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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



November, i^io 



! NOTES FROM THE PROVINCES f 



British Columbia 



"Ceratut, " Ktlowna, B. C. 



The Kelowna exhibition held by the Ag- 

 ricultural and Traders Association of Okan- 

 agan Mission, representing what is now 

 known as the Kelowna district, was held 

 on Sept. 20th and 21st. With the exception 

 perhaps of vegetables, all the classes com- 

 pared favorably with former years. Fruit 

 however, for which a new wing had been 

 added to the hall, quite jammed the allot- 

 ed space. The exhibits were necessarily 

 staged so close that much of their educa- 

 tional value was lost. In color, size and 

 freedom from blemish the fruit was all that 

 could be desired. 



In several instances discriminaticns were 

 made in judging against very large apples. 

 The plate exhibits of Mcintosh, one of the 

 very foremost varieties in the Okanagan 

 were conspicuous in this respect. This seem- 

 ed right as irrigated districts are particu- 

 larly apt to produce oversized fruit and 

 largo size is usually at the expense of 

 quality. 



For the five heaviest apples Alexandra 

 won, the five specimens weighing 6 lbs. IS;', 

 ounces, beating some nice exhibits of AVolf 

 River, which generally wins out for greatest 

 weight. Yellow Newtown Pippin was grand 

 in ijoth plate and box classes. This apple, 

 so particular about soil and locality in 

 the east, seems tc find things to its liking 

 around Kelowna. On well drained "bench" 

 land, on partly sub-irrigated bottom land, 

 on sandy land and clay, though I know of 

 no mature trees, the young ones are bear- 

 ing well, and in good health. 



British Columbia Notes 



The great fruit fair reprc..senting the 

 Kootenay district held in Nelscn the last 

 few days of September was a great succesj. 

 There were over 800 entries Five differ- 

 ent digtrict« sent excellent exhibits of 

 apple.5 to compete for the district prize. 

 Grand Forks won and was awarded the 

 John.ston cup and $100.00. West Arm was 

 second. The vegetable and floral exhibits 

 were cf excellent quality. 



Dr. Gussow. Dominion Botanist, and In- 

 spector Wilson recently completed a thret- 

 weeks' inspection of Vancouver island and 

 Okanagan orchards. While some fungrid 

 disea.ses were found, both agreed that 

 British Columbia was fairlv .free from in- 

 jurious insect pests. 



It is estimated tbnt over five hundred 

 carloads of fruit will this season be shipped 

 from the districts surrounding Okanagan 

 Lake, in British Columbia. A great number 

 rf the fruit ranches Inst season sowed cover 

 crops as root protection, and its beneficial 

 results have been demonstrated in the in- 

 creased yield of the orchards that were 

 so treated. 



Hon. James Duff, Mini.ster of Agricul- 

 ture for Ontario, paid a visit to this pro- 

 vince recently. Speaking aboi.t the fruit 

 industry Mr. Duff claimed that at present 

 3.5 per cent, of the d'^mand for fruit in 

 Canada is supplied by Ontario, 15 per cent, 

 bv British Columbia, and -50 per cent, by 

 the United States. He did not believe 

 that there was any danger cf there being 

 any serious glut in the Canadian fruit 

 markets through increased production. 

 Ontario, he claimed, produced 75 per cent. 

 of the fruit grown in Canada, 70 per cent. 

 of the apples, 90 per cent, of the mixed 

 fruits and 99 per cent, of the grapes and 

 peaches. 



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