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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



February 1911 



The Canadian Horticulturist §P^ 



PuUbhad br Th* Herticultwal 

 PublUiiiic C*mpwi7, Umitod 



PKTKRBORO, ONTARIO 



The Only Horticultural Magazine 



in the Dominion 



Official Organ of thk Ontario, Quebec, Kew 



Brunswick and Prince Edward Island 



Fruit Growers' Associations 



H. Bronson Cowan, Managing Director 



t. The Canadian HorticnltnrlBt Is pabUshed on 

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 isBne. 



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CIRCULATION STATEMENT. 



The following is a sworn statement of the net 

 paid circulation of The Canadian Horticulturist 

 for the year ending with December, 1910. The fig- 

 ures given are exclusive of samples and spoiled 

 copies. Most months, including the sample copies, 

 from 11,000 to 12,000 copies of The Canadian Hor- 

 ticulturist are mailed to people known to be in- 

 terested in the growing of fruits, flowers or vege- 

 tables. 



January, 1910 8,925 



February, 1910 8.967 



March, 1910 9,178 



April, 1910 9,410 



May, ■ 1910 9.505 



June, 1910 9,723 



July, 1910 9,300 



August, 1910 8,832 



September, 1910 8,776 



October, 1910 8,784 



November, 1910 8,747 



December, 1910 8,662 



108,809 



AT«rase each iMue in 1907, 6,627 



1908, 8.695 



1909, 8.970 



1910, 9,067 



Sworn detailed statements will be mailed upon 

 application. 



OUR PROTECTIVE POLICY. 



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 culturist to feel that they can deal with our 

 advertisers with our assurance of the advertis- 

 ers' reliability. We try to admit to onr columns 

 only the most reliable advertisers. Should any 

 subscriber, therefore, have good cause to be 

 dissatisfled with the treatment he receives from 

 any of our advertisers, we will look into the 

 matter and investigate the clraumstanoei fully. 

 Should we find reason, even in the slightest 

 degree, we will discontinue immediately the pub- 

 lication of their advertisements in The Horti- 

 cnltnrist. Should the clrcumstanoeB warrant, 

 we will expose them through the oolnmns of 

 the paper. Thus we will not only protect our 

 "aaers, but onr reputable advertisers as well. 

 All that is necessary to entitle you to the bene- 

 fit of this Protective Policy is that yon include 

 In all your letters to advertisers the words 

 . .?*'?, ^°"'' *''• '° '^^ Canadian Horticultnr- 

 Jst. Oomplaintg should be made to us as soon 

 ac possible after reason for dissatisfaction has 

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THl OANADIAN HORTI0ULTUBI8T. 



PKTIBBOSO, oirrAitio 



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EDITORIAL 



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MONEY FROM SPRAYING 



For some months past experionned re- 

 presentatives in Ontario of British capi- 

 talists have been leasing neglected or- 

 chards at a fair rental and for a period 

 of years from fruit growers who have not 

 appreciated the change that is coming ever 

 the apple situation in Ontario or the 

 earning powers of their orchards. The par- 

 ties interested in this movement propose 

 leasing some 6,000 acres of these neglected 

 orchards. Their intention is to introduce 

 modern methods in their management, and 

 their expectation is that they will obtain 

 a liberal profit on their outlay. The suc- 

 cess that has met pioneers in this move- 

 ment, such as Mr. Joseph Tweddle. of 

 Pruitland, is an encouraging cmen of 

 success. 



Such a movement will have very far- 

 reaching effects. Aside from the fact that 

 several thousand acres of orchard in On- 

 tario are likely to be increased to many 

 times their present value, the value of 

 the educational effect on the owners cf the 

 orchards when they see other men mak- 

 ing mon.'V out of a part <>f their farms 

 they had considered not worth attention, 

 together with the influence on owners of 

 neighboring orchards, can hardly be esti- 

 mated. Each orchard will become a centre 

 of influence working for the advancement 

 of the fruit industry of Ontario 



But why should owners of orchards leave 

 it for someone »lse to come along and make 

 profits out of their orchards when they 

 themselves might just as well do sc? 

 Practically every good sized apple orchard 

 in Ontario might be a regular gold mine 

 for its owner if properly handled. This 

 has been amply proven in the case of 

 scores of orchards during the past few 

 years. Many orchards which had been 

 condemned by their owners as worthless, 

 and in some cases were actually being 

 dug out, have been made to return a 

 yearly profit exceeding what the owner 

 would have originally considered a good 

 price for both land and orchard. There 

 are hundreds of orchards in Ontario and 

 in others of the older provinces where 

 equally good results may be obtained. 



The first step necessary is to buy a 

 spraying machine and prepare to use it 

 this spring. In the case of owners of small 

 orchards three or four can often club to- 

 gether and buy one machine. The time to 

 consider the make and size of machine 

 is right now. In a few weeks factories will 

 be running overtime, dealers will be un- 

 able to secure the machines fast enough to 

 fill their orders, and there will be a gene- 

 ral rush that it is well to avoid. Decide 

 upon the make of machine that will suit 

 your purpose, and then buy it and use it. 

 The results will follow. 



DEMONSTRATION ORCHARDS 



The British Columbia Government is 

 establishing some twenty demonstration 

 orchards. The methods might well be 

 studied by the Agricultural Departments 

 of the other provinces. 



The object of this work is to demon- 

 strate the results to be obtained by means 

 of proper methods of culture for the first 

 five years. The government will bear the 

 cost of plowing, preparing and planting 



the trees and furnish the stock free f.o.b 

 at destination. The owner will bear all 

 cost of .spraying and cultivation and 

 agrees to follow the instructions given by 

 the Department and allow the orchard to 

 bo u.sed for public demonstration at any 

 time. The agreement fs to be binding for 

 five y«iars. After that time it can be ter- 

 minated at any time by either party giv- 

 ing six months' notice. 



The government of British Columbia is 

 doing more to develop the fruit interests 

 of the province than is being done by any 

 other provincial government. The Chief 

 of the Horticultural Division has under 

 him four assistants who each devote spe- 

 cial attention to the requirements of tli. 

 fruit intere.sts in specified districts of tli' 

 province. With such an organization ami 

 by means of its demonstration orchards, 

 box packing schools, spraying regulations 

 and in other ways, including the sending 

 of a market commissioner during the ship- 

 ping season to the markets of Western 

 Canada, it is doing invaluable service for 

 its fruit growers. Fruit growers in the 

 east should make their influence felt and 

 insist that their goTernraents shall do 

 more for them. The best way in which 

 they can do this is to tell their govern- 

 ments exactly what they want. They 

 should not only ask for aid, but they 

 should specify the form they would like 

 that aid to take. 



OUR HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES 



The reports published elsewhere in thi 

 i.ssue of the work accomplished last ye.'i 

 by a number of the horticultural societies 

 of Ontario illu.strate clearly the elevating 

 and beneficial effect these organizations 

 have where ever they exist. As we leave 

 the pioneer days behind us the need as well 

 as the opportunities for such work become 

 more and more apparent. 



The separation of the horticultural from 

 the agricultural societies has worked out 

 to the distinct advantage of the former. 

 Instead of confining their efforts mainly 

 to the holding of an annual exhibition in 

 connection with the fall exhibition of their 

 local agricultural society, as was done form- 

 erly by a number of societies, these societies 

 have broadened out in their work and have 

 thereby increased their usefulness. Direc- 

 tors of societies will do well tc look over 

 carefully the reports referred to with the 

 object of gaining suggestions for new lin(w 

 of endeavor. 



There are special avenues of work that 

 as yet have net been followed as they might 

 have been. Much can be done to reduce the 

 bill board nuisance. Even if our towns have 

 not the power to regulate this matter, much 

 might be done to form a strong local senti- 

 ment against the erection of such offences 

 to good taste and in many cases good mor- 

 als as well. 



Much more can be done to beautify school 

 grounds. Many schools still stand en 

 bleak lots unadorned by either a tree, shrub 

 plant or flower. Brought up among such 

 surroundings children cannot be expected 

 to love a taste for the beautiful when they 

 are older. 



Towns and villages cannot have too many 

 breathing places for their citizens. Hor- 

 ticultural societies should urge the improve- 

 ment of present parks where possible and 

 also the piirchase of points of vantage such 

 as, triangles, hills or ravines that may be 

 obtained at a reasonable figure. Hew often 

 has a triangle between streets, a hill, ra- 

 vine or other wate place which could have 

 been bought for a reasonable amount been 

 sold for the erection of some mill cr factory 



