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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



•^— test it— see for yourself — that 



'St. Lawrence 

 Granulated" is as choice asugaras money can buy. 

 Get a lOo pound bag— or even a 20 pound bag— and compare 

 "St. Lawrence" with any other high-grade 

 granulated suga--. 



Note the pure white color of '"St. Lawrence"— its 

 uniform grain — its diamond-like sparkle — its match- 

 less sweetness. These are the signs of quality. 



And Prof. Her«ey'i analysis is the proof of purity 

 — "99 99/100 to 100% of pure cane sugar with no 

 impurities whatever". Insist on having " ST. 

 LAWRENCE GRANULATED" at your grocer's. 



PlAWRENCE 



ST. LAWRENCE SUGAR REFINERIES UMITED. 



MONTREAL. 66 A 



EXTRA 



|6IIANULATEi 

 Montreal 



IHC 



Cream Separators 



Have Trouble-Proof 



Neck Bearings 



'RANTING that a cream sep- 

 arator is a money making 

 necessity on every farm where 

 three or more cows are kept, there 

 are two points to make sure of when 

 you purchase your machine — close 

 skimming and long life. 



There is very little skimming dif- 

 ference between separators when 

 new but there is a tremendous difference iu the length of service 

 __ they will give. The difference is due to design and mechanical 

 J construction. To take one example of mechanical efficiency 



IHC Cream Separators 

 Dairymaid and Bluebell 



have trouble proof, self aliening, bowl spindle bearings. The bowl 



spindle bearing or neck bearing is an extremely important part of the ^ 



separator mechanism. Its business is to reduce to the lowest possible dj^ 



point the vibration of a heavy bowl whirling at the rate of 6,000 or S^ 



more revolutions per minute. A rigid bearing in such a place is impos- N 



sible. To make a flexible bearing capable of withstanding the terrific ^ 



strain requires the most accurate balance of strength, firmness, and \ 



elasticity. In I H C cream separators this balance is acquired by the _i 



use of one spring. There is only one wearing part, a phosphor bronze Qj) 



bushing. The entire bearing is protected from dirt or milk by steel y 



cases. There is but one adjustment and that easy to make. ^ 



Go to the IHC local agent who handles these machines and ask ^ 



him to show you how successfully this bearing meets all the difficulties m 



imposed upon it. He will also show you many other reasons why I H C ^ 



cream separators, made in four sizes, are the best. Get cata- ^f 



logues and full information from him, or write the nearest branch H 



house. ^ 



CANADIAN BRANCH HOUSES J 



INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA ffij 



(hicorporated) ^f 



At Brandoii, Calfary. EdnontoB. Hamilton. LetJibridce. LondoD, MoDtreal. N. Battle- ^ 



iord, OtUwa, Qaebec, Refina, SaakatMS, St. John, We;bDni, Wmnipcf , Yorkton jgn 



IHC Service Bureau ^ 



The purpose of this Bureau is to lurnish, free of charse to all. the best iniormation obtainable on ^=^ 



better fanning;. If you have any worthy questions concernini£ soils, crops, land drainatfe, irrigation, fnfg 



fertilizer, etc.. make your fnQuiiies specific and send them to I li C Service Bureau, Harvester \j^ 



BuUdini;, Chlcaeo, USA ^ 



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Three Tier, Eight Long Four Tier, Eight Long 



fact th(,' con-sumero got little or no benefit 

 from it. Some of the retuilers secured a 

 slight advantage. lyUt there was a large 

 los,s that benefitted nobodv. A co-operative 

 .Selling Association would have given the 

 consumers cheaper berries in a more satis- 

 factory condition and the growers would 

 have much better net returns. 



Wrapping Fruit 



R. M. Wisslsw, Victoris, B.C. 



In the fruit-packing, gr:iding and mark- 

 ing there is continual progress. Almost all 

 number one British Columbia apples are 

 now wrapped. It is to be hoped that small 

 independent shippers, a.s well as the large 

 associations, will see the advantage of this 

 practice, so that this season all our best 

 fruit will go to the markets wrapped in 

 paper. 



The advantages of wrapping are as 

 follows : — 



One, wrapping gives a more finished ap- 

 pearance to the package. It presumes 

 a high-grade article, so finding a read- 

 ier sale and a steady market and a 

 higher price : 

 Two, wrapping improves the keeping 

 quality, preventing disease spreading 

 from fruit to fruit : 

 Three, the paper serves as a cushion, pre- 

 venting bruising, and so prolonging the 

 life and improving the appearance : 

 Four, wrapping makes an elastic but 

 firm pack, much less liable to shift, and 

 much quicker to put up : 

 Five, it protects the fruit from changes 

 in temperature and absorbs surplus 

 moisture. 

 The cost of paper for wrapping is almost 

 saved by the weight of fruit which the 

 paper dLsplacts. Experienced packers do 

 as quick or quicker work wrapping than 

 without it. There is very httle foundation 

 for any objection to wrapping, save that 

 there is quite a knack in it, which some 

 packers seem unable to grasp. 



The wrapping-paper most largely used 



Four Tier, Nine Long 

 One hundred and 

 forty-four apples 



Three Tier, Six Lo 

 Fifty-four apple* 



