • 

 cases, made sales for the smaller societies. 

 In 1908, the central organization took up 

 buying supplies. At once the question of a 

 warehouse arose. This has been overcome 

 bv making one of the large associations a 

 wholesale depot for the rest. This associa- 

 tion buys in carload lots when the price is 

 right and stores until wanted by the other 

 associations. 



There are still many things to work out. 

 The central association, which is known as 

 the Co-operative Fruit Growers' of Ontario, 

 looks forward to becoming incorporated and 

 building a storehouse. Success is plainly in 

 sight.— D.S. 



Lime-Sulphur Wash 



An exceedingly valuable bulletin on the 

 lime-sulphur wash has just been issued by 

 the Ontario Department of Agriculture. The 

 authors are H. L. Fulmer and L. Caesar, 

 both of the Ontario Agricultural College, 

 (Juelph, where most of the experiments that 

 are dealt with in the bulletin were conduct- 

 ed. An introduction is written by Prof. R. 

 Harcourt. 



A chemical study of this spray mixture is 

 recorded by Mr. Fulmer. Home-made and 

 commercial washes are dealt with fully, and 

 some important conclusions are drawn. A 

 practical and popular treatment of the sub- 

 ject is given by Mr. Caesar. Space in this 

 issue does not allow the publication of ex- 

 tracts. A complete copy of the bulletin may 

 be had on request to the Department of Ag- 

 riculture, Toronto. Ask for bulletin No. 

 177. 



stock, Barrie and other places. Mr. Woolver- 

 ton has studied under a noted landscape 

 architect in Boston, Mass., and while there 

 assisted in improvement plans for Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., Munising, Mich., Wilkes-Barre, 

 Pa., and other cities in the United States. 

 He has superintended also landscape work 

 on many private estates in Ontario. Mr. 

 Woolverton's suggestions for improvement 

 in Welland should be adopted by that 

 hustling town. Most other towns and cities 

 in the province would do well to look into 

 this matter of civic improvement. 



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"Apple Growing in New England" is the 

 title of bulletin No. 61 by C. D, .larvis. 

 Agricultural Experimental Station, Storrs, 

 ,Conn. The history, status and future of 

 e apple industry in those states are dis- 

 Hssed. Much practical information is giv- 

 iH also on the renovation of old orchards. 



Landscape Architecture 



That the need for civic improvement is 

 becoming recognized in Canada to a great- 

 er degree than ever is evidenced by the ac- 

 tion of a number of cities in Ontario. These 

 places have planned extensive improvements 

 in their park systems, water fronts, river 

 banks, residential districts and factory and 

 business locations. Welland is the latest to 

 contemplate this kind of work. A recent 

 issue of the Welland Telegraph contains an 

 excellent outline for commencing operations. 

 The article is written by Mr. C. Ernest 

 Woolverton, Grimsby, Ont., the well-known 

 landscape architect, and is worthy of repro- 

 duction in the local papers of many other 

 towns and cities. 



The survey of the Welland situation was 

 made by Mr. Woolverton, who has reported 

 also on plans for London, Kingston, Wood- 



About Pruning 



"Pruning," a paper read at a meeting of 

 theQuebec Pomological Society by Mr. R. A. 

 Rousseau, a graduating student of La Trap- 

 pe, contained much valuable information. 

 He thought more pruning should be done 

 although he did not advocate severe prun- 

 ing. It should be done in a moderate way 

 every year and in this way do away with the 

 necessity of doing severe pruning. He fav- 

 ored March pruning and did not think it 

 necessary or advisable to do June pruning. 



There are many reasons in favor of pruning 

 at this season, but there did not appear to 

 h''. any good reasons advanced for June 

 pruning. Mr. J. M. Fisk thought June 

 pruning the best and stated that the best 

 results with him had been with pruning 

 done during June. Lt would seem that 

 March pruning is more suitable for the dev- 

 eloping of more vigorous wood growth, but 

 that June pruning can be followed to great 

 advantage in briniring unfruitful trees in 

 to bearing. 



A new branch of the Imperial Bank of 

 Canada has -recently been opened at Nash- 

 ville, Ont. 



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