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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



April 191 1 



The Hand Spramotor*. No. 1 and 2, with horse 

 drawn cart, can be used for orcahrds, vinoyards, 

 row crops, or weed Bpraying. As shown it is ar- 

 ranged for row crops and weeds, but all attachments 

 are Interchangeable. Has Steel Axle, 52 inch wheel 

 of best hardwood, adjustable width of track and 

 rows, all brass Spramotor, with braes ball valves, 

 mechanical agitator, compensating plunger. All of 

 the highes.. grade throughout; for one horse only. 

 Price $47.00 to $54.00.. Write for free treatise. 

 Two Gold Medals National Horticultural Congress. 



Heard Spramotor Co. 



1392 KING ST., LONDON, ONT. 



r""DoYou Intend To 

 l^bandon Your Farm? 



In New England there are hundreds o£ abandoned farms— abandoned 

 because the soil has been drained of its fertility. Had these farms been 

 properly fertilized they would still be producing bounteous harvests. 



New England farms are not the only ones that are being depleted of 

 fertility. There are thousands of other farms which are rapidly approaching 

 the point where further cultivation will be unprofitable unless some means is 

 adopted to renew the fertility of the soil. 



If you do not intend to abandon your farm, it will be necessary to sup- 

 ply fertilizer to the soil. It is not only necessary to apply manure, but it is 

 absolutely essential that it be applied evenly and in proper quantities. 



Manure cannot be spread evenly by hand. Experience has demon- 

 strated that the spreader is the only method by which manure can bo 

 applied uniformly. 



It is just as necessary to exercise judgment in 

 selecting a spreader as it is on any other subject. 

 There are many spreaders on the market. The 1 H C 

 spreader has proved its superiority by giving tje users 

 years of efficient service. With an I H C spreader you 

 can regulate the distribution of manure so as to make 

 every ounce count. Adjustments can be made to 

 spread a light top-dressing or a heavy covering. This 

 is possible because I H C spreaders have a wide range 

 o£ feed, and the long, square, chisel-pointed beater 

 teeth thoroughly pulverize the manure that is applied. 

 Wide tires and roller bearings insure light draft. 



I H C spreaders are made in two styles — 



Cloverleaf — Com 



King 



Cloverleaf spreaders have endless aprons. Com 



King machines have return aprons. These machines 



are made with capacity suitable for farms of any size. 



Call on the I H C local dealer and let him show you 



the style and size best suited to 



your purpose, or, if you prefer, 



write to nearest branch house for 



catalogue and full particulars. 



CANADIAN BRANCHES-lotenutioDal Harretter 

 CoHpaar of America at BrandoB.Calcary, Edmon- 

 k toa. HaimiltoB. Lethbridse, LondoD.Moatreal. North 

 Batdcford. Ottawa. Refioa. Saakateoo. St. Joko. 

 Wey^BTM. WiBDipcf , Yorkton. 



IntMnational Harvester Company of 

 America Chicaso USA 



(Incorporated) 



1 H C Service Bareaa 



The Bureau is q 

 center where the best 

 ways of doing things 

 on the farm, and data 

 relating to its devel- 

 opment, are collected 

 and di.stributed free 

 to every one interest- 

 ed In a g r i c u 1 1 u r e. 

 Every available 

 source of informa- 

 tion will be used in 

 answering questions 

 on all farm subjects. 

 If the questions are 

 B e n t to the I H C 

 Service Bureau, they 

 will receive prompt 

 attention. 



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Fruit Growing in Prince 

 Edward Island 



J. A. Moorr, Hiztlbrook, 



When undertaking the profession of fruit 

 growing the first necessity is a soil not too 

 iujavy and good natural drainage. I do 

 not thinii the lay of the land matters much, 

 for I have seen as gotd fruit grown on land 

 sloping to the north as on land sloping 

 south. Land sloping north and west seems 

 to be the ideal. 



A good preparation fcr fruit would be to 

 have a crop of clover or peas or buck- 

 wheat plowed down in tlio fall, then work 

 up the ground in the spring and lay off 

 the rows lengthwise and across the field, 

 and plant the trees where the lint's inter- 

 sect. This is a very convenient system, a.s 

 it facilitates working among the trees, en- 

 abling one to work at different angles. 



If there is no natural shelter, a wind- 

 break should be planted when the trees are 

 planted. Two or three rows of spruce 

 Dushes, two yards apart and two yards 

 apart in the rows, set so that they would 

 break joints, as it were, would soon make 

 a splendid windbreak, and let it be right 

 round the field. 



I think that five acres enclosed this way 

 would be about the right size for an or- 

 chard. Of course it need not all be plant- 

 ed at once. 



VARIETIES 



The varieties best suited for this climate 

 and the markets are : Early apples — Crim- 

 son Beauty, Red Astrachan, and Duchess ; 

 Fall— Wealthy, Dudley, and Alexander: 

 Winter— Belle Fleur, Baxter, and Stark. 

 Gravenstein also does weU, but not on its 

 own stalk. It must be top grafted. 



There are many theories as to how to 

 treat an orchard, but I think that clean 

 cultivation is the best method, especially 

 for young trees. Vegetables may be grown 

 provided plenty of manure is applied to 

 keep the trees growing. If no cover crop 

 is grown — that will die down and protect 

 the roots in winter, such as clover, peas, 

 or vetches — then some manure should be 

 banked around the trees late in the fall or 

 early winter. White building paper wrap- 

 ped around the trunk will keep the mice 

 from girdling the trees. Preferably white, 

 because black or tar paper will attract the 

 sun in March and cause the sap to rise 

 and then sudden frost would burst the sap 

 cells and injure the trees. 



SPRAYING 



I think the reason we have had no scab 

 and no wormy fruit in ten years' apple- 

 growing is that every year, fruit or no 

 fruit, we have sprayed every tree in the 

 orchard. Aa orchard sprayed every year 

 just aft«r the buds open and again after 

 the bloom falls, will net be troubled much 

 with insect pests. So then, prepare the 

 ground ; set out your trees ; plant a hedge ; 

 give attention to cultivation, and then, as 

 the deacon said in church — "Let us 

 s(pray)!" 



Mr. W. T. Macoun, Dominion Horticul- 

 turist of the Experimental Farm, Ottawa, 

 advises the spraying of orchards with Bcr- 

 deavix four times with the old formula 4-4- 

 40 and the use of a combination of Paris 

 Green and arsenate of lead. In this way 

 the quick action of the Paris Green is se- 

 cured together with the adhesiveness cf the 

 arsenate of lead. 



