OBJECTS TO USING BOXES. 



399 



awaken an increased interest in matters of this 

 kind. Greater advances will be made during 

 the next five years than have been during- the 

 past ten. Is it not strange that with all the 

 fruit, flower, bee, poultry and other publications 

 there is none devoted exclusively to the grow- 

 ing of vegetables ? 



Most of the provincial fruit grow-ers' associa- 

 tions in Canada have committees at work pre- 

 paring the programs for their annual conven- 

 tions which will be held during November, De- 

 cember and January. Care should be taken 

 to see that time is allowed for a discussion of 

 the best method of bringing pressure to bear 

 on the Minister of Agriculture to see that the 

 chief of the Dominion fruit division, instead of 

 being under the control of the dairy commis- 

 sioner, is given full control of his department. 

 The fruit interests of the Dominion are of suffi- 

 cient iinportance to require a commissioner who 

 shall be independent of the heads of any of the 

 other branches of the government service. 



Evidence of the value of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist as an advertising medium continues to 

 accumulate. The latest one of our readers to 

 win one of the prizes offered to readers who 

 purchase from advertisers is Mr. R. H. Ellis, of 

 Leamington, who bought goods to the value of 

 $270 from Pilkington Bros., of Toronto, and 

 $8.80 worth from the Poster Pottery Co., of 

 Hamilton, through seeing their advertisements 

 in The Canadian Horticulturist. 



There are few of our readers who have not 

 a few friends who would not profit w-ere 

 they to subscribe for The Horticulturist. This 

 they would do were the good points of the 

 paper properly drawn to their attention. If our 

 readers will help us gain a few subscribers it 

 will enable us to improve the paper and every- 

 one will benefit. Won't you do your part by 

 getting us at least one new subscriber for the 

 balance of this year and all of next year for 

 only one dollar ? 



Boxes Not Profitable Packages 



W. R. DAVIS, OAKVILLE, ONT. 

 I find it is not as profitable as I could wish 

 to pack apples in boxes, except for really good 

 Btock. Last year I put all firsts in boxes, and 

 seconds in barrels. The returns showed that 

 the firsts, except Blenheim Orange, did not bring 

 a high enough price to warrant my doing so this 

 year, considering the extra price of boxes and 

 trouble of packing. Baldwins seemed to sell 

 better than Spys in boxes. 



I did not have, as a rule, very much trouble 

 securing boxes. Last year I got them from 

 Burlington. They were 9 x 12 x 18, and ran 

 four to the barrel, but I would rather use the 

 larger box, that runs three to the barrel, which 

 is the size adopted by the Fi'uit Growers' As- 

 sociation. 



FRUIT GROWERS 

 VEGETABLE GROWERS 

 AMATEUR FLORISTS 



you and your friends should 

 be regular readers of 



THE CANADIAN 

 HORTICULTURIST 



It is the only paper in the Dominion that 

 will keep you fully posted on fruit, vegetable 

 and floral matters. Sample copies sent on 

 request. 



We want to have 8,000 paid subscrib- 

 ers by the first of next year. 



Our Subscription Offers 



If you will induce one friend to take The Horti- 

 culturist for one year, and send us a dollar for liis 

 subscription, we will extend Aour subscription for six 

 months. 



If you send us two new subscriptions, we will 

 extend your subscription for one j'ear. 



Trial subscriptions, from October until the first of 

 next year, will be accepted for 10 cents. For every 

 three trial subscriptions you send us, we will extend 

 j'our subscription for one month. 



New subscriptions, from October until Janu- 

 ary, 1907, or 14 months, will be accepted 

 for $1. 



Those of our readers who are taking The Horti- 

 culturist through horticultural societies or fruit 

 growers' associations will be allowed to retain a 

 a liberal commission on all new subscriptions or we 

 will arrange with the secretary of their society to 

 extend their next year's membership. 



Free sample papers will be sent to any one who 

 applies for them. 



WONT YOU HELP US TO REACH THE 

 8,000 MARK? 



The Canadian Horticulturist 



TORONTO, ONT. 



