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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



noral Edition. 



THE 



BEEKEEPERS^ 

 DIRECTORY 



The followlnc beekeepers will be able to 

 «upply Bees and Queens In any quantity 

 for the season of 1916. Order early. 





E. E. MOTT, 



Glenwood, Mich. 

 Northern Bred Italian Queens. 



J. P. MOORE, 



Morgan, Ky. 

 Try Moore's Strain Next Tear. 



W. R. STIRLING, 



RIdfletown, Ont. 

 Fine Italian Queens. 



J. I. BANKS, 



Dowelltown, Tenn. 

 Italian "Queens of Quality." 



P. TEMPLE, 



438 Gladstone Ave., Toronto, Ont. 

 Canadian Bred Italian Stock. 



THE DEROY TAYLOR CO., 



Newark, N.Y. 

 Northern Bred Italian Bees and Queens. 



M. 0. BERRY & CO., 



Successors to Brown & Berry, 

 Haynevllle, Ala. 

 Best bred Italian Queens and Bees. 



THE PENN COMPANY, 



Penn, Miss. 

 Bees and Queens. 



P. W. JONES, 



Bedford, Que. 



Beea by the pound, also best Italian 



Queens. 



H. C. CLEMONS, 



Boyd, Ky. 

 Three band Italians bred for business. 



THE ROOT CANADIAN HOUSE, 



185 Wright Ave., Toronto, Ont. 

 Canadian and U.S.A. bred queens and 

 bees. Bees by the pound or colony. 



A. E. CRANDALL & SON, 



Berlin, Conn. 



"Quality" Italian Queens. 



JOHN A. McKINNON, 



St. Eugene, Ont. 

 Best northern bred stock. 



WM. ATCHLEY, 



of Mathls, Texaa. 

 Wants to sell you your early bees by the 

 pound. Queens In season. 



J. W. K. SHAW & CO., 



Loreauville, La. 

 Everyone knows their strain of three- 

 band Italians. 



Better Net Returns 



C. F. Howard, Hagersville, Ont. 



One of the prime factors in securing bet- 

 ter returns for our apples is in maintaining 

 a uniformity of pacli. If the con.sumer cau 

 rely upon the stamp on any brand or pack- 

 age to mean uniformity of pack, it will 

 mean a greater demand for our product. 

 Herein lies our greatest weakness, so far 

 as our local Association is concerned. Each 

 member is responsible for the packing of 

 his fruit according to a set of rules laid 

 down by our association, and of course 

 under a rigid inspection, yet there is a far 

 greater variation in grading and packing 

 than there should be. We have endeavored 

 by means of educational work along the 

 line of packing demonstrations and pack- 

 ing schools to overcome this difficulty, and 

 I may say that they are improving the con- 

 dition to a considerable extent; but, be- 

 cause of the fact that orcharding is mostly 

 a side Idne in our district, the nece.ssary 

 attention is not given to this work that 

 there should be. 



Also, we can increase our net returns 

 greatly by increasing our percentage of 

 No. 1 fruit. The past two or three years 

 have been off years with us, for the growth 

 and spread of the apple scab has got be- 

 yond our control to such an extent that 

 the profits have been practically eaten up. 

 Last year we left over 40% of our apples 

 in the orchards, a large part of them being 

 No. 3's, and practically all undisposed of. 

 Thi.s year we were hit harder than ever, 

 but fortunately by the introduction of the 

 new apple box, which we made use of, we 

 disposed of our entire crop to good advan- 

 tage. But I maintain that our growers 

 must study to produce a very high per- 

 centage of No. 1 apples in order to realize 

 profits on their apple crop. 



In regard to the marketing of our crop, 

 1 may say that we have grown up with the 

 Co-operative Fruit Growers of Ontario, 

 Ltd., having been one of its units since the 

 year of its organization. I am an out-and- 

 out supporter of cooperation, and believe 

 that therein lies the solution of our market- 

 ing problems. Our association is small, 

 not yet producing 5,000 barrels of apples. 

 To place this amount on the market in- 

 dividually would make it necessary to 

 handle them through a middleman or the 

 ordinary channels of the apple trade. We 

 would also have, separately, to carry the 

 risks Involved in shipping and of collect- 

 ing payments. This has meant a good deal 

 to our association already, for we have 

 saved the loss of a part payment on a car 

 of apples, and the central is now fighting 

 the railroad on the partial loss on another 

 car. In unity there is strength, and the 

 central organization can aid very greatly in 

 these matters, especially the smaller asso- 

 ciations. 



The control of the market is essential if 

 we are to get better net returns. This does 

 not mean a control that will squeeze the con- 

 sumer. We must bear in mind that our 

 product is more of a luxury to many than 

 an actual necessity. I mean a control in 

 fairness to the producer as well as con- 

 sumer. Such control can only be accom- 

 plished through provincial wide cooperation. 

 It is utter folly for producing organizations 

 to go out on the markets and compete one 

 against the other. This state of affairs only 

 places us at the mercy of the shrewd 

 dealers. 



Again, I claim that through organized ef- 

 fort we are in a better position to direct 

 our product to the markets where prices 

 rule highest, without the usual result of a 

 glutted market and a slump in price. Even 



• A paper read at the last annual convention 

 of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association. 



QUEENS 



REARED IN CANADA 

 From the BEST Italian Stock 



$1.00 Each; Six for $5.00 



P. TEMPLE 



438 GUdttone Atc. TORONTO, ONT. 



FOR SALE 



Leather Colored Italian Queens 



A few choice breeding queens at $10.00 

 each, spring delivery. I guarantee these 

 queens to be as good as any Imported queen, 

 barring none. If purchaser is not satisfied 

 after one year's trial return queen and 1 

 will refund the $10.00. 



Warranted purely mated queens $1.00 each 

 or $10.00 dozen. Untested, after July 1st, 

 75c each or $9.00 a doz. 



A few choice cols, of Italian bees In 9 

 frame hives at $10.00 per col. 



Tested Queens $1.50 each. 



JOHN A. McKINNON 

 St. Eugen - Ontario 



Italian Queens 



Three-Banded 



Ready April 1, of an excep- 

 tionally vigorous and long- 

 lived strain of bees. They 

 are gentle, prolific, and the best of honey 

 gatherers. Untested, $1.00: 3. $2.75; 6. $5.00: 

 12, $9.00. Tested, $1.25; 6. $6.50; 12, $12.50. 

 Send for my free circular and price list, and 

 see the natural conditions under which my 

 queens are raised. Will book orders now. 



JOHN G. MILLER. Corpus Christ!, Texas. 



Corner C St., and Coleman Ave. 



Three Bar d jtalian Queens 



They are bred from imported mothers. 

 They are the best for honey producing pur- 

 pose, very gentle and not Inclined to swarm. 



If you buy once you will buy always. 



Guarantee that all queens will reach you 

 In good condition, to be purely mated and 

 will give perfect satisfaction. All orders 

 filled at once. 

 April 1 to May 1. 



Prices. 1 6 12 



Untested $.75 $4.25 $8.00 



Select Untested 90 B.OO 9.00 



Tested 1.25 7.00 13.00 



Select Tested 2.00 11.00 20.00 



L L FOREHAND, 



Fort Deposit, Ala. 



Pound 



Packages 

 and Queens 



We have established a Bee and Queen 

 Breeding Yard in the south to handle our 

 growing trade. You should order early to 

 avoid delay. Send order on a postal. — no 

 money until Bees arrive. Delivery begins 

 April 1st. If possible order In 5 lb. lots. It 

 Is cheaper In express charges. Satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Price, $3.25 per lb. 

 CHAS. E. HOPPER & CO.. TORONTO. ONT. 



