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Cmm Horticulturist 





NOVA SCOTIA FRUIT GROWERS, 



T the especial request of the editor, 

 y/ Mr. Bigfelow, the time honored 

 \^ president of the Nova Scotia Fruit 

 Growers' Association, has forwarded 

 us his cut for use in our journal. We had 

 the pleasure of an acquaintance with him at 

 the World's Fair, in 1893, when he was in 

 charge of Nova Scotia's fruit exhibit, and 

 we learned to appreciate his genial manner 

 and eminent ability. 



Mr. Big-elow has done much towards the 

 development of the fruit industry of Nova 

 Scotia, both by example and by precept. 

 Ever since 1890 he has deservedly held the 

 position of president. Through his efforts 

 an excellent School of Horticulture has 

 been established at Wolfville, and efforts 

 are being made to introduce into the legis- 

 lature a scheme for the establishment of a 

 model orchard of six acres in extent, in 

 every county of the province. This is some- 

 what after the scheme of our fruit experi- 

 ment stations, only a little more ambitious, 

 for a model orchard is not easy to make, 

 and its name would bring plenty of criticism. 



In Mr. Bigelow's annual address before 

 the association at Halifax, on Wednesday 



evening, Feb. 13th, he drew attention to the 

 excellent provincial exhibit made at Paris, 

 and regretted that no steps had been taken 

 for a display of Nova Scotia fruit at the Pan 

 American ; and, referring to the value 

 of her fruit crop, he gave the following as 

 an approximate estimate ot the same : 



Annual value of fruit crop, average 

 about $1,000 000 



Net receipts for apples sold in Great 

 Britain, 1899 crop 800,000 



Net receipts for apples sold in Great 



Britain, 1900 crop 200,000 



Value of orchards now bearing, 9,000 

 acres, at $500 per acre 4, 500,000 



Annual additional value to permanent 

 wealth of province, by young orchards, 

 5,000 acres at $200 per acre 1,000,000 



Nvimber of men employed in fruit cul- 

 ture, 7,000. 



Number of men employed in barrel and 

 box factories, nurseries, fertilizers and 

 other industries required by fruit cul- 

 ture, 4,000. 



Freight paid for fruits, railroads 60,000 



Freight paid steamboats for do. 200,000 



The report of the N.S. School of Horti- 

 culture was presented to the association by 

 Mr. W. C. Archibald, of Wolfville, chairman 

 of the Board of Control. Mr. Archibald 

 liv^es at Wolfville, and has made himself 

 widely known throughout the province, for 



