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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



March, 191 2 



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these standards and that the manufactur- 

 ers be held responsible for their size. 



NATIONAL APPLB SHOW 



The advisability of holding national ap- 

 ple shows was conceded and the Dominion 

 government was asked to appropriate $10,- 

 000 towards the expense of the next t^a- 

 tiowal Show, provided at least $20,000 in 

 prizes is offered by the promoters. 



The government was requested to nare 

 daily market prices for fruit cabled from 

 their commercial agents in Europe and 

 published in the daily papers in all prov- 

 inces of the Dominion during the shipping 

 season. 



The Minister of Agriculture wa« remind- 

 ed that the fruit interests of Canada are 

 now of sufficient importance to warrant the 

 placing of the fruit division on the same 

 basis as the seed and live stock divisions 

 with a commissioner appointed in charge. 



The sufficient inspection at point of en- 

 try of imported deciduous fruit was urged 

 so as to ensure its being marketed under 

 the conditions of the Sales and Inspection 

 Act. 



FRUIT INSPECTORS 



The Minister of Agriculture was request- 

 ed to iavestigate the possibility of giving 

 to applicants, on payment of a reasonable 

 charge, a certificate of the results of any 

 inspection made. 



It was recommended that when an in- 

 spector has examined a closed package of 

 fruit that it be stamped witn in« word 

 "insijected" and the number of the in- 

 spector. 



THE NUMBER OF APPLES 



The amendment of the Fruit Marks Act 

 was urged in order that it may be made 

 compulsory to mark,, on the outside of the 

 box, the number of apples contained 

 therein. 



The Department of Agriculture was 

 urged to divide the fruit growing provinces 

 into suitable districts with a permanent 

 and capable fruit inspector and instructor 

 in each district so as to ensure, to the 

 greatest possible extent, inspection at the 

 point of shipment. 



MINIMUM SIZE FOR APPLES 



The amendment of Section 321, clauses 

 two and three, of the Inspection and Sales 

 Act, was urged in order that a minimum 

 size of apples packed in barrels may be 

 established as follows : The Fameuse, two 

 and three-eighths inches for number one, 

 two inches for number two. 



Golden Russets and kindred sized vari- 

 eties, two and three-eighths inches for num- 

 ber one, two and one-eighth inches for 

 number two. 



Baldwins, Spys, Greenings, Ribstone and 

 kindred sized varieties, two and one-half 

 inches for number one, two and one-quar- 

 ter inches for number two. 



Kings, Blenheims, Wolf Rivei »n3. kin- 

 dred sized varieties, two and vnree-quarter 

 inches for number one, two and one-half 

 inches for number two. 



It was recommeded that where a packer 

 of apples in barrels desires to establish a 

 hijiher minimum standard for a portion or 

 all of his pack he may do so by stamping or 

 stencilling on the face end of the barrel the 

 minimum diameter in inches and fractions 

 thereof and that the diameter so marked 

 shall be the minimum standard of size for 

 such barrel. 



DELEGATES PRESENT 



The representative nature of the confer- 

 ence is best shown by the list of the dele- 



