GROWERS ANXIOUS TO ORGANIZE 



A HOPEFUL feature of the fruit 

 situation is the desire apparent on 

 the part of fruit growers, in many sections 

 of the province, to organize. It is becom- 

 ing recognized that only by co-operating in 

 the purchasing of supphes, spraying, and 

 the sale of their products, can the small fruit 

 growers expect to realizie the best returns. 



As a result of the series of fruit institute 

 " meetings held during the spring several lo- 

 cal fruit growers associations were formed. 

 A number of these associations are anxious 

 to commence operations but do not know 

 just how they should set to work. With 

 the idea of gaining a little information on 

 this subject The Horticulturist recently 

 wrote to the officers of several well known 

 and successful fruit growers organizations. 



THE eHATHAM FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION 



" The principal features of our bylaws," 

 writes W. D. A. Ross, secretary-treasurer 

 of the Chatham Fruit Growers' association, 

 " are that new members are passed upon by 

 the board of directors before being admit- 

 ted. H a member sells outside of the asso- 

 ciation he forfeits his membership, but may 

 come in as a new member if the board sees 

 fit. All sales of similar grades are aver- 

 aged in making returns, so that each mem- 

 ber profits by a good sale or shares the loss 

 in a poor one. 



" I may say here, however, that no mem- 

 ber has been asked to put up a dollar in the 

 way of loss yet. Our returns have not 

 always been as large as we could wish for, 

 5till on the average they have been very 



satisfactory, and we have not been at the 



buyers' mercy. 



" Our fruit is all packed at a central pack- 

 ing 'house, a warehouse placed at our dis- 

 posal by the C. P. R., and since it is all 

 graded by the one set of hands the quality 

 is uniform. We find too that we can do it 

 cheaper in this way, and can work in all 

 kinds of weather, which in a season like the 

 last two is quite an advantage. 



" Our directors thought of putting up a 

 packing house of our own this season, but 

 decided to let the matter stand over till next 

 season, and devote their attention and funds 

 for this season to power spraying." 



ST. CATHARINES COLD STORAGE AND FOR- 

 WARDING COMPANY. 



One of the most noted and successful or- 

 ganizations of fruit growers in the province 

 is the St. Catharines Cold Storage and For- 

 warding Co., Limited. This company has 

 been in existence for some six years, and 

 now does a large business. Its receipts 

 last year amounted to $3,005, and its assets 

 total $8,585.73. Last year it shipped for 

 its members 2,465 tons of all kinds of fruit. 

 By conducting their business on such a large 

 scale the members are able to obtain many 

 concessions from the buyers, railway com- 

 panies and other firms. 



Through the kindness of the president of 

 the company, Mr. Robert Thompson, of St. 

 Catharines, The Horticulturist is enabled tr> 

 print the by-laws of this company. They 

 read in part as follows: 



(Continued on page 263.) 



Is Willing to Help. — I would esteem it 

 a great favor if fruit growers and all others 

 who read The Canadian Horticulturist would 

 write me about the troubles of the orchard 

 and garden and send me specimens pf the 

 pests. By coming in close touch with them, 

 it should be possible for me to do a great 



deal more for them, as well as make myself 

 better acquainted with conditions as they 

 actually prevail. In exceptional cases I 

 might visit the locality where the disease is 

 spreading or alarming. — (W. Lochhead, 

 Entomologist and Plant Pathologist, Guelph. 



