THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



apple trees upon his farm, or in his 

 garden, who has brought those trees to 

 such perfection that he could not, by a 

 Httle more skill, and a little more know- 

 lege, add ten cents at least, to the value 

 of the fruit annually produced upon 

 them ? Now, this Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation, with a small grant from the 

 Government— some $1800 in cash, to- 

 gether with the printing of their report 

 — have banded themselves together that 



they may bring up the general condition 

 of this fruit growing industry." 



Mr. James is a native of Napanee, a 

 graduate in 1883 from Victoria Univer- 

 sity. From 1883 to 1886 he was a 

 master in the Cobourg Collegiate In- 

 stitute, and from then till 1891, he held 

 the position of Professor of Chemistry 

 at the O. A. C., Guelph. In this latter 

 year he was appointed Deputy Minister 

 of Agriculture for the Province, a posi- 

 tion which he still occupies. 



SHIPPING RASPBERRIES TO BRITAIN. 



NGLISH packers import rasp- 

 berries chiefly in kegs, with 

 just enough sugar to preserve 

 them. The Canadians who 

 have taken up the idea, are packing 

 them in ten-pound round tins. The 

 experimental shipment will consist of 

 five carloads. 



It is to be hoped that the experiment 

 will be a success. Canada produces 

 many thousands of pails of wild rasp- 

 berries, the kind wanted. The devel- 

 opment of such an industry would leave 

 thousands of dollars in the hands of 

 farmers and country merchants. Tnose 

 who have taken up land in new districts, 

 where wild raspberries chiefly abound, 

 will find them a most valuable source 

 of income at a time when a few dollars 

 are most needed. 



It is unfortunate that we have not 

 some native Canadians in our London 

 offices, men who know something about 

 our resources, men who have lived in 

 and who have travelled about the 

 Dominion, who have grown with the 

 country. 



It is in the interests of business men 

 everywhere to keep up the agitation until 

 a proper commercial agency is estab- 

 lished, not to promote the sale of any 

 manufacturer's special goods, but of our 

 general products, like grain, flour, dairy 

 and other produce. Of twelve articles 

 gtown on Canadian farms, Britain im- 

 ports $600,000,000, of which Canada 

 supplies but $57,000,000. — From The 

 Canadian Grocer. 



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