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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



August, 1916. 



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The Hand Scuffler in Use. 



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British Columbia Fruit Growers' 

 Convention 



The first mid-summer 'convention of the 

 British Columbia Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion and the British Columbia Entomological 

 Society will be held at Penticton, B.C., on 

 July 20 and 21. The program as outlined 

 includes addresses and papers by the follow- 

 ing on the subjects given: 



IJ. Johnsort, Fruit Commissioner, Ottawa 

 —■"The Marketing of Fruit." 



Lionel E. Taylor, Kelowna, vice-president 

 of the B. C. Entomological Society- — "Birds 

 in their Relation to Fruit Growing and Ag- 

 riculture." This address will be illustrated 

 by lantern slides. 



Dr. F. F. Westbrook, president of tjie 

 British Columbia University, Vancouver — 

 "Agricultural Education in British Colum- 

 bia." 



R. M. Winslow, Provincial Horticulturist, 

 Victoria, B. C— "Why Advertise B. C. 

 Fruit?" 



R. C. Abbott, coast markets commissioner, 

 Vancouver, B.C. — "Opening the Coast Mar- 

 ket for Okanagan Fruits and Vegetables." 



R. C. Thehern, Assistant, Dominion Ento- 

 mologist for British Columbia — "Important 

 Insect Pests of Okanagan Fruits, and Their 

 Control." 



J. W. Eastham, Provincial Pathologist, 

 Vancouver, B.C. — "The Control of Plant Dis- 

 ease in Irrigated Fruit Districts." 



Tom Wilson, inspector of Indian Orchards, 

 Vancouver, B.C.— "Cutworms and Their Con- 

 trol." 



other probable speakers who have not 

 been definitely arranged for as yet Include 

 Hon. William Manson, Hon. H. Bark, Idaho, 

 and Prof. W. S. Thornber. 



Telegraphic Reports 



(Commencing about August 1st, the Fruit 

 Branch of the Department of Agriculture at 

 Ottawa will publish at frequent intervals 

 (probably twice weekly) reports covering 

 fruit conditions in all parts of Canada. 

 These reports will contain the following in- 

 formation: 



1. Fruit crop conditions in all commercial 

 sections. 



2. Wholesale prices in leading Canadian 

 markets. 



3. Quantities of fruit being exported. 



4. Condition of fruit on arrival at destina- 

 tion. 



This information will be of great value to 

 all who are commercially connected with 

 the fruit-growing industry. The reports will 

 be received in Ottawa by telegram and dis- 

 tributed immediately. 



Anyone wishing to receive these tele- 

 graphic reports can do so by making applica- 

 tion to the Fruit Branch, Department of 

 Agriculture, Ottawa. 



Fruit Crop Items 



The second fruit crop report issued by the 

 I>ominion FYuit DiTOsion has just come to 

 hand and shows some changes since last 

 month. Incessant rains in Ontario and Que- 

 bec during the month of June has caused 

 some falling off in fruit prospects. The wetj 

 weather has caused a rapid development, 

 of scab in practically all districts of these 

 two provinces. The Annapolis Valley anq 

 Nova Scotia has had good wpcther, and 

 yet little scab is reported. It is estimate 

 that the total crop will be close to 1,000,00^ 

 barrels. 



Prospects on the whole, however, are that 

 there is promise of a fair apple crop, some 

 sections having a much larger yield than 

 others. British Columbia has the promise of 

 a fairly large crop. 



