THE VEGETABLE GROWERS' MEE'UNG. 



463 



cents. \\'hen the association was formed, 

 the growers used to grade and pack their 

 own fruit, but it was found that every 

 grower had a distinct idea as to what were 

 XXX and what XX. Xow they have 75 

 members and the fruit is brought to a cen- 

 tral packing house. Much missionary 

 work in the hne of spraying has been done 

 through this association with good results. 

 ]\Ir. W. D. A. Ross, of the Chatham as- 



sociation, reported that individual packing 

 was unsatisfactory and that for four years 

 their fruit had been brought to a central 

 packing house. Cooperative power spray- 

 ing is done and the cost of the spraying de- 

 ducted from the returns for the fruit. Good 

 results have been secured this season from 

 sales to Glasgow, f. o. b. at Chatham. 



The remaining sessions will be reported 

 in our next issue. 



WHAT THE VEGETABLE GROWERS DID 



^r^HE convention of vegetable growers. 



I 



the first held under the auspices of 

 the recently formed Ontario X'egetable 

 Growers' Association, was not largely at- 

 tended, but great interest was shown in the 

 papers and discussions. Two of the most, 

 interesting addresses were those given by 

 !Mr. A. McMeans, of Brantford, on the Cul- 

 tivation and Marketing of Cauliflowers, and 

 b." Mr. J. L. Hilborn. of Leamington, on 

 Growing \'egetables for the Early ^larkets. 

 Extracts from both of these addresses are 

 published in this issue. 



A paper by Prof. R. Harcourt, of Guelph. 

 on Fertilizers for \'egetable Growers, was 

 read b^•Prof.F.T. Shutt, of the Central Ex- 

 perimental Farm. Ottawa, who on its con- 

 clusion answered many questions asked by 

 the growers. An extract from this paper 

 appears on another page. Prof. Zavitz, of 

 Guelph. gave a most instructive talk on the 

 results of experiments he has conducted, at 



the college, in the growing of potatoes. 

 These experiments had for their object the 

 ascertaining of the best size of potato to 

 plant for profit, the depth at which potatoes 

 should be planted, the distance apart for 

 planting to give the best results, etc. A 

 summary of the results will be published in 

 The Horticulturist. 



Mr. W. T. Macoun, of the Central Ex- 

 perimental Farm. Ottawa, described experi- 

 ments that have been conducted at the farm 

 in Ottawa, in the growing of vegetables. 

 Prof. T. D. Jarvis, of Guelph, dealt with 

 Injurious Insects that Affect Vegetables. A 

 brief talk that was fully appreciated was 

 given by Mr. A. N. Brown, of Wyoming, 

 Del. Short addresses were also given by 

 Prof. F. C. Harrison and Mr. H. S. Peart, 

 of the Agricultural College at Guelph. 

 After each address scores of questions were 

 asked the speakers and the value of the con- 

 vention greatlv increased. 



FRUIT GROWERS AND THE TARIFF 



A COMMITTEE representing the On- 

 tario Fruit Growers' Association ap- 

 peared before the tariff commission on X'o- 

 vember 17 and asked that no reduction be 

 made in the duty on fruits imported into 

 Canada. It was suggested that a decrease 

 in the tariff" on sugar would be in the inter- 

 ests of the fruit industry. The committee 

 consisted of Messrs. W. H. Bunting, of St. 



Catharines ; A. W. Peart, of Burlington ; 

 Robt. Thompson, of St. Catharines ; D. 

 Johnson, of Forest, and T. H. Race, of 

 Mitchell. 



The decision to have a deputation wait 

 on the commission was precipitated by an 

 address delivered at the fruit growers' con- 

 vention by Mr. W. L. Smith, of The Weekly 

 Sun. and by an annoimcement made during 



