April, 1922 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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95 miles east of Prince Rupert, the varieties 

 principally grown are "Magoon, Premier, 

 and Hood River (Clark's Seedling), Magoon 

 and Hood River being considered two of the 

 best. Other varieties that are occasionally 

 found are Magic Gem, Dr. Burrill and Skeena 

 Wonder, the last named being a local pro- 

 duction by Mechaud Bros., and is believed 

 to be a cross between Magoon and Premier, 

 having the foliage of Magoon, and the size, 

 color, and smoothness of Premier. As this 

 is a new district. It is advisable for growers 

 to still further try out varieties." 



Fruit Union and O.U.G. 



VERNON Fruit Union affairs were given 

 but little attention at the annual meet- 

 ing of the shareholders of that body 

 held March 24. Selling agency problems oc- 

 cupied the centre of the stage. The co- 

 operative idea was not challenged, but 

 rather the methods and details of its organi- 

 zation. The growers spent little time on the 

 directors' report and financial statement of 

 the Union, but as many said, "they were 

 there to get control of the O. U. G." 



That there is general dissatisfaction 

 amongst the growers of the Okanagan who 

 shipped through the O. U. G. last season is 

 apparent, and under the circumstances it is 

 not surprising that some of them are bent 

 on finding out the reason. If there is room 

 for criticism of the methods employed by 

 the central selling agency, the growers can 

 set machinery in motion to probe into the 

 company's affairs and tell their fellow ship- 

 pers the results of their findings. 



The co-operative organizations throughout 

 the valley must be maintained; they proved 

 successful from 1915 to 1920 and because the 

 machinery seems to have got out of gear, is 

 no reason why the whole machine should be 

 scrapped. 



There are far too many rumors and 

 counter rumors circulating throughout the 

 valley, and even much further afield, about 

 the unions and the O. U. G. These reflect 

 not only on the particular associations in 

 question but on the valley as a whole. It 

 should be the business of the growers and 



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