THE VEGETABLE GROWERS HAVE ORGANIZED 



The vegetable growers of Ontario have or- 

 ganized anu formed the Vegetajble Growers' As- 

 sociation of Ontario. Organization was com- 

 pleted at a representative meeting held in To- 

 ronto March 25. Those present included 

 Messrs. W. C. Emory, Aldershot ; E. J. Ma- 

 honey, Hamilton ; W. C. McCalla, St. Catha- 

 rines ; A. McMeans, Brantford ; J. Terrill, Pic- 

 ton ; W. Carter, Dovercourt ; Joseph Rush, 

 F. F. Reeves, Humber Bay ; John McKay, Don- 

 caster ; George Syme, jr., Carlton West ; R. 

 Lankiru Toronto ; J. W. Hyatt, West Lake, Ont.; 

 H. D. Anderson, Dresden ; John F. Atkin, Sar- 

 nia ; Mr. Porter, York ; P. W. Hodgetts, secre- 

 tario Ontario Fruit Growers' Association, and 

 H. B. Cowan, of The Horticulturist. 



Mr. G. A. Putnam, Supt. of Farmers' Insti- 

 tutes, addressed the meeting and offered to as- 

 sist the vegetable growers of the province every 

 way in his power. Speakers would be sent by 

 the department to their meetings, and he was 

 willing to assist in the work of organization. 



A report of a sub-committee which had been 

 at w'ork drafting a constitution was presented 

 by Mr. Cowan, and after careful consideration 

 was adopted with one or two amendments. 

 The preamble states : 



" The object of the association shall be the 

 advancement of the science and art of vege- 

 table growing, in all its branches, by holding 

 meetings for the discussion of questions rela- 

 tive thereto, and by collecting, arranging and 

 disseminating useful information, and by such 

 other means as may from time to time seem de- 

 sirable." 



Local associations may be formed in any part 

 of Ontario and their membership fee shall be 

 one dollar a year. Their annual meetings must 

 be held during December of each year. Each 

 locail association, has the right to appoint a di- 

 rector to the board of the provincial association 

 and shall hold office for one year. Associations 

 may be formed with ten members. The pro- 

 vincial association will pay the expenses of one 

 director from each association having a mem- 

 bership of 25 or over, when attending meetings 

 of the provincial board. Associations having 

 a smaller membership than 25 may elect a direc- 



tor but must pay his expenses. Each director 

 will have a vote on the provincial board for 

 every 25 members in his local association. The 

 directors will elect from among themiselves a 

 president, vice-president and secretary-trea- 

 surer. 



Local associations will send the secretary of 

 the provincial association fifty cents for each 

 of their members, which will constitute the 

 members of the local association's members of 

 the provincial association, shall entitle them to 

 free copies of the official organ of the associa- 

 tion, to free copies of the report of the annual 

 convention, and such other printed material as 

 may be issued by the provincial association. 

 The Canadian Horticulturist was appointed the 

 official organ of the association. Individual 

 growers not connected with local associations 

 may join the provincial association by sending 

 one dollar to the secretary of the provincial as- 

 sociation. 



OFFICERS ELECTED. 



On motion those present at th^ meeting w'ere 

 elected provisional directors until the local as- 

 sociations can elect directors regularly at their 

 annual meetings next December. Associations 

 already in existence but not represented at the 

 meeting will be allowed to elect provisional di- 

 rectors to the provincial iboard. 



The election of officers resulted in Mr. W. C. 

 Emory being selected as president; Mr. Jos. 

 Rush as vice-president, and Mr. H. B. Cowan 

 as secretary- treasurer. These officers were 

 appointed a committee, with power to add to 

 their numbers, to wait on the Hon. Nelson Mon- 

 teith, to ask for a grant for the association ; . 

 that the Provincial Fruit, Flower and Honey 

 Show shall be extended to include vegetables, 

 and that the experts at the agricultural college 

 be asked to devote more attention to matters 

 pertaining to the growing of vegetables. The 

 meeting was an enthusiastic one. Those pres- 

 ent dispersed feeling that the new association 

 has possibilities for splendid w-ork ahead of it. 

 Copies of the constitution adopted may be had 

 on application to The Canadian Horticulturist. 

 An organizer may be placed on the road to form 

 local associations. 



COOPERATIVE WORK AMONG FRUIT GROWERS 



p. W. HODGETTS. SECY ONTARIO FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 



A strong deputation representing the co- 

 operative committee of the Ontario Fruit Grow- 

 ers' Association waited on the Hon. Nelson Mon- 

 teith, Minister of Agriculture, early in March, 

 to impress on him the necessity for assisting in 

 every way the cooperative movement among the 

 fruit growers. There were president Messrs. 

 A. E. Sherrington, of "Walkerton ; Robt. Thomp- 

 son, of St. Catharines ; A. W. Peart, of Bur- 

 lington; W. A. Ross, of Chatham: Mr. Johnson, 

 of Forest ; Elmer Lick, of Oshawa. together 

 with President Alex. McNeill and the secretary. 

 A strong statement as to the losses sustained 

 by the fruit growers under the present system 

 of selling the crop was presented to Mr. Mon- 

 teith, together with a brief account from each 



of the cooperative associations represented, as 

 to the benefits which had accrued to their mem- 

 bers the past year when prices were low. 



As an aid to the successful carrying on of this 

 work in the future, it was suggested that the 

 department might revise and extend the present 

 " Act for the Incorporation of Cooperative Cold 

 Storage Companies " so as to include coopera- 

 tive packing companies. This extension would 

 also assist financially in the purchase, erection 

 and equipment of suitable buildings for stor- 

 age or packing purposes to the extent of one- 

 fifth of such cost. 



Two other suggestions were made, one ask- 

 ing that a number of power sprayers be 

 operated this year throughout the province ; 



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