January, 1922. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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I MARITIME PROVINCES | 



I CROPS and MARKETS | 



New Brunswick's Chance 



[T has been maintained by experts, and 



demonstrated by actual results, that this 



province contains large areas exceptlon- 



lUy well suited for fruit growing, and es- 



fpecially adapted for apple orchards. Con- 



litions of climate and soil have been shown 



to be almost ideal for apple culture, and 



tall that is needed to put the province in 



fthe forefront among tlie apple producing 



'countries of the world is an intelligent and 



determined effort on the part of those who 



would profit most by such action. Many 



difficulties had to be overcome before the 



possibilities in this direction received even 



a fair share of public recognition. That so 



much has been accomplished in recent 



years is due very largely to the persistent 



efforts of the provincial government, 



through its department of agriculture, in 



encouraging, instructing and otherwise 



aiding the apple growers. 



lu view of the success which has been 

 attained, it may be regarded as somewhat 

 surprising that a greater number o£ farmers 

 are not devoting more attention to this op- 

 portunity for securing additional profits. 

 The home market, which now is supplied 

 to too great an extent from other provinces, 

 should be well worth cultivating, and the 

 export market, with its great demand for 

 apples of the highest grade, affords an op- 

 portunity for tapping a source of profit 

 which would bring new wealth to the prov- 

 ince. — St. John Telegraph. 



Annual Meeting of N.S.F.G.A. 



The 58th annual meeting of the N. S. 

 fruit Growers' Association will be held at 

 Bridgetown, N.S., Jan. 17-19. A large at- 



^tendance is expected, and some very im- 

 portant questions will be brought before 

 the meeting for discussion, such as using 

 chemical fertilizers, growing certified seed 

 potatoes, the best methods of combating 

 insect pests, and dust spraying. One of the 

 most Important questions will be "Pre- 

 Cooling of Apples." All those questions 

 will be taken up by competent speakers 

 from the departments of agriculture of the 

 United States and Canada. Do not fail to 

 be present at this meeting, as we expect it 

 to be the "banner meeting" in the history 



' of the N. S. P. Growers.— F. W. Foster, Sec- 

 retary, N. S. F. G. A., Kingston, N.S. 



Protective Packing 



C. W. Baxter, Fruit Commissioner. 



IN view of the susceptibility to damage by 

 frost during the winter months, shippers 

 should give special attention to the pack- 

 ing of fresh fruits and vegetables. Enorm- 

 ous losses occur annually because large 

 quantities of these commodities are frosted 

 in transit. To conserve the food supply is 

 a duty resting upon every •citizen of Canada. 

 Express goods are carried on passenger 

 trains, which are heated by steam or other- 

 wise, and shippers may thereforo be under 

 the impression that fruit and vegetables for- 

 warded by express are always quite safe 

 from frost. It must be remembared, how- 

 ever, that these goods are hauled by wagons 

 in the cities, and are of necessity moved on 

 station platform trucks between trains and 

 d spots, where heated protection cannot al- 

 ways be provided. In the mutual interests 

 of shippers and carriers, and of the public 

 welfare, the matter of the best possible pro- 

 tective packing for fruit and vegetables 

 during the winter months is worthy of con- 

 sideration. 



Apples to South Africa 



ACCORDING to The Argus, Cape Town, 

 consignments of Canadian apples 

 reached South Africa in November in 

 splendid condition, "a treat alike to the eye 

 and to the palate." The South African 

 supplies from cold storage had ceased, and 

 these arrived just at the right time to catch 

 an open market. King, Gano and Ben "Davis 

 arrived from Canada, the paper says, and 

 Mcintosh from British Columbia. The Mc- 

 intosh were said to be the "pick of the lot, 

 which, taken as a whole, has rarely, if ever, 

 been equalled." Cape Town, "by far the 

 largest apple consuming city in South 

 Africa," took 50 per cent of the consign- 

 ments, Johannesburg 30, and Duham 20 per 

 cent 



The first barrels to be auctioned realized 

 £5 each. The following day they brought 

 £1 5s. to £4 15s, and the next day they 

 "were firm at £4 lOs., with no likelihood 

 of any lower price." The boxes began run- 

 ning at 26s. to 30s. each, and were standing 

 the next day at 258. 3d. to 28s. 3d. again 

 "with no probability of any lower price." 

 No mention is made in either case of prices 

 by varieties. 



"Last season," The Argus said, "Canadian 



Gladioli and Paeonies 



Send for lists. Tou cannot do without 

 these. Prices lower now than in spring. 



H. P. VANWAGNER, 

 R. R. No. 5, HAMILTON, ONT. 



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We are hard at work on our ne-w cata- 

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 It will be pretty much the same size and 

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 there will be considerable changes In it 

 and lots of changes in prices, mostly 

 lower. We do not want to cut so low in 

 prices as to sacrifice quality, for quality 

 is the biggest thing of all in buying seed. 

 Send for your copy. 



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