October, 191 1 



Suggestions from British Importers 



I^B& number of interesting letters from 

 l||Bitish fruit importers have been received 

 P^y The Canadian Horticulturist during the 

 i past couple of months. Among these have 

 been the following : 



James Adam, Son and Co., of Liverpool, 

 have the following to say: "It is hardly fair 

 f to make any comment on the packing of 

 Canadian apples during the last two seasons 

 as, owing to the unfavorable crops, shippers 

 were tempted to put in apples which at 

 other times would have been discarded. At 

 the same time we must admit that the 

 standard of packing leaves something to be 

 desired, as very often small, ill-shaped 

 apples are found in the No. 1 grade, mxich 

 to the detriment of prices here ; while it is 

 a matter of regret that No. 3's are shipped 

 at all, as small apples are rarely appre- 

 ciated, and what is more, when it is remem- 

 bered that the cost of transport and hand- 

 ling is the same as on the No. 1 grade, the 

 results cannot leave much to the shipper. 

 Indeed, we are inclined to think that more 

 could be realized at home ; while their pre- 

 sence on this side prejudices the sale of the 

 finer fruit. 



"Californian and Washington apples are 

 well packed, the fruit being mostly of uni- 

 form size, nicely pap'ired, and carefuUy 

 packed in tiers. This we know can be done 

 when packed in boxes and where there is 

 a xjlentiful supply of unifo m sized fruit of 

 one variety, but with so md>iy mixed varie- 

 ties, such as are grown in Canada, oi 

 varied sizes and shapes, then this style of 

 packing does not lend itself to the same ex- 

 tent 



"For Canadian apples we much prefer the 

 b?jrel, as it is a convenient package to 

 handle and one that is favored bv the trade 



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243 



here. We would suggest, however, that the 

 eight-hooped barrel should be used in pre- 

 fhi'-nce to the six-hooped barrel, as the 

 package is then much stronger, and there is 

 more possibility of it arriving here in good 

 sh8))e than when six hoops only are used." 



INTERESTING COMPARISONS 



One of the largest fruit importers in 

 Great Britain,. Andrew Chalmers, of Glas- 

 gow, makes the following interesting com- 

 ments : "The season just finished was our 

 first big year of box apples from the Pacific 

 Coast. We heard many complaints from 

 the British public regarding the lack of 

 flavour in the Californian apple. This of 

 couiise cannot be said of apples from On- 

 tario, and as apples in boxes are a coming 

 feature, I would recommend shippers and 

 grovveii, in Ontario to box a portion of their 

 apples. 



"British Columbian and Californian 

 shippers grow apples of good size and fair 

 quality, and I would suggest that shippers 

 in Ontario box only ' fancy ' and No. 1 

 stock. The latter have the advantage of 

 shippers on the Pacific Coast in regard to 

 freight, and if shippers in Eastern Canada 

 pack their apples as they do in British 

 Columbia and California, the 'wise men of 

 the east' would soon hold the export trade. 



"It is foolish to ship No. 3 stock ; this size 

 of apple never pays to export. No part of 

 the world can grow such quality as is grown 

 in Ontario. No. 2 stock in barrels is al- 

 ways wanted, and has a big sale among a 

 certain class of buyers here. No. 1 stock, 

 honestly packed and graded, always com- 

 mands a good price. 



"Fruits of all kinds, and apples particu- 

 larly, are sold more and more every year 



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