FRUIT GROWERS WHO HAVE CO-OPERATED 



Fr^RUlT growers living in the vicinity of 

 Forest, in Lambton county, have or- 

 ganized and formed the Forest Fruit Grow- 

 ers' and Forwarding Association. The offi- 

 cers are: D. Johnson, president; D. Sim- 

 mons, vice-president; A. Lawrie, secretary- 

 treasurer; H. J. Pettypiece, M. P. P.; D. 

 Campbell, H. Hodgson, R. Macken, D. Dun- 

 ham and R. E. Scott, directors. 



It is the in- 

 tention of the 

 association "to 

 build up a 

 business in 



Northern On- 

 tario, Mani- 

 toba and the 

 Northwest 

 T e r r i t ories. 

 With this ob- 

 ject it has 

 been decided 

 to send the 

 secretary, Mr. 

 A. L a w r i e, 

 who is an 

 e X p e r ienced 

 business man, 

 as well as a 

 fruit grower, 

 to visit the 

 leading cities 

 in these dis- 

 tricts to solicit 

 orders. 



The curling 

 rink in For- 

 est has been 



rented and will be used as a central packing 

 house for the purpose of grading and pack- 

 ing the fruit of the members. Early in 

 July the association sent out a circular to 

 prospective buyers announcing that it would 

 fill all orders promptly and with high class 

 fruit. 



Meetings are held every two weeks dur- 



ing the fruit season, and the members are 

 determined to build up a reputation as hon- 

 est growers and shippers. All fall apples 

 and pears will be shipped in iced refrigera- 

 tor cars to the Northwest, ancl while it is 

 expected that the greater part of the winter 

 apples will also be disposed of there the as- 

 sociation has prepared to receive orders 

 from Ontario dealers. 



Gathering the Crop in a Western Ontario Orchard. 



Apple pickers and packers at work in the orchard of Mr. James Johnson, of Forest, Ont., are here shown. 

 This orchard is on the shore of Lake Huron and produced last year 1800 barrels of apples and 5000 baskets of plums. 

 There are 30 acres under apples and 15 under plums. For 10 years Mr. Johnson has been a firm believer in spray- 

 ing and the cultivation of orchards. Owing to an over-production of fruit last season, Mr. Johnson put up large 

 quantities of peaches, plums and pears in glass, handsomely labelled, and also considerable quantities of fruit 

 palp, which during the slack winter season were made into jam and jellies. This season a cooper shop has been 

 built in the orchard, which has enabled Mr. Johnson to manufacture his own barrels at a little more than 30 cents 

 c St, each. In the illustration Mr. Johnson may be seen standing at the extreme left of the picture, while his son, 

 .Vir. D. Johnson, president of the Forest Fruit Growers' and Forwarding Association, is on the extreme right. 



An interesting description of how the as- 

 sociation came to be formed has been fur- 

 nished The Horticulturist by the president, 

 Mr. D. Johnson. The section where our 

 members live, writes Mr. Johnson, is one of 

 the best and largest fruit growing districts 

 in Ontario. It is situated along the lake 

 shore of the northern part of the county of 



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