May, 1916. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



135 



can always handle a certain proportion in 

 each. oar. 



A very important matter is the estaiblish- 

 ment of a standard lor the No. 3 grade by 

 selling organizations themselves. The wide 

 _s<:ope used in putting up this grade cor- 

 ~ Inly works against the growers and is 

 bnfusing to the consumer. For one organi- 

 ition ships in 'lOrchard run" stock graded 

 3, and another takes out the No. I's 

 id No. 2's and ships in the balance as No. 

 Igrade, Avliile still another shipper will send 

 I, under iNo. 3 grade, that which is no bet- 

 fr than hog feed, yet all these to the con- 

 limer and also to the trade are simtply 

 Jrade No. 3." 



A noticeable feature of our apples last 



eason was their poor keeping quality, caused 



the abnormal climatic conditions last 



eason, which caused nearly all kinds of 



_ i-uit to mature at least twelve days sooner 



tlian other years. 



Viewing the apple situatioa right through 

 the season we believe it was the most sat- 

 isfactory year that our growers have ever 

 experienced on this market, both as to price 

 and the quantity sold. Further, I believe 

 had our people been able to supply the 

 grades and varieties requested at times by 

 the commission houses the imported apples 

 couW have been entirely cut out. 



TTie demand for British Columbia apples 

 is proved by the fact that a car of fancy 

 apples from Cas'hmere, Washington, Ijrought 

 in early in September and distributed along 

 wholesale row was not cleaned up till late 

 in November. The price of American apples 

 declining in November, the "Vancouver job- 

 bers, anticipating a rapid rise in prices 

 after the first of the year, placed the great- 

 er portion of imported apples broug'ht in 

 during November and December in storage 

 to be brought out after the British Columbia 



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