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greatest efficiency some of these low grade 

 fruits are bound to appear. 



Undersized, split and scabby peaches, if 

 not too ripe, may be used in the canning 

 factory for pie peaches. For this purpo.'ie 

 they are sliced and canned in water. This 

 product is cheap, but should dispose of a 

 great deal of our peaches. 



Overripe and gummy peaches and wind- 

 falls should be used for jam making. 

 Peach jam is not very popular. It is not 

 advertised .sufficiently to be known by the 

 public. We made some at Vlneland last 

 year, however, which was very good 

 Fairly large quantities were made in com- 

 mercial jam factories. The question might 

 well be asked: "Why couldn't a large quan- 

 tity of peach jam be sold for army pur- 

 poses?" It could be prepared cheaply, la 

 very healthful, and anyone who tastes well 

 made peach jam will agree that it is a 

 splendid product. 



The idea of evaporating our peaches s 

 promising. If such an industry were estab- 

 lished here many undersized peacbee could 

 very likely be used. 



It may be pointed out that local canning 

 factories and evaporators. If run properly 

 and successfully, will not only accept much 

 low grade fruit, but will prevent much ot 

 the waste due to overripeness. Because 

 factories are nearby the grower can dls 

 pose of greater quantities with less labor 

 Therefore there will be less spoilage. 



Manitoba 



J. A. Neilson, Manitoba Agricultural 

 College, Winnipeg. 



The annual convention o£ the Manitoba 

 iHorticultural and Forestry Association was 

 held In the Manitoba Agricultural College, 

 February 17th and ISth. About sixty dele- 

 gates were in attendance. The meetings 

 were characterized by earnest attention, 

 practical papers, and interesting discussions. 



President J. B. Reynolds, o* the Manitoba 

 Agricultural College, gave an address on 

 "The Farmer's Vegftable and Fruit Gar- 

 den." He stated thai a fruit and vegetable 

 garden should be found on every farm home. 

 A good garden has a three-told value: 1, Its 

 value to the family; 2 Its value as an edu- 

 cation; and 3, As a recreation. 



Miss Ethel M. Eadie, Professor of House- 

 Itold Science at the Manitoba Agricultural 

 College, read a paper on "Vegetables as 

 Human Food." Miss Ea/iie showed that 

 vegetables exert a beneficial effect on the 

 health of the human body through the action 

 of the various salts which they contain. 

 Some vegetables, such as beans, peas and 

 lentils, contain more protein than meat, and 

 are a cheaper food. 



Mr. James Tribe, of Kildonan, discussed 

 the "Storage of Vegetables"; Professor 

 Churchill, the "Value ot Drainage to a Mar- 

 ket Gardener"; Mr. J. J. Ring, of Crystal 

 City, the "Farmer's Kitchen Garden," and 

 Messrs. S. E. Clarke, ot Souris, and J. E. 

 Boughen, ot Dauphin, and George Harper, 

 of Neepawa, gave brief addresses on various 

 phases of horticulture. J. A. Neilson, ot the 

 Horticultural Department, gave a demon- 

 stration and short talk on the preparation 

 and use of Bordeaux Mixture. 



Miss Barbara Stratton, of Stonewall, read 

 a paper on "The Pests of House Plants and 

 How to Combat Thera." Mrs. S. E. Clarke, 

 Winnipeg, gave a paper on "The Raising of 

 House Plants from Seeds," and Mr. R. M. 

 Muckle, Provincial Apiarist, gave an illus- 

 trated lecture on "What Bees Do With 

 Flowers." 



Professor V. W. Jackson gave an Inters 



