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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



The system of land tenure does not induce 

 fruit growing on a large scale. Ireland is 

 progressing rapidly, especially in producing 

 cooking apples. Labor is cheap and this 

 means cheap production. Experiments 

 conducted for 12 years with sod and culti- 

 vated orchards showed the disadvantages of 

 sod in comparison with the cultivated or- 

 chard. 



In an enthusiastic address by Mr. A. N. 

 Brown, a practical grower from Wyoming. 



Some ideas on plant breeding were given- 

 by Mr. H. H. Groff, of Simcoe, who said 

 that new varieties are not secured by grad- 

 ual development, but that by persistent 

 crossing the type can be broken and a new- 

 type established. 



RKVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION. 



On Wednesday, November 15, the revi- 

 sion of the constitution was taken up and 

 the by-laws passed with a few slight 

 changes. .\ most important change was 



A Portion of the Exhibit of the Ontario Fruit Experiment Stations 



Delaware, the fruit growers were advised 

 to cooperate as do other professions. Mr. 

 Brown claimed that special attention needs 

 to be given to the marketing of the fruit. 

 The best results come from cooperation in 

 every branch of the industry. By coopera- 

 tion in Delaware the growers have forced 

 the buyers to come to their orchards and 

 buy their fruit, paying cash, and have in- 

 duced the railway companies to supply 

 peach trains with fast engines that have the 

 right of way over passenger trains. Special 

 progress has been made, also, in the potato 

 industry by cooperation on the part of the 

 sf rowers. 



made that makes it possible for cooperative. 

 fruit growers' associations to become affi- 

 liated with the Fruit Growers' Association 

 on the payment of 75 cents per member. 

 Branch associations can be formed through- 

 out the province on the same basis. An 

 amendment to have the executive commit- 

 tee to consist of two members appointed by 

 the directors to act with the president, vice- 

 jjresident and secretary, was deemed wise, 

 because a quorum can be secured with less 

 expense and good members can be retained 

 from year to year. Considerable discus- 

 sion developed over the notice given regard- 

 ing the annual meeting. It was finally car- 



