October, 1916. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



259 



The "Universal" (Dahlstrom) folding; straw- 

 berry crates. It holds 24 full measure dry quarts. 

 It is the same box as the American Ventilated. 



Small Fruit Packages 



(Continued from page 239.) 



It i.s therefore in fhe interests of the fruit 

 growers in this province and throughout the 

 Dominion to give this question of stajidard 

 packages and grading their serious con- 

 sideration, so that when legislation is pos- 

 sible we may obtain that which is most 

 suitable to our needs. 



Standardization will give to our fruit in- 

 dustry a measure of stability that will en- 

 able all those engaged in it to buy and sell 

 with a confidence they do not enjoy to-day. 



It has been my privilege to observe the 

 possibilities for small fruit production in the 

 various fruit districts throughout Canada, 

 and I am fully convinced that nowhere are 

 the possibilities greater than in Quebec. 

 Nature has made it possible to produce fruit 

 of a quality which cannot be surpassed, and 

 the markets are established. 



Spring Potatoes 



The place for storing potatoes shoulo 

 have plenty of ventilation. Bins ought not 

 to be over eight feet square and should have 

 slat walls with hollow partitions, or there 

 should be plenty of ventilating tubes with 

 slat sides reaching from top to bottom of the 

 bin. Where bins are as large as eight feet 

 square a ventilating tube in the middle of 

 each one would be desirable. Ventilation 

 helps to carry the moisture, thus keeping 

 the potatoes dry and making it possible to 

 cool them off quickly in the fall and keep 

 them cool during the winter. 



The best temperature for potatoes is as 

 near 35 degrees Fahrenheit as possible. A 

 good tested therjnometer or several in dif- 

 ferent locations and at different heights 

 should be kept in the cellar and watched at 

 frequent intervals. 



In putting potatoes into a storage cellar 

 they should be run over a screen that will 

 take out the dirt. Large potato cellars 

 should be filled in layers so as to give the 

 potatoes the best possible opportunity to 

 cool off and dry. Dumping a whole day's 

 digging in one place is not the best prac- 

 tice. 



The best method for keeping moisture 

 from collecting on the inside of the roof of 

 potato cellars is to cover them with straw 

 or strawy manure. Giving plenty of ventila- 

 tion also helps. 



The Canadian Horticulturist is invaluable 

 to fruit growers. The page devoted to Nia- 

 gara District Notes is very interesting to 

 me. I hope it will be continued. — 0. L. Big- 

 gar, Niagara Falls, Ont. 



H 



ow many hairs ^ 

 has a Bear ; 



We doubt if there is any person in Canada who ia 

 not interested in Furs, and who does not admire 

 their beauty, softness and warmth ; but iiow many 

 have ever thought of the great number of hairs re- 

 quired to cover a skin to produce this warmth and 

 soitness r 



The actual number of hairs on any given skin can 

 be actually determined by mathematics and an abund- 

 ance of patience. 



We have cut a piece out of a black bear skin, one 

 inch square in size — have sealed and d<?- 

 posited it with the bank and are giving 



IN PRIZES 



1 .u *", ""^ *? persons who are nearest correct in their estimate 



ot the actual number of hairs on that one square inch of black bear 



This contest is entirely free to every one who complies with the con- 

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Just send today for a copy of the 1916-17 Edition of 



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