February, 1922. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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BRITISH COLUMBIA 

 B. C. F. G. A. Convention 



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THE annual convention of ths B. C. 

 F. G.A. was held in Victoria, Jan. 18, 

 19 and 20. The attendance was excel- 

 lent, being the largest on record, and all 

 sections were well represented. Numerous 

 resolutions were presented, the most im- 

 portant being those relating to pest control 

 and compulsory spraying. Following these 

 resolutions measures were taken which will 

 insure the control of any pest or disease 

 outbreaks in the province and assist in main- 

 taining the high quality of British Columbia 

 fruit. One of the resolutions adopted advo- 

 cated the adoption of Washington pack and 

 grade rules for British Columbia. This idea 

 was supported by many delegates who 

 pointed out that in the larger markets Brit- 

 ish Columbia fruit was meeting competition 

 from northwestern apples and that it would 

 be an advantage to British Columbia if all 

 fruit were graded and packed according to 

 the same standards. British Columbia was 

 losing money by selling under the 1, 2 and 3 

 grades and that if the grades Extra Fancy, 

 Fancy and C. grade were adopted, there 

 would be no discrimination and selling 

 would be much easier. 



Papers on various subjects were read as 

 follows: "Fertilizer Problems," Messrs. 

 Boving and Helmer; "Transportation Prob- 

 lems," G. E. Mcintosh, Ottawa; "Small Fruit 

 Subjects," Messrs. Barss and Eddie. Excel- 

 lent addresses were given also by D. F. 

 Fisher, of the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture, on "Spoilage of Apples after 



Harvest" and R. C. Treherne on "Codling 

 Moth and Superheating." 



Delegates to the Dominion Fruit Con- 

 ference wore also appointed. Those re- 

 presenting the growers were Messrs. 

 Barnes, Palmer, Abriel and Mutrie; to re- 

 present the shippers, C. Lowe. 



Officers were elected as follows: Pres., 

 C. E. Barnes, Walhachin; Vice-Pres., L. E. 

 Taylbr, Kelowna; other executive officers, 

 R. M. Palmer, R. V. Agur, W. F. Laid- 

 man, and T. Abriel; Sec.-Treas., A. F. 

 Barss, Vancouver. 



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B. C. Berry Growers 



THE British Columbia Berry Growers' 

 Association, organised last summer, 

 handled the fruit of about 500 acres, 

 or some 2,500 tons. It acted as the central 

 selling agency for 13 berry marketing 

 organizations that were already in existence. 

 The sales manager is H. A. McNaughton, 

 Gordon Head. 



The success of this new organization in 

 its first season stands out as a memorial 

 to the vplue of co-operation. For 25 vears 

 individual growers had been struggling 

 along without signal success. Various small 

 associations that came into existence could 

 not afford to provide proper cooling-plants 

 and other facilities for handling the fruit 

 previous to shipment, or else they could not 

 afford proper inspection as to grade and 

 pack. In 1915, the Gordon Head Fruit 

 Growers' Association on Vancouver Island 

 was formed and soon built up for itself an 

 enviable reputation in B. C. and prairie 

 markets. Then various other co-operative 

 associations began to spring up on the lower 

 mainland. 



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