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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



March, 1912 



First Aid to 

 Busi| Farmers 



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' H E farmer's champion helper is an I H C 



Gasoline Engine. On thousands of farms 



throughout the country, they are kept busy 



every day, running the cream separator, churn, pump, feed 



grinder and cutter, fanning mill, thresher, wood saw, grindstone, 



■washing machine, dynamo for electric light plant, and many 



other machines. They are saving viforlc, time, and money at every 



turn of the wheel. 



I H C Gasoline Engines 



are built for hard, steady work and years of it. They 

 are simple, dependable, economical. They are 

 always ready to save and make money for you 



An I H C For You 



The size and style I H C engine you 

 need depends on the work you have 

 for it to do — and on the particular condi- 

 tions which surround your locality. Any size 

 or style will not do. You must get the right 

 engine to get the right service. 

 All I H C gasoline engines are marvels of 

 strength, reliability, and durability. They run 

 smoothly, year in and year out. They make and 

 save money every time they are used, and whatever 

 style and size engine you want is in the I H C 

 line, which includes: Vertical type — 2, 3, 25, 

 and 3S-horse power; horizontal — 1 to 50- 

 horse power; semi-portable — 1 to 8-horse 

 power, portable — 1 to 25-horse power; 

 traction — 12 to 4S-horse power; sawing, 

 pumping, spraying, and grinding outfits, 

 etc. Built to operate on gas, gasoline, 

 kerosene, distillate, or alcohol — air-cooled 

 or water-cooled. See the I H C local dealer, 

 or, write direct today for our new catalogue. 



MNADIAN BRANCHES: InlernatioDal Hanrnter Company 

 of America at Brandon. Calgary, Edmonton. Hamilton, 

 Letfabridge, London. Montreal. North Battleford, Otta- 

 wa, Regina, Saskatoon, St. John, Weyburn, Winnipeg, 

 Yorkton, 



International Harvester Company of America 



(Incorporated) 

 Chicago USA 



IHC 

 Service Bureaa 



The purpose of 

 this bureau is to 

 furnish farmers 

 with information 

 on better farming. 

 If ycu have any 

 worthy questions 

 concerningr soils, 

 crops, pests, ferti- 

 lizers, etc., write to 

 the IHC Bureau 

 and learn what our 

 experts and others 

 have found out 

 concerning those 

 subjects. 



/^ONSIDER NOW 



what it will cost and how much money 

 you will save on your next season's 

 fertilizer bill if you should buy your 



Nitrate of Soda 



and other Farm Chemicals and mix them yourself 



Your own brand MIXED AT HOME will be better than any patent 

 brand and is sure to have in it just what you want. 



Book of lormiilas and full instructions for Home Mixing will 

 be sent 



FREE OF COST 



if you will send your name and address on Post Card. 



Dr. WILLIAM S. MYERS, Director of Chilean- Propaganda 

 17 Madison Avenue, New York. mo bramch OFFICES 



PROVINCIAL NOTES 



Nova Scotia 



An evidence of the increased interest be- 

 ing taken in orcharding in this province was 

 furnished at the forty-eighth annual meet- 

 ing of the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' As- 

 sociation held recently at Wolfville, as it 

 was the largest and most enthusiastic meet- 

 ing in the association's history. While the 

 reports generally were encouraging and 

 showed progress, still dismay was felt when 

 it was announced that the brown-tail moth 

 is spreading rapidly in spite of the efforts 

 that have been put forth by the government 

 to stamp it out. Our growers were warned 

 plainly that unless they put forth an earnest 

 effort to assist the government in fighting 

 it, it will soon become impossible of eradica- 

 tion. 



The danger in the situation lies in the 

 fact that many growers treat the matter 

 lightly and are neglectful about fighting the 

 pest until it has got a hold in their district. 

 The worst district is Bridgetown, where 

 some one thousand two hundred nests have 

 been discovered. Search parties have discov- 

 ered two thousand three hundred and sixty- 

 four nests near Bear River, Smith's Core, 

 Deep Brook, and Middleton. Whereas the 

 pests formerly attacked only apple, plum 

 and pear trees, nests were discovered la.st 

 season in oak. thorn, elm. birch, beach, 

 cherry and other trees. The moth is be- 

 coming acclimatized and spins its nest to 

 meet the climatic requirements. 



OFFICERS ELECTED 



The following officers were elected : 

 President — S. C. Parker, Berwick. Vice- 

 president — A. C. Starr. Port Williams. Sec- 

 retary— M. K. Ells, Port Williams. Trea- 

 surer — G. W. Munro. Wolfville. Executive 

 Board — The president, vice-president, secre- 

 tary, Wm. O'Brien, Windsor Forks, Hants 

 Co. ; R. J. Messenger, Bridgetown : C O. 

 Allen, Kentville; S. B. Chute, Berwick. 



THE EXPERIMENT ST.4TION 



Much interest was taken in the address 

 given by Mr. W. T. Macoun, of Ottawa, 

 Dominion Horticulturist, regarding the 

 work to be done at the Experimental Fruit 

 vStation at Kentville. The farm consists of 

 two hundred and forty acres, three-fifths of 

 which will be devoted to horticulture. Ex- 

 periments will be conducted to determine 

 how best to use land while the young trees 

 are growing, the most economical way to 

 use fertilizers, the best methods of cultiva- 

 tion to obtain not only quantity but quality, 

 color and uniformity of size, the best cover 

 crops to use and other similar work. 



A practical paper on poultry raising in 

 connection with fruit growing was given 

 by Mr. M. K. Ells. 



A RECORD YEAR 



"Transportation and Markets" was the 

 subject of an address by W. W. Moore, Chief 

 of the Markets Division, Ottawa, who pleas- 

 ed his audience when he reported that up to 

 early in January the total exports of apples 

 from the province to British, foreign and 

 home markets amounted to 1,020,657 bar- 

 rels. The best previous record was made 

 in 1909 and 1910, when 711,000 barrels were 

 exported. WTiile the government had re- 

 ceived complaints about some of the Nova 

 Scotia fruit it was not the fruit that had 

 been shinned by the cooperative associa- 

 tions, TV» importance of the German roar- 



