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Cases for Export of pears should 

 be made of basswood, not of pine, which 

 affects the flavor of the fruit. 



A Cold Storage ought to be built 

 by every fruit grower, Mr. Robertson 

 says, so that growers can ship their 

 goods to home markets, in better con- 

 dition and more evenly graded. 



sumers Canadian grapes. If this fruit 

 can be put on the English market in 

 quantity for a year or two, no doubt a 

 good demand will be created. 



Cold Storage Houses cost about lo 

 cents per cubic foot of space, counting 

 both the ice room and the storage room. 



The Package used by the Burlington 

 growers for export of pears during 1897 

 contained about four-fifths of a bushel ; 

 four of them containing about the same 

 as one barrel. 



The Cost per case of exporting fruit 

 from Grimsby to London was about 

 70c., and to Glasgow about 60c. 



Grapes did not pay last season, but, 

 no doubt, the money lost was well in- 

 vested in introducing to British con 



Small Pears, apples and peaches 

 and large tomatoes are not suitable for 

 the British market. 



Apples should be packed cold for the 

 best results. 



The Vergennes Grape is a grand 

 keeping variety. Two plates of this 

 variety was shown at our Waterloo Meet- 

 ing by Mr. W. M. Orr, of Fruitland, in 

 excellent condition, kept in an ordinary 

 cellar. 



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