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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



October, 1912 



Imperial Bank 



E.i.biuhed OF CANADA 1875 

 HEAD OFFICE TORONTO 



Capital Paid-up. . 6.460,000.00 

 Reserve Fund 6.460.000.00 



Total Assets . 72.000.000.00 



D. R. WILKIE, PrMidant and Ganaral Manacar 

 HON. R. JAFFRAY. Vica-Praaidant 



Branohaa itnd Aarenciea throughout 

 tho Dominion of Oanada 



Letters of Credit, Drafts and Money Orders 



Issued available in all parts 



of the world 



Special attention given to collections 



SaviBcs Dapartmant at all Branchas 



liiterast allowed on deposits at best current rates 



Established 1896 

 Cable Address:— Rhubarb, Manchester. 



George Johnson 



Fruit and Produce Broker 



Smithfield Market, Manchester 



CONSIGNMENTS OF 

 APPLES SOLICITED 



Takes charge at Liverpool, Manchester 

 London, Hamburjf, Havre 



All Boxes or BarrelH to be marked— 



Geo. Johnson M/c 



^U correspondence and advices direct to 

 {Manchester, Head Office 



Higlicit Possible Prices and Prompt Returns 



^•'£^&«>^ 





What Is Soil Fertility? 

 How Does It Interest You? 



1^ XT THAT is soil fertility? Why is its lack considered so serious a matter? 

 w \\ Why is it that authorities on better farming agree in considering it one 

 ^ of the most important questions requiring solution by farmers today ? 



The answer is found in the small average yield of farms in this country 

 as compared with those of other countries where correct fertilizing is prac- 

 ticed, and in the rapidly decreasing quantity of available new land. There 

 are two things that every farmer can do, both of which will make his farm 

 more productive. One is to practice a proper rotation of crops; the other to 

 buy and use an 



IHC Manure Spreader 

 Com King or Cloverleaf 



Every farm can be benefited by the uso of an I H C manure spreader. 

 It will distribute the manure in an even coat, light or heavy, as may be 

 required. Manure spread in this manner does the most good to the soil at 

 about half the expense and much less than half the work ofhand spreading. 



An IHC manure spreader is a scientific machine, built to accomplish a 

 definite purpose in the most economical manner. It is constructed according 

 to a well-thought-out plan, which insures the best work in the field with the 

 least strain on machine or horses. To take one example of the thoroughness 

 in detail, alll H C spreaders are so constructed that a reach is unnecessary. 

 This construction allows the spreader to be managed handily in small feed 

 lots, backed up to bam doors opening into narrow yards, or turned com- 

 pletely in its own length. Yet the absence of a reach in no way interferes 

 with the strength or field efficiency of the machines. 



See the IHC local agent or write the nearest branch house for catalogues 

 and information. 



CANADIAN BRANCH HOUSES : 



INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA 



(Incorporated) 

 At Brandon, Calsary, E jmoatoa, Hamilton, Letbbridf e, London, Montreal, N. Battle- 

 ford. Ottawa. Quebec. Rcgina, Saskatoon, St. Jolu, We7bara. Winnipef , Yorktoa 



IHC Service Bureau 

 The purpose of this Bureau is to furnish, free of charge to all, the 

 t>est information obtainable on better farming. IT you have any worthy 

 Questions concerning soils, crops, land drainage, irrigation, fertilizer, 

 etc . make your inquiries specific and send them to I H C Service 

 Bureau. Harvester Building, Chicago, USA 



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Marking Packages 



R. M. Wioslow, Victoria, B.C. 



I understand that thLs year some of oiii 

 biggest shippers have adopted the practice 

 of stamping on the end" of the box th. 

 ex.'tct number of apples contained in it 

 This has a number of very important ad- 

 vantages : — - 



The purchaser, whether jobber, retailer, 

 or consumer, prefers to hare the number 

 stamped, because he knows then exactly 

 what size he is getting. If the apples an 

 for the fruit-stand trade a glance tells him 

 what price can be paid per box if they arc 

 to be sold at certain set prices by number. 

 He sells by number, and wishes to buy in 

 the same way. The consumer buying for 

 dessert purposes, whether for his own use 

 or for hotel use, also apjireciates the infor- 

 mation given by the number. 



With the adoption of the diagonal packs 

 the old de.scription of apples by tiers is not 

 now accurate. Under our pre.sent system 

 some apples, such as two — three, five — five, 

 (one hundred and twenty-five), are mark- 

 ed "four-tier," while in reality there are 

 five actual tiers of apples. The two — three, 

 six — six (one fifty), is marked "four and 

 a half tier," but has five actual tiers. The 

 two — two, eight — eight (two hundred) is 

 marked "five tiers," and it actually does 

 have five tiers of apples. The same an- 

 omaly occurs all through. The designa- 

 tion of tiers must soon be discarded as ob- 

 solete. The use of the number cannot come 

 too soon. It is now used by the principal 

 Washington and Oregon shippers. 



The designation by tiers is just as mis- 

 leading to the grower as to the consumer. 

 Only a technical expert knows how to in- 

 terpret his packs in the terms of "tiers." 

 Our highest class shippers are taking up 

 numbering this year. 



The Dominion Government Bulletin re- 

 commends the following system : — 



Tier 



Number 



Grade 

 Variety 



Below is a box marked as is the custom 

 in the Okanagan. This method, for the 

 sake of uniformity, is on the whole to be 

 commended. The packer's number is placed 

 in the lower corner. Any brand may be 

 used. Where the shipper's brand is given 

 the law does not require that of the grower, 

 though usually the grower's name or num- 

 ber is stamped on, so that the fruit can be 

 identified in case of complaint : — 



Variety 



Grade 



Tier or 

 Number 



Brand 

 Packer's Number Grower's Number 



One of our advertisers, Mr. James Mar- 

 shall, of Aberdeen, Scotland, writes as fol- 

 lows regarding market prospects: "You can 

 report prcspecte of an excellent market as 

 the indicaticn for home-grown apples here 

 is rather poor. There will be an excellent 

 opening for early shipments of good Mc- 

 intosh Red. Fameuse, or some such varie- 

 ties." 



When you see it advertised in The C.ks.k- 

 DIAN HoBTictTLTiTKiST it's all right. Patron- 

 ize our adverti.sers. They are reliable. 



