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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



October, 191 2 



A Plain Statement of I H C Wagon Value 



THERE is money saved for one farmer every time an I H C wagon 

 is sold. Not because it costs less money to begin with, but because of 

 the length of service it gives, an I H C wagon is the cheapest waRon 

 you can buy. A new wagon costs you the price of so many bushels of 

 wheat or oats, or so many bales of hay. The longer the wagon lasts the 

 more you get for the original purchase price, and the cheaper your 

 wagon becomes. That is why it is economy to buy the best wagon — one 

 that will outlast any ordinary wagon. When you buy ao 1 H C wagon 



Petrolia 



Chatham 



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you invest in a wagon built of the highest grade material which experience 

 and care C-n select or money can buy; built in the most thorough, pains- 

 taking manner, by skilled workmen, in factories which have modern appli- 

 ances for doing work of the highest standard at the lowest possible cost. 

 The conditions under which 1 H C wagons are built are nearly ideal. 



All lumber used is air-dried in sheds with concrete floors. This insures 

 toughness and resiliency. All metal parts are made of especially prepared 

 steel, guaranteeing the longest service. Each wagon undergoes four inspec- 

 tions before being shipped so that it reaches the purchaser m first class con- 

 dition, ready to be put to work at once and able to carry any reasonable 

 load over any road where a wagon should go. 



The 1 H C Igcal agent knows which wagon is best suited to your work, 

 will tell you wBy, and will sell you that one. When you see him have him 

 show you all the good points of I H C wagons, and hear what 

 he can tell you about the experiences of I H C wagon owners. 

 You can get literature from him, or write the n arest branch 

 house. 



EASTERN CANADIAN BRANCHES 



aj INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA 



l! (Incorporated 1 



^ Hamilton, Ont. London, Ont. Montreal, P. Q. 



J Ottawa, Ont. Quebec. P. Q. St. John. N. B. 



Ijl I H C Senrice Bureau 



pi The purpose ol this Bureau Is to luruish. tree ol ch-irue to all. the best inlonnatlon obtainable 



X on bcncr fanning, li you have any worthy questions conceminsc soils, ctops, land draiaase, 



M IrriKatton, frnilizet. etc.. make your inquiries specif and send Ihem to 1 U C Scxvice Buxeau, 



■| Harvestet Bldg . Chiuuo, USA 



SMALL FRUIT PLANTS 



Gsotcbtrriu, JoMclyn, Red Jacket. Downing, Pearl, Houghton. — Cmmntt, 

 Perfection, Ruby, Cherry, White Grape, Lee's Prolific, Champion, Black 

 Naples, Victoria. — Raspbeniei, Herbert, Cuthbert, Marlboro, Brinckle's 

 Orange, Golden Queen, Strawberry-Raspberry. — Gardea Roots, Asparagus, 

 Rhubarb Write for Catalogue. 

 WM. FLEMING, Nurseryman, Box 54, Owen Sound, Ontario 



BULBS AT SPECIAL PRICES 



1 have Imported direct from the Growers A LARGE QUANTITY OF 

 EXTRA CHOICE BULBS for House and Garden Culture. Extra Good 

 Named Varieties for Bedding. It will pay you to get my prices. Write at once. 



C. MORTIMER BEZZO, Bulb Importer, BERLIN, CANADA 



READ 



inif and Gardeniiitf. 

 the list. 



The man who reads these days, is the man who knows. He is 

 considered the succe.ssful man in his neighbourhood. Now is the 

 time to add to your knowledge along horticultural lines. We 

 have prepared a list of a few excellent little Books on Fruit Grow- 

 You may buy these books or get them free as premiums. Write for 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST, BOOK DEPT. 



sent;. The president and .s»«retary were 

 appiiinttMl a oommiteee to Btt«n<l to the 

 matter. The secretary of the association 

 is P. Wilson, 283 Kvelyn Avo., Toronto 

 Ont. 



British Columbia 



in the Penticton district peach growers 

 were kept busy this year harvesting the 

 heaviest crop in the history of the district. 

 The total output reachid about one hun- 

 dred cars. One-tenth of this amount was 

 produced by the Munson ranch alone. It is 

 owned by a wel! kncwn Winnipeg lawyer 

 who makes a side line of fruit growing. 



The majority of the growers are shipping 

 through Iccal packing companies, and in 

 this connection there is an element that is 

 getting some criticism. The share which 

 the packing company gets is considered to 

 be ont of proportion to what the grower 

 sets. For instance in shipping peaches 

 where seventy cents, f.o.b. Penticton, is 

 secured the grower will only get half this 

 amount. The selling commission of 10 per 

 cent amount;, to seven cents, the box cost 

 one cent more and the charge fcr packing 

 is 29 cents. The opinion is expressed that 

 a co-operative organisation would save 

 money for the growers. 



The Okanagan Fruit union are about to 

 erect a large warehouse near the depot at 

 a cost of $15,000. The Vernon Fruit com- 

 pany already have their own building. 



The Creston Fruit Growers Union are 

 .shipping over one hundred hexes of apples 

 per day to points on the Pass and are ex- 

 pressing large quantities of cob corn, pick- 

 ling cucumbers,, ripe tomatoefi and differ- 

 ent kinds of vegetables, which are in great 

 demand. 



Eastern Annapolis Valley, N.S. 



Eaaice Watts Backaaaa 



Owing to the fine quality of last year's 

 apple crop, some of the leading growers did 

 not spray as thoroughly this year as for- 

 merly, but now they are regretting it, as 

 b!aek spot was prevalent everywhere, ex- 

 cept in orchards that had been well spray- 

 ed. Instead of covering the trees with a 

 fine mist in spraying, as formerly, it is 

 found that larger ncszles and drenching 

 the trees give the best results. 



It is now estimat-ed that there will only 

 be about one-half of last year's apple crop 

 — perhaps eight hundred thousand to nine 

 hundred thousand barrels. 



Seeding down orchards with buckwheat 

 and hairy vetch is fast going out of 

 fashion ; summer retch and clever are suc- 

 ceeding them. 



One grower shipped two hundred barrels 

 of Crimson Beauty apples in the second 

 week of August, and expected to ship two 

 hundred more. Duchess number cne real- 

 ized $3 a barrel in the Halifax market. 

 .V lot of the early apples and berrii'S were 

 shipped to Sydney. C. B. .\strachan are 

 fast going out of date. 



Thinning apples is becoming more gener- 

 al. The fruit is thinned to about six 

 inches apart, unless it promises to be num- 

 ber one. No two apples are allowed to 

 grow together. Pears, plums, and currants 

 are bearing down the trees. 



EncUvied pleas© find one dollar, for which 

 send me The Can.«ijin HoRTicrLTtJBisT for 

 two years, 1912 and 1913. This magazine 

 is the one I cannot do without, as I always 

 anxiously await its arrival and never put 

 it down until I hare read the contents, 

 including the advertisements, which I find 

 nearlv as interesting as the other portion.— 

 H Wood. 608 Spadina At©.. Toronto, 



