January, 1916. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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in a short crop year, but it .is likely to affect 

 the prestige of Caaadian apples seriously 

 on the British market. 



Reliable Pack as an Asset. 



A noticeaible feature on the various mar- 

 kets is the premium constantly placed by 

 buyers upon packs which have earned a 

 reputation for quality and reliability. There 

 are certain packers known to the trade 

 generally for the dependability of their out- 

 put, and whenever these favored "marks" 

 are offered for sale, the brisk demand al- 

 ways results in top prices. It cannot be 

 too strongly emphasized thait a pack favor- 

 ably known to the trade has a definite 

 monetary value, that this carefully built ap 

 reputation is a most valuable asset, and 

 that shippers contented to rank as second 

 or third-class packers over a period of years 

 are needlessly throwing away value that a 

 more business-like policy would have se- 

 cured for them. 



Apples In Boxes. 



California Yellow Newtowns in boxes are 

 reaching the market in considerable quan- 

 tities, and have found a ready sale, though, 

 as a rule, their quality leaves much to be 

 desired. The Yakima and Wenatchee dis- 



tricts of Washington have also sent Jona- 

 thans, King Davids, Grimes Goldens, and 

 Winter Bananas, very good fruit, and most 

 of which arrived in excellent condition. 

 Some superior Yellow Newtowns from 

 Rogue River, Ore., have also been ob- 

 served. Arrangements for the placing of 

 these Western American apples are in the 

 hands of agents resident in London, who 

 advise as to the distribution to the various 

 markets. It would appear to be advisable 

 for British Columbia shippers of similar 

 popular varieties, box packed, not to allow 

 their American competitors to secure too 

 strong a foothold on the British market be- 

 fore offering them' serious competition. At 

 the present, for obvious reasons, the for- 

 eign box apple is far better known to the 

 trade than the Canadian. Nova Scotia and 

 Ontario apples in boxes have been on sale 

 in comparatively small quantities, and are 

 popular with certain sections of the trade. 

 Some large retailers are emphatic in their 

 preference for box-packed apples. As a 

 rule the Eastern box apple does not shov/ 

 the skill and care in grading and packius, 

 the color and general perfection, that have 

 given the Western apple a distinctive place 

 in the market. 



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Niagara District Notes. 



By F. G. H. Pattison, Winona, Ont. 



The Growing Demand 

 Boosts the Prices 



ORCHARDING 



-THAT PAYS- 



THE weather in the fruit belt has been 

 very '.-hangeabie. Up to Dec. 10th 

 it was open and mild, and very 

 favorable for plowing, pruning, setting 

 grape posts, etc. After that a nice little 

 winter set in, with about two inches of 

 snow and steady frost. But on Xmas Evt 

 a thaw took place, and Xmas day itself was 

 the most unpleasant experienced in these 

 parts for many years. 



On awakening on Xmas morning every- 

 thing -was weeping; the skies, the horses, 

 the trees, and even the soil, sodden with 

 two inches of slush and water, and this 

 condition prevailed during the greater part 

 of Xmas day. To the writer, however, it 

 seemed the most appropriate Xmas possible 

 to this terrible war year of 1915. How 

 many million hearts the world over are 

 wppping now, as they never wept before? 



And Is it not befitting that nature weep 

 also? "Rachel weeping for her children 

 and refusing to be comforted, because they 

 are not." 



On Dec. 4th last, the first annual meeting 

 of the Lincoln and Welland Vegetable and 

 Fruit Growers' Association was held in the 

 County Buildings, St. Catharines. 



There was a fair attendance of memb.ers. 

 R. H. Crow was unanimously re-elected as 

 President; L. Moyer, of Welland, as Vice- 

 President, and W. F. Mitchell, as Sec'y.- 

 Treasurer. The old committee was re-elect- 

 ed. Many matters of particular interest to 

 fruit and vegetable growers were discussed, 

 of which the tomato question occupied the 

 most prominent place, as it was on account 

 of the poor price offered for tomatoes last 

 year by the canning factories, that this As- 

 sociation was formed. The feeling of the 



is easy work for the man who knows 

 how to put into practice the latest 

 up-to-date metliods of selection, 

 planting, protecting, pruning, har- 

 vesting, and marketing. Prof. Sears, 

 the manager of an active, profitable 

 orchard company, gives the facts you 

 must know and in such a way that 

 you easily understand them and 

 quickly put them into practice. You 

 cannot afford to make the experi- 

 ments that have resulted in the mak- 

 ing of this book but you can afford 

 to spend $1.50 and obtain all the 

 knowledge. 



PRODUCTIVE 

 ORCHARDING 



By F. C. Sears 



Professor of Pomology 



Massachttsetts 

 Agricultural College. 



157 illustrations. 

 316 pages. Octavo 

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