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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



August, 191a 



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Take A Scoopful 

 Of Each- 

 Side By Side 



Take "St. Lawrence" 

 Granulated in one 

 scoop —and any olhcr 

 sugar in the other. 



Look at "St. Law- 

 rance" Sugar — its 

 perfect crystals — its 

 pure, white sparkle — 

 its even grain. Test it point by point. 



and you will see that 



Absolutely 

 Best 



Absolutely 

 ^u^ar Pure 



is one of the choicest sugars ever refined — with a standard of purity 



that few sugars can boast. Try it in your home. 



Analysis shows. "St. I,awrence Granulated" to be "99 99/100 to 100^ 

 Pure Cane Sugar with no impurities whatever" 



"Most every dealer sells St Lawrence Sugar." 



ST. LAWRENCE SUGAR REFINERIES LIMITED. . MONTREAL. 



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IjCt 



A Close Skimmer 



and 



Built to Last 



THERE are two features that make a separator a good investment: 

 close skimming and durability. Easy cleaning and easy turning are 

 important, but not as important as the power to get all the butter fat 

 and keep on doing it for many years. 



I H C Cream Separators will make good under the most severe skimming 

 test. If you will compare their construction with that of any other sepa- 

 rator you will see why. Extra strong shafts and spindles, spiral cut gears, 

 phosphor bronze bushings, thorough protection against dirt or grit getting 

 mto the working parts, and perfect oiling facilities, are the features that 

 make these separators good for long service. 



I H C Cream Separators 

 Dairymaid and Bluebell 



are close skimmers and built to last, and at the same time are easy to clean 

 and turn. The reasons are these: 



The interior of the bowl is entirely free from intri- 

 cate forms of construction. Every part has a plain, 

 smooth surface, to which dirt and milk do not adhere. 

 The dirt arrester chamber removes the undissolved 

 impurities from the milk before separation begins. 



Accurate designing and fitting of all moving parts, 

 spiral cut gears, convenient crank, and thorough lubri- 

 cation, make these separators easy to turn. 

 There are many other features worth your considera- 

 tion. Ask the I H C agent handling these ma- 

 chines or write the nearest branch house for 

 catalogue. 



Canadicui Branch Houses 

 International Harvester Company of America 



(Incorporated) 

 At Brandon, Calgary, Edmonton, Hamilton, Letlibridtre. 

 London, Montreal, North Baltleford, Ottawa, Qaebec, 

 Retina, Saskatoon, St. John, Weyburu, Winnipeg, YorktOQ 



1 H C Service Bureau 



The purpose of this Bureau is to furnish, tree of 



charge to all, the best information obtainable on 



better farming. If you have any worthy quesi oni 



concerning soils, crops, land drainage, irrigation, 



fertilizers, etc., make your inquiries specific 



and send them to I H C Service Bureau, 



Harvester Building, Chicago, IJ S A 



Fruit Prices and Markets 



The price.', for small fruits already mar- 

 keted have been exceedingly high in east- 

 ern Canada, Strawberries have been net- 

 ting the growers two dollars and two dol- 

 lars fifty cents a crate of twenty-four boxes 

 us a regular thing. Want of proper or- 

 ganization among the growers glutted the 

 Toronto market for one day, resulting in a 

 very serious loss to the growers without a 

 corresponding benefit to the consumers. 

 The same day that berries were selling for 

 five and six cents a box in Toronto, the 

 Ottawa markets were bare at twelve and 

 fifteen cents a box. There could be no bet- 

 ter illustration of the absolute necessity 

 for organization among the growers. 



Cherries have been selling at from seven- 

 ty-five cents to one dollar ten cents per 

 eleven-quart basket, sweet cherries taking 

 the higher price. 



It is yet too early to offer any forecast as 

 to the actual price of apples, tut not too 

 early to note the conditions of the markets. 

 The European markets, without exception, 

 may be considered ready to receive the 

 usual quantities exported from America. 

 The industrial disputes have been settled, 

 and there is no immediate appearance of 

 any disturbance that would lessen consump- 

 tion. 



The prospects in the United States are 

 not quite so re-assuring. The crop for 

 home consumption is above the average and 

 evenly distributed, so that there will be 

 no large demand from any particular sec- 

 tion of the country. This is presidential 

 year with somewhat more than the usual 

 tendency towards stagnation in business, 

 which will undoubtedly lessen consumption. 

 It is possible that, if fair prices should be 

 offered in the European markets, there will 

 be a large surplus available for export from 

 the United States. 



Our own northwest is usually counted up- 

 on to take a large quantity of fruit, and 

 conditions are such that more than the 

 usual quantity will be taken this year. 

 There will be strong competition, however, 

 in selling. British Columbia will have a 

 surplus for sale in the northwest terri- 

 tories. The northwest Pacific Coast grow- 

 ers are well organized to invade the Cana- 

 dian markets. Indeed, authentic reports 

 show that they have perhaps taken special 

 pains to organize for sales in the Canadian 

 northwest. Ontario will have a large sur- 

 plus in the hands of those who habitually 

 trade in the northwest and who are not 

 likely to desert that market this year. 

 Though Nova Scotia will not have so large 

 a crop as last year, there will still Le a sur- 

 plus of early fruit that will find its way 

 to the northwest. The suocvss of Nova 

 Scotia early fruit in the northwest last year 

 was encouraging to the Nova Scotian grow- 

 ers, and it is not at all improbable that 

 several hundred carloads of Nova Scotian 

 fruit will be distributed in these markets 

 this season. 



There is this to be said, though, with 

 reference to the marketing of the apple 

 crop, that the largest shippers this year will 

 be the cooperative associations. Conse- 

 quently, the danger of overloading the mar- 

 kets is greatly minimized. The prospects, 

 therefore, in a general way look favorable 

 for a fair year for fruit growers and, 

 though the high prices obtained for small 

 fruits will not compensate for the short 

 crop, conditions are likely to be much bet- 

 ter for all varieties of tree fruits. — Domin- 

 ion Fruit Crop Bulletin. 



Is there something you want but do not 

 see advertised in The Canadian HorticuI/- 

 TURIST? If so, write us. We can probably 

 give you the information you wish. 



