March, 1922. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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that, while there were many men in On- 

 tario who were both good business men and 

 good farmers, the majority, including most 

 fruit growers, were individualistic in a 

 world of business amalgamations and co- 

 operative activities. The individualistic 

 and indifferent grower was the big ob- 

 stacle to progress in co-operation. A great 

 industry like farming could not afford to 

 continue in the individual class. The only 

 hope for a progressive and satisfactory 

 agriculture in Canada at the present time 

 was that the farmer should adopt the 

 methods of big business and amalgamate. 

 The only style of amalgamation that was 

 practicable was co-operation. Prof. Rey- 

 nolds congratulated the growers on the 

 large measure of success attained by their 

 new co-operative organization in its first 

 year. He hoped that the organization would 

 not be required to spend money in keeping 

 its members "converted" to the project. 



The results of deliberations at the recent 

 Dominion Fruit Conference were outlined 

 briefly by C. W. Baxter, Fruit Commis- 

 sioner, Ottawa. The many resolutions and 

 recommendations respecting packages, 

 grades, grade names, tariff, markets and 

 transportation wer» explained. Regarding 

 cold storage, Mr. Baxter assured the asso- 

 ciation that Hon. W. R. Motherwell, Minis- 

 ter of Agriculture, was prepared to furnish 

 every aid that was pi-acticable. The found- 

 ing of a Canadian Horticultural Council, 

 the speaker announced, had been well re- 

 ceived by all Interests approached since 

 the conference. 



The various addresses and discussions on 

 cultural matters will be reported in next 

 issue. These included talks on insects and 

 diseases, by W. A. Rosa, Vineland Station, 

 and Dr. Rankin, St. Catharines, respective- 

 ly; on varieties of fruits to plant, by J. P. 

 Bridgeman, Winona, Cameron Husband, To- 

 ronto, and E. F. Palmer, Vineland Station; 

 "Substitutes for Barnyard Manure," E. F. 

 Palmer; and "How to Secure Annual 

 Crops," Prof. J. W. Crow," O.A.C., Guelph. 



I PROVINCE of QUEBEC j 

 Chinese Gardeners 



CHINESE gardeners are numerous in the 

 Pacific Coast province, but few are 

 aware that practically the entire vege- 

 table demands of Montreal's Chinatown are 

 being supplied by Chinese farmers. That 

 these men are .succeeding Is quite evident. 

 The labo? employed is largely Chinese, and 

 the crops grown are largely those that the 

 Chinese have been accustomed to eating 

 in their own native land. 



Other evidences of the success of the 

 Oriental gardeners are seen in the volume 

 (it total production, the class of crops grown 

 ind the fact that the erstwhile laundryman 

 is in many cases making a good tiller of 

 the soil. The crops grown Include Chinese 

 cabbage (or Pe-Tsai), Chinese turnips, 

 Chinese parsley, peppers, tomatoes, and 

 some are growing cauliflower and cabbage 

 'f the ordinary varieties. 



Labor applied to the crops Is largely 

 manual labor after the land Is once pre- 

 pared. A8 one grower, Lee Yung, near 

 Mount Royal, expressed it, as regards 

 iher labor^— women, who were then in the 

 tields — "two dollars, one day, too much!" 



Another factor In the Chinese fanner's 

 f!ucce8s without doubt is that he eliminates 

 the middleman in his marketing, and 

 •Ither hauls direct to the public markets 

 most patronized 'by bis countrymen or 

 •-ells through the Chinese stores of China- 

 town direct to his customer. In many cases 



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