Decembef, 1911 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



297 



Mr. Johnson dwelt strongly on the need 

 of more progressive legislation for the en- 

 couragement and regulation of the fruit 

 growing industry. Inspection at point of 

 shipment, provincial inspection of insect 

 pests and diseases, more thorough instruc- 

 tion in apple packing and a special fruit 

 branch in the Department of Agriculture, 

 were urge<l by the president. 



PROPOSED LEGISLATION 



Much dissatisfaction with our present 

 method of inspecting fruit was expressed by 

 the members of the association. The follow- 

 ing resolution moved by E. D. Smith, and 

 seconded by L. A. Hamilton, met with the 

 approval of every grower present : " We 

 urge on the Dominion Government that at 

 the request of a shipper, an inspector be 

 sent to inspect cars of fruit at point of 

 shipment, and that the inspector sign cer- 

 tificates as to grade." It was pointed out 

 that at present the shipper is at the mercy 

 of the buyer, and it is often difficult and 

 expensive to secure redress when the com- 

 mission merchant claims that the fruit 

 shipped was not up to the grade marked on 

 the box or barrel. 



A strong resolution was passed request- 

 ing that the appointment of inspectors of 

 insect and fungus pests be taken out of the 

 hands of the township councils, and that in- 

 spectors be appointed by the Provincial 



(Jovernmont. Some of the insp(H;tors now 

 appointed are doing excellent work, but in 

 many cases the so-called inspection is worse 

 than useless. 



The Ontario Government will be asked 

 also to establish a school in fruit packing 

 at the Ontario Agricultural CJollege, and 

 that all inspectors be required to have a 

 certificate from that school ; also, that box 

 l)acking courses be given in each county of 

 tlie province. Another resolution was pass- 

 ed to impress on the Government the im- 

 portance of working for new varieties at the 

 Jordan Harbour Experiment Station. It 

 was also requested that a man be sent to 

 Europe for a period of six months, if neces- 

 sary, to study the mai'kets and secure in- 

 formation about cooperative methods. It 

 was recommended that a committee be ap- 

 pointed to secure information on the best 

 styles of packing. 



DOMINION LEGISLATION PROPOSED 



Owing to the differing ideas of inspectors 

 and packers, there is not sufficient uniform- 

 ity within the various grades. A resolution 

 was passed proposing that the Fruit Marks 

 Act be amended to establish minimum sizes 

 for each variety of appies for the various 

 grades. To ensure uniform small packages, 

 another resolution suggested that all forms 

 used in manufacturing establishments 

 should bo of a type decided on by the 



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