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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



August, 1912 



Quick and Easy 



That is the way the DAISY APPLE 

 BOX PRESS works. A simple press- 

 ure of the foot brings the arms up over the endi 

 of the box, automatically draws them down and 

 holds them in place while being nailed. The 

 fastest and only automatic press on the market. 



Pat. No. 104,535 

 If you pack apples in boxes, this machine 

 will be a great convenience to you and will 

 save you time and money. Write for prices to 



J. J. ROBLIN & SON 



Manufacturers Brighton, Ontario 



See adv. of Barrel Press, on iiage 19B 



Fruit Gro^ng in Ontario— Its Possibilities* 



W. H. Bunting, St. Catharines, Ont. 



I.\ addition to thp f^enPral and widosproad 

 interest that has been developed in better 

 fniit-growing, the problem of more 8ati.s- 

 factory methods; of friiit-sollins has been 

 carefully considered bv many of those in On- 

 tario who are engaged in the di.stribution 

 of the product. To accomplish this in a 

 profitable and successful manner, various 

 methods have been made use of, and some 

 important agencies have been established in 

 recent years. So long as the individual 

 grower consigned his fruit in a haphazard 

 way to the nearest market, regardless of it.s 

 ability to absorb the supply, or to the first 

 commission man who might solicit his ship- 

 ments, without any knowledge of his stand- 

 ing or reliability, there was likely to be 

 loss and disappointment. This lack of sys- 

 tem is being rapidly repliced by mor^ satis- 

 factory methods of direct sale. For in- 

 stance, the grower in mnnv sections is di.s- 

 nosing of his product at the shipping station 

 for cash to buyers who are handling quanti- 

 ties of fruit every day, and are in close 

 touch with the market. Or he may. by re- 

 gular quotntions, establish a trade with the 

 retail merchants or consumers in ra'^re dis- 

 tant towns and cities. Better still, he can, 

 through the me<lium of strong cooneratiV" 

 societies of neighboring fruit-growers, secure 

 all the advantages of unity and systematic 

 organization, keep well informed as to the 

 nresent market and future prospects, obtain 

 better and cheaper transportation and in 

 many ways obviate a large percentage of the 



•Bxtra«t from a pa3>er read at the recent 

 Dominion Fruit Conference in Ottawa. 



losses and vexations of the old way of sell- 

 inj;. This could never be accomplished by 

 the individual working alone, and indepen- 

 dent of his neighbors. 



In the districts already referred to, there 

 are a number of sections in which fruit- 

 growing has become an important 8p<>cialty, 

 and in which every me.ins is being taken by 

 the great majority of those engaged in the 

 business to secure the latest information 

 and adopt the most modern methods to 

 .•'chievo success. Unfortunately this class 

 docs not constitute a majority of the fruit- 

 growers of Ontario. — possiUynot more than 

 twenty-five per cent of them. The other 

 seventy-five tkt cent are scattered all over 

 the province and have planted an orchard, 

 or are engaged in growing fruit, as a second- 

 ary propo.sition, supplementary to general 

 farming or some otlier line which is their 

 principal occupation, and in consequence 

 have neither time nor inclination to give 

 their orchards proper oare or attention. In 

 sections of this character the "lump" orch- 

 ard buyer of tho past his found a profitable 

 field for onerftions. As the primary object 

 was to buy a.s cheaply as pos.Siib'e. and hav- 

 ing secured the crop to put out — I will not 

 say pack — as many barrels as bv hook or 

 crook could b" manage-', there could onlv be 

 one result. Many of the complaints of the 

 '•iferior packing and grading of Ontario 

 fruits during lite years have arisen largely 

 f'om this state of affairs, and from lack of 

 proper apprecintion of the care necessary 

 to handle and tran-iport fruit in good 

 order, by those through who.se hands it most 

 pass on the way to market. 



Apple Trees 



We are producing hardy varieties of Apples 

 and other fruits for the North. Our Nurseries at 

 Pointe Claire, extending over 1 70 acres, are devoted 

 to the growing of Hardy Fruit Stocks and Orna- 

 mentals, Roses, etc, etc. Our Apple Trees are 

 budded on whole roots and grown under all the 

 rigorous climatic conditions of this section. For 

 this reason they are pronounced by experts to be 

 best suited as stock for Northern planters, both in 

 the Garden and Orchard. 



Intending customers are urged to place their 

 orders now while we have a full selection of the 

 best standard varieties. 



Catalogues and Lists cheerfully furnished 

 Free of Charge 



Canadian Nursery Co., Ltd. 



(Charles K. Baillie, General Manager) 



10 Phillips Place - Montreal, P. Q. 



Apple Boxes 



V?/E make a good box at the right 

 price. It is especially suited for 

 the apple grower and shipper. 



One of our large cu^omers la^ 

 year used thousands of our boxes 

 for the export trade. Such trade 

 demands a strong, durable box. 

 Our boxes gave every satisfaction. 



Our Boxes are Right. 



The Price is Tlight. 



Let Us Quote You. 



Barchard & Company, Limited 



135-151 Duke St. TORONTO 



