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vital question of forestry by making reserves 

 of the public lands wherever possible and 

 encourag-e private afforestation in every way 

 possible." 



The next session was taken up principally 

 with Prof. Macoun's masterly address on 

 horticulture with special application to the 

 condition of our province, and the g^eneral 

 discussion which followed, as well as the 

 questions with which it was punctured, 

 proved how practical the gentleman had 

 made himself. In this province we have 

 been plantinj^ too close, pruning- too scantily, 

 spraying- too rarely and not g-etting- rid of 

 objectionable stock by top-g-rafting or other- 

 wise quickly enough, and, young as we are 

 in the business, we have developed dishonest 

 packing. The professor took up the samples 

 of apples on exhibition and spoke most 

 learnedly on their adaptability to our soil. 

 From his examination of tree, fruit, our soil 

 and climate he would recommend the follow- 

 ing apples to be grown here : 



Fall and early winter — Wealthy, Alexan- 

 der, Wolf River, Mcintosh Red, Fameuse, 

 Gravenstein. 



Winter — Ontario, Baldwin, Stark, Rib- 

 ston Pippin, Ben Davis. 



Sir Louis Davies, Minister of Marine and 

 Fisheries, being present, delivered a very en- 

 couraging speech. He had long since 

 convinced himself ot the suitability of upland 

 soil tor apple culture. Indeed we could grow 

 some varieties better than any place else. 

 He knew that everybody marv^elled at the 

 expansion of the cheese industry on the 

 island, and the amount of money it brought 

 into the province. The apple industry 

 would, he verily believed, do better if direct- 

 ed and fostered. He was delighted with the 

 Fruit Growers' Association and the previous 

 discussions he had listened to, and while it 

 appeared that when any question, such as the 

 proper package of fruit or the matter of 

 marking and inspecting packages, came up 

 on the floor of the House of Commons it 

 was the signal for the greatest divergence 



and variety of opinion, aild it did sometimes 

 appear as if it were next to impossible to 

 have members reach common ground. He 

 would promise to give the weight of his 

 voice and vote every time on the side of 

 the recommendations oi the Fruit Growers' 

 Association. 



All this was very encouraging and the 

 association, after considerable discussion on 

 these important matters, adopted the follow- 

 ing general resolution and named Rev. A. 

 E. Burke, D. P. Irving, M. L. A. and A. A. 

 Moore to carry out its provisions : 



' ' Resolved, That a committee from the 

 Fruit Growers' Association correspond with 

 committees from the Nova Scotia and Ontar- 

 io Fruit Growers' Associations with a view 

 to secure a uniform package in which to pack 

 fruit, and a uniform mark, as well as compet- 

 ent inspection, for its contents." 



It was the general opinion that steamship 

 space, properly fitted with cold storage, 

 should be secured for the autumn months, at 

 least for the consignment of fruit to Britain. 

 The shipments made last year, although 

 rolled about and not specially handled, turned 

 out well; this year not much fruit awaits 

 shipment, some Ben Davis from Mr. Bovyer's 

 orchard being the only considerable consign- 

 ment I know of, and they will take almost 

 any handling. Among those who are giving 

 the question any study there seems to be a 

 very marked preference for the Hanrahan 

 system of cold storage, so successfully em- 

 ployed by the Ontario government, and it is 

 hoped that it will come more generally into 

 use. 



The other matter which engaged the 

 attention of the meetings, especially the 

 splendid paper of Mr. John Johnson, on 

 " Some phases of Island Horticulture," 

 although of an entirely local nature, were 

 full of interest and profit for those present, 

 and merited and received their unstinted 

 praise. 



The Association elected Mr. Edward Bay- 

 field, who was its first president after incor- 



