PROBLEMS FOR FRUIT GROWERS. 



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St. Catharines 



a short haul would not do for 

 the long haul ; and the com- 

 mission men would be more 

 than human if they did not 

 occasionally take advantage 

 of the man whose property 

 they controlled absolutely, 

 but who cannot examine the 

 truth of their alleged facts 

 nor make any audit of their 

 books. 



The problem resolves itself 

 into four main factors: i, 

 getting better shipping facili- 

 ties ; 2, producing one or 

 few varieties ; 3, securing 

 cheaper freight rates, better 

 cars and quicker dispatch, 

 and 4, instituting a better system of sell- 

 ing. 



In speaking of better varieties Air. ]\Ic- 

 Xeill pointed out that private growers could 

 not be expected to produce and introduce 

 new varieties. It was peculiarly the work 

 of the departments of agriculture, dominion 

 and provincial, to undertake this develop- 

 ment. The appropriations for this work 

 would not be in the interests of the fruit 

 growers alone. They would benefit less, 

 probably, than any other class. The mer- 

 chants and mechanics in the aistant cities, 

 in getting more and better fruit, would in 

 the greatest degree be affected by the im- 

 provements. 



Grading, packing and packages are ques- 

 tions with which the fruit growers can deal 

 directly. Speaking particularly for On- 

 tario and the Northwest, he expressed the 



Horticultural Society's Fruit Display at the 

 Canadian National 



opinion that these questions were funda- 

 mental. Having these in view the Cana- 

 dian Department of Agriculture had secured 

 the services of Mr. B. T. iJoies from Cold- 

 stream ranch in British Columbia, an ex- 

 pert in grading and packing, with long ex- 

 perience in California and Oregon. . Mr. 

 Boies is showing eastern packers that pro- 

 per packages and packing costs only a 

 slight advance at initial points, and prices 

 obtained have shown that this improvement 

 is appreciated at the selling end. 



As to the methods of selling, Mr. ^McNeill 

 looked forward to the time when the ship- 

 ping of fruit on consignment would be a 

 thing of the past. The estabHshment of 

 large fruit farms and cooperative methods 

 among small growers would lead to direct 

 sales where the buyer and seller would meet 

 on equal terms to do business. 



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PICKLES— HOW TO MAKE THEM 



R. BLAXCHK MADDOCK, GUELPH, OXT. 



RE pickles good for one?" is a ques- less if properly made and sparingly used, 

 tion frequently asked. The re- but generally used to excess. 



ply cannot be given in Yes or No. It is 

 something like the " pie " question — harm- 



Vinegar, if used sparingly in salads anc' 

 pickles, has an exciting efifect on the diges- 



