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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



way we keep careful track of the amount 

 of fruit sent in by each grower, when it was 

 packed, when shipped, and all other infor- 

 mation concerning it. 



" The great bulk of our fruit has been 

 purchased by British importers, and will be 

 shipped to three or four different firms. In 

 this way we will save the commission of the 

 middlemen who have generally bought the 

 fruit of our members. We have adopted 

 the Oak Leaf brand, and all our boxes are 

 marked with a stencil. In this way we 

 hope to establish a demand for our fruit 

 which next year will help us dispose of our 

 supply. 



WHAT THE GROWERS SAY. 



Several growers in the Oakville district 

 who have contracted with the Oakville Fruit 

 Growers. Limited, were interviewed by The 

 Horticulturist and all seemed well satisfied 

 with the outlook for good returns for this 

 season's crop. 



" Selling to the company," said Mr. F. G. 

 jNIcCraney, " is the only way. Selling to 

 buyers is always more 

 or less unsatisfactory. 

 The buyer looks over an 

 orchard and then makes 

 an offer, grading firsts 

 and seconds to suit him- 

 self. If the fruit turns 

 out well he takes nearly 

 all, but if it is not good 

 and the Old Country 

 market is dull, only a 

 few are taken and the 

 bulk of the crop is left 

 on the grower's hands. 

 The buyer makes the 

 grade and practically 

 fixes the price as well. 

 He will never make a 

 contract in writing, so 

 that there is nothing to 

 compel him to take the 

 fruit. 



" When selling to the company all the 

 fruit is brought in, and Mr. Inglehart and 

 his men do the grading and packing, while 

 the managing committee attends to the sell- 

 ing. I have every confidence in this 

 method, and if rightly managed it should 

 prove more satisfactory to the grower than 

 the old way. It is a new departure in this 

 section, but something must be done to 

 make the apple industry pay better, and I 

 intend to stand by the company. There 

 should be one in every neighborhood." 



A BETTER SYSTEM. 



'' This method is far superior to the old 

 way," remarked Mr. Alex. Belyea. "When 

 sales are made to the buyers the apples are 

 picked and left in heaps under the trees. 

 Sometimes the buyer does not come for 

 days, and often weeks, and the fruit lies 

 there exposed to weather, mice and insects. 

 The top layer of some varieties is damaged 

 by the sun, and the mice and insects destroy 

 many. 



" When contracts are made with the com- 



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