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others. In the short stay at Paris 1 filled 

 orders for France, Belgium, Germany, Nor- 

 way, Sweden, Austria, Hung-ary, Eg-ypt, 

 etc. In all, my sales amounted to nearly 

 200,000 bushels. This was independent 

 of sales in Britain, which of course were 

 much larger. 



If our Canadian exporters would learn a 

 profitable lesson, let them cull and pack all 

 their apples as you, Mr. Editor, did yours 

 last year. Your packing was good all 

 through, and your selection all that could 

 be desired for any market. You tried many 

 forms of packing, but to my mind the best 

 for general use is to wrap every apple in 

 paper and hand pack tightly in bushel boxes, 

 using excelsior packing all round and in 

 tightening layers. 



The crop this season may be a very large 

 one, at all events prospects tend that way. 

 In such case it is well to keep the Govern- 

 ment staff at the Glasgow Exhibition posted, 

 so that they may prepare to handle the crop 

 profitably. There is no better or easier 

 point in the world from which our apple 

 crop can be handled than Glasgow, and the 

 staff there can easily take such orders for 

 European countries as will ensure the hand- 

 ling profitably of our whole crop no matter 

 how large it may be. Shippers should send 

 in estimates early of probable quantities they 

 will have for export, and, as the season ad- 

 vances, they should keep our friends in 

 Glasgow thoroughly posted as to quantity 

 and quality and form of packages. It is 

 the lack of such information that makes the 

 position of a fruit commissioner at such an 

 exhibition often uncertain. He must have 

 all the facts before him and feel that he can 

 rely upon brands and know that there is 

 sufficient to fill orders. 



With careful culling and packing, our 

 shippers can rely upon getting orders from 

 Glasgow for direct shipment to most of the 

 countries I have referred to, and thus ship 

 only to Britain what is intended for their 



own consumption. But we must be honest 

 to ourselves as well as to our customers, and 

 pack nothing whatever but the choicest 

 samples, if shippers desire to make money 

 and hold these markets, and save replacing 

 charges and loss in culling at a British port. 



Alex. McD. Allan. 

 Goderich, Ont., May 6th, 1901. 



LIST OF AWARDS. 



Sept. 13, 1900— Gold 



Dominion of Canada, apple display .... . Medal. 



Province of Ontario, " " " 



" Qubec, " " " 



" NovaScotia " " " 



Sept. 28 — _* 



Dom. of Canada, display of apples and pears, " 



Province of Ontario, " " " " 



Prov. of Quebec, " " " " 



" of NovaScotia, " " " " 



L. Wooh'^erton, " " " " 



Oct. (2— 



Dom. of Canada, .'display apple?, pears, 

 (quinces, peaches, 



Prov. of Ontario. " " " 



" of Quebec, " '' " 



" Nova Scotia, " " " 



F. G. A , Ontario, " 



Pom. Soc'y, Que., " " " 



F. G. A., NovaScotia. 

 Oct. 30 — 



Dom. of Canada, display of export apples, 

 paars, quinces ; also apples from cold 

 stor ige of 1899 crop, including sample? 

 packed in barrels, boxes and baskets of 

 various sizes used by shippers for crop of 

 1900 



Grand 

 Prize. 



Dominion of Canada, display of fruit of 1900, 

 Prov. of Ontario, " " 



" of Quebec, " 



" of N. S., " 

 F. G. A., Ont., " 

 Pom. Soc'y, Que. " " 



F. G. A., of N.S. " 

 Canada, display of fruit in packages, Gold Medal. 



A gold medal was awarded the following Socie- 

 ties for contribution of fruits to make up the dis- 

 plays during the season : Grimsby Horticultural 

 Society, Burlington Horticultural Society, Strat- 

 ford Horticultural Society, Goderich Horticultural 

 So::iety, Owen Sound Horticultural Society, all 

 in the Province of Ontario ; also the following in 

 Quebec: County L'Islet Horticultural Society, 

 Abbottsford Horticultural Society, Missiquoi Hor- 

 ticultural Society, Brome County Agricultural So- 

 ciety. 



The following gold medals were awarded also: 

 Agricultural College of Guelph, Dominion Ex- 

 perimental Farm, Ottawa ; the Minister of Agri- 

 culture, Ottawa; the Ministers of Agriculture of 

 Ontario, Quebec and \ova Scotia. 



The following individual gold medals were 

 awarded for special contributions of fruits : In 

 Ontario — Dr. Wm. Saunders, Ottawa ; A. McD. 



