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the wild Siberian crab and some small first- 

 >f>ar seedlings of cross-bred trees. These 

 have grown well and have proved perfectly 

 hardy, not killing back an inch. Some of 

 the Siberian crabs are very small but they 

 make excellent jelly and the trees are very 

 ornamental in the blossoming season. Among 

 the cross-bred trees the best are Aurora, 

 Charles and Northern Queen, the last named 

 of which bore 12 ripe apples the next year 

 after it was planted — a six-inch seedling — 

 and has borne heavily since. The Trans- 

 cendaut crab does well and bears larger fruit 

 than the cross-bred trees. 



My standard apple trees have not yet 

 borne nor my "Cheney and Surprise plu:ii 

 trees though the latter have blossomed. The 

 Okabena and Hibernal standard apple trees 

 are, I believe, perfectly hardy and yield 

 good-sized, well-flavored fruit. 



On most Manitoba farms, there has been 

 little done in the way of making a shelter 

 belt of trees. Until something in this line 

 is done, money invested in fruit bushes and 

 fruit trees is put where it may not be found. 



Where there is a shelter, fruit growing may 

 be engaged in with both profit and pleasure 

 After plants are in, good and frequent 

 cultivation will be required to give success. 

 Currant and gooseberry plants will require 

 watching to prevent the worm getting ahead 

 of the owner. The other fruits do not, with 

 the possible exception of the plum, seem to 

 have many enemies in Manitoba. 



Prince Edward Island 



J. A. Moore 



Very little happens here in the fruit 

 growing line. People are not organized 

 and do not meet together to discuss horti- 

 cultural matters. The institutes have not 

 as yet interested their members in this most 

 profitable industry. 



It is quite possible to take $200 from an 

 acre of orchard on P. E. Island. I know a 

 man who did it la.st year. What other 

 branch of farm work does this.^ And why 

 do not more people try it faithfully The 

 trouble seems to be the want of a market. 



and yet we do not begin to grow enough to 

 warrant a buyer coming to us. 



Co-operation in planting is as much need- 

 ed right now as co-operation in marketing. 

 It is large quantities of one or two varieties 

 in one community that is wanted ; and it 

 is not hard for communities to decide on 

 the varieties that suit them best. 



Quite a large number of Baxters are to 

 be set out this spring. This is one of the 

 most beautiful looking apples, but it needs 

 to be sprayed, and if our people are going 

 to grow apples for market they must spray. 

 The Baxter is an annual bearer and is very 

 hardy, and with good storage the fruit will 

 keep through till spring. 



Annapolis Valley West, N. S. 



R. J. Mestcnger 



The returns from the fruit shipping sea- 

 son just over have not been most pleasing. 

 Apples kept a' very moderate to low price 

 for the whole season, and there does not 

 seem to have been any reason why the prices 



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m:T IBE EXPERIENCE OF THE 



111^^ majority of farmers be 

 IIj your guide in buying twine 



THE time has come to order your binder twine for the 1910 harvest. Twine dealers are placing 

 orders for their season's stock. The mills are running. Now is the time for you to decide the 

 twine question. It is something that requires careful consideration. The success of your har- 

 vest will depend on the uninterrupted work of your binder, for no binder can work well if you use a 

 cheap grade of binder twine. 



It is our aim to have every farmer who uses I H C twine go through the 1910 harvest season 

 without a break in the field. We have much more at stake than merely selling twine. Your interests 

 and ours are the same. 



We know that the raw materials from which I H C twines ai j spun have the quantity and quality 

 of fibre that insure greater strength than is found in any other twine. They are evenly spun — smooth 

 running— do not tangle in the twine box — work well in the knotter, insuring perfect binding and 

 perfect tying. They insure your being able to work your binder through the entire harvest season with 

 greatest speed and economy and are therefore practical profit insurance. 



Those who buy cheap twine will certainly have trouble — delays due to tangles, knots and breaks 

 will mean the loss of valuable time — and every delay at harvest time will cut down your profits. 



There is a sure way to avoid this. Let the experience of the past be your guide in purchasing your twine. 

 The verdict of the majority of the farmers of this country is a safe guide. Their decision should have more 

 weight with you than the statement of any twine manufacturer. These farmers know. They have the same 

 problems confronting them that you have. They have no axe to grind. They do not sell twine. They are 

 only interested in results. 



I H C Brand of Sisal— Standard Sised 

 Manila or Pure Manila 



Are the twines used by the majority of the farmers of this country. They have been proved to give the best 

 results. Eighty-five to 90 per cent of the farmers use Si.sal. It is smooth running and works at steady tension 

 without kinking or tan>ilin;jf in the twine box — insuring perfect binding and perfect tying. Its only equal is the 

 really high grade Manila twines such as bear the I H C trade-mark. 



Your interests and ours are identical on this twine proposition. We have more at stake than selling twine. 

 We are vitally interested in the successful operation of hundreds of thousands of binders. On their successful 

 operation depends our success — and we know they cannot operate successfully with poor twine. No binder 

 made can. For this reason we have given the twine problem careful study. When we say "Stick to Sisal or 

 high grade Manila bearing the 1 H C trade-mark" — we do so because we know them to be the highest stand- 

 ard of excellence in binder twine. 



But we don't a.sk you to do as we say. We want you to be the judge. But your judement to be right should be based on 

 facts— not on the statement of any twine man. And the fact is— that the majority of the farmers of this country use I H C twine. 

 Sisal or Standard (which Is made from pure Sisal) comes 500 feet to the pound; high grade Manila, 600 feet to the pound; Pure 

 Manila, 650 feet. See your local I H C dealer at once and let him know how much you will need. If you want more facts on binder 

 twine, write (he International Harvester Company of America at nearest branch house for information. 



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