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You will never get the most out of your sofl until it is properly 

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 what should be used on two. Why delay the profits that are right- 

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 When you examine one of these spreaders, note the extreme sim- 

 plicity and great strength of the working parts; note that the beater 

 driving gear is held in a single casting, thus there is no binding nor 

 cutting of parts caused by the gearing springing out of alignment. 

 Notice the roller bearing support for the apron which reduces the draft 

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Last Year's Peach Shipments 



Thb Canadian- Horticulturist is in ro- 

 ceipt of Bulletin 27, of the Dairy and Cold 

 Storage Series, issued by the Dominion De- 

 partment of Agriculture, entitled " Trial 

 Shipments of Peach<>.s in 1910." It is by .7. 

 A. Ruddick and W. W. Moore. This biillr- 

 tin gives complete information about t!)' 

 peaches shinped to the Briti.sh market la' 

 Reason, with an addenda dealing with tip 

 South African export peach trade. Amon; 

 tho general conclusions given in the bulle- 

 tin are the following : 



That Canadian peaches can be delivered 

 in Great Britain in good marketable condi- 

 tion, provided proper care is exercised in 

 preparing them for shipment. 



That onlv pearhes of good quality, of 

 large size, and with a touch of color should 

 be shipped. 



That every detail of packing must Le at- 

 tended to with scru|)ulous care. 



That if peaches can be pre-cooled befort^ 

 shipping they may be picked in a more 

 mature condition, which would add to their 

 flavor, size and appearance. 



That shipment by fast freight in a well 

 iced and nr'-nerly loaded refrigerator car i 

 better than by express. 



That in the ocean steamers any tempera- 

 ture between 3-5 and 40 degrees will carry 

 tho peaches safely if they have been de- 

 livered to the steamship in right condition. 



That it is important to have the tempera- 

 ture gradually raised to about 55 degrees 

 during the last thirty-six hours the fruit i 

 in the shin's refrigerator so that when i 

 is landed there will be no condensation oi 

 moisture from the warmer outside air. 



That it would be an advantage if during 

 the next few years all the Canadian peaches 

 shipped could be sold bv one broker in each 

 of the principal markets so that undue 

 competition might be avoided. 



That only a comparatively small qnantitv 

 of our peaches can be disponed of in Great 

 Britain at the prices realized for our ship- 

 ments the past season, and that if our 

 growers desire an outlet for a considerable 

 quantity a much lower price will have to be 

 accepted, and finally. 



That the number of growers who are in a 

 position to successfully cater to this export 

 trade is limited, and that if it is gone into 

 by the average grower, or shipper, following 

 the average slipshod methods, nothing but 

 disaft'>r may be anticipated. 



The renorts show that the shipments of 

 South .\frican peaches which reach the 

 British market at a different season, have 

 increased from 7.612 cases in 1906 to 23,646 

 ca.ses in 1910. The estimated average cost 

 of shipping South African peaches, includ- 

 ing the co.st of packing material, freight 

 and the London charges, is forty-eight cen; 

 a case with an average price obtained oi 

 one dollar and forty-four cents a case. 



Items of Interest 



A correspondent of T-te Canadian Horti- 

 culturist, R. R. Sloan, of Porter's Hill, 

 reports that the fruit crop prosoects in 

 Huron county, Ontario, are that there wiU 

 not be a heavy crop of apples this fall, as 

 the blight that affected the trees last year 

 has not expended its full effect. Baldwins 

 made hardly any showing. Spies had less 

 than one-third of a normal bloom. Kings, 

 Greenings and early fall apples, pears, 

 plums, and cherries made a good showing. 

 There has been more activity in orchardingj 

 in the county this year than ever before. 



Mr. J AfaoPherson Ross, of Toronto, wBO ' 

 has frequently contributed with accep1>ance 

 to the columns of The Canaomn Horticul- 

 turist, announces that he is open for en- 

 gagement as a landscape gardener. 



