Xovember, 199B 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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li.uiiih the following letter from \V. F. \V. 

 Fisher, Burlington, which may be taken as re- 

 presentative of the attitude of Ontario growers 

 toward the Royal : 



" Fruit sections promise to be a huge success. 

 A number of growers here are preparing to enter 

 iti the 100 and smaller box lots, as well as in 

 plate exhibits of apples. Burlington, Bronte and 

 Oakville orchardists all are much interested." 



It is expected, in fact, that the greatest 

 numlwr of Ontario entries will come from the 

 Hamilton to Toronto district. Exhibits from 

 the Georgian Bay district, from Lambton County 

 and from some other sections also have already 

 tjeen entered. While no definite information as 

 yet is at hand, it is hoped that the famous apple 

 sections of eastern Ontario will join in helping 

 to make the Ontario exhibits the largest and 

 the best ever staged in Toronto, 



. The vegetable and flower ends of the show are 

 expected to be very fine. The local growers 

 ially are planning to make high class dis- 

 . ~. It is planned to have the flower and 

 fruit exhibits intermingled in such way that the 

 general effect of the horticultural department 

 will be most beautiful and striking. Growers 

 and owners of horticultural products, in season, 

 anywhere in tlie province, are earnestly re- 

 quested to cooperate in making horticulture at 

 the Royal Fair stand out as the banner agri- 

 cultural industrv of the province. 



Jtidtrcs will Ik-: Fniit— Prof. T. G. Bunting, 



11 College, Que.; Prof R. W. Rees, 



. N. Y, Vegetables — N. Henderson, 



i.imn.n, Ont. Flowers — W. T. Macoun, Ottawa. 



Canada at Imperial Show 



C.\\.\D.\ again "did lierself proud" at the 

 Imperial Fruit Show. At the second event 

 of the kind, held in the Crystal Palace. 

 London. England, Oct. 27 to Nov. 4, Canada 

 won three of the six prizes in the British Empire 

 section, put up a number of striking special dis- 

 plays and made the Overseas section more even 

 than last year a credit to this country. In the 

 dessert class of the British Empire section. H. L. 

 Morse S: Sons. Berwick, X.S.. won first, with 

 Cox's Orange, and the Quebec Pomological 

 Society took second, (variety not reported at 

 time of going to press). In the cooking class, 

 Morse & Sons also captured first (variety not 

 reported). Specials in this section for best ex- 

 hibits from certain provinces were won by Nova 

 Scotia, with Cox's Orange, by Ontario, with 

 icing, and by British Columbia, with Cox. The 

 Ontario exhibits were sent bv the O F.G.A. 



In the Overseas section, Ontario won 1 1 firsts, 

 nine seconds and one third; British Columbia, 

 three firsts and two thirds; Nova Scotia, three 

 seconds and five thirds; Quebec, one third. 

 Only when the entries in any one class totalled 

 five or more »vere three i)lacings made; when 

 three or four, only two placings, and when less 

 than three only one^ In the following detailed 

 list of awards, that explains why seconds and 

 thirds are omitted in some cases. 



Wealthy — 1 and 2, Out.; ,'\ Que. Snow— I 

 and 2, Out.; .1, B.C. Mcintosh— 1 and 2. Ont.; 

 3, N.S. King— 1 and 2. Out ; .^, N.S. Golden 



Russett — 1 and .. vui.. .-, N..S. Spy — 1 au<i 2. 

 Ont,; 3, N.S. Blenheim Orange— 1 and 2. Ont. 

 Jonathan — I, Ont. Cox's Orange Pippin — 1, 

 B.C.; 2, N.S.; 3, Ont. Spitzenberg— 1, B.C.; 

 2, Ont, Greening— 1 and 2, Ont.; 3, N.S. 

 Newtown Pippin— 1. Ont. Stark— 1. Ont.; 



2. N.S. Any Other Variety— 1. B.C.; 2. N.S.; 



3, B.C. Special for l>est Nova Scotia entry was 

 won with Gravenstein; for best Ontario, with 

 King, and for best British Columbia, with Cox's 

 Orange. In the class for pears. British Columbia 

 took first. 



Conditions Differed 



ON Sept. 9, Miss Olive Candcr. who had 

 been visiting Capt. and Mrs. S. H. 

 Anderson for some time, set sail for 

 England on the S.S. Antonia. Capt. Anderson 

 sent with her an 1 1-quart basket of fine ripe 

 Elberta peaches in perfect condition, each 

 wrapped in paper. These were placed in cold 

 storage on the boat. Three weeks from date 

 Miss Cander left here, the last of the peaches 

 were eaten. Not one had spoiled and all ar- 

 rived in perfect condition. 



On the same boat the Niagara Peninsula 

 Growers. Ltd., had shipped a large quantity of 

 peaches, which had been picked green. When 

 these peaches arrived they were badly spotted 

 and had to be soldcd cheaply. Capt. Anderson 

 maintains, therefore, that ripe, perfect peaches 

 carefully packed, could be shipped and marketed 

 successfullv in England. — •Beamsvillc Express. 



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Isswed. by tine Doininion Depairtmenit of A^ricixltxxve 



NOTE: This is the fourth of a series of monthly bulletins to 

 timely information of value to farmers 



give 

 Root Vegetable Grades 



ROOT VEGETABLES ACT 



The follnwinit shall be the grade for — 



POTATOES offered for sale in 

 Canada — Canada A, Can- 

 ada B, Canada C. 

 ONIONS offered for sale in 

 Canada — Fancy, Choice, 

 Standard, Bnilens, Sample. 

 ALT, I • ARTI- 



CHOK . PARS- 



NIPS . "Old by 



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Cow Testing 



Write to the Dairy and 

 Cold Storajre Commissioner for 

 blank record forms and full in- 

 structions and literature on 

 dairy herd improvement. There 

 is no charge for forms. 



Imported Nursery Stock 



Importers should note that 

 they are required to notify the 



Dominion Entomologist promp- 

 tly of all orders placed for 

 nursery stock subject to inspec- 

 tion, according to regulations 

 under Destructive Insect and 

 Pest Act. 



Wintering Brood Mares 

 and Coits 



Animals going into winter 

 quarters in good condition are 

 half wintered — particularly 

 brood mares and colts. They 

 should be stabled every night 

 from now on. Protect the mare 

 and keep the colt growing, iif 

 results are wanted. 



Import Egg Regulations 



On Oct/iber 7th. n- riibitiiins bocome 



effective Rovcr ■ ■ ;it port 



of entry of 1 into 



Canadm in lot : more. 



Graded E^gs 



Coniumers mny l-' n'^'^ur**-! nf ecrs of 

 prime (]unlity ■ ''■■•. 



('anattian st.ii .: 



bntUKht to tli< I ! n 



throui^h newspnp'T .i ]■. t rli- inv,- 



Christmas Cattle Market 



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flnlshcil stock ot j-.'od typ*- iii tirnt- 



class condition for the Christmas trade 

 and return an increasetl profit per 

 pound of Rmin. 



"Canada Approved" 



In buyin»r moat and moat food pro- 

 ducta. look for the "Canada Approved'* 

 Btamp. It is the conBumer's only safe- 

 Buard. Also, purchase Canned Fruits 

 and Vejretabjes accordintr to (rovern- 

 ment quality marks: Fancy Quality. 

 Choice Quality, Standard Quality, and 

 Second Quality. 



Housing Poultry 



Careful attention to housi>nvr and 

 feeding of poultry during the early 

 winter months will determine the pro- 

 fit frt)m the flock for the whole win- 

 ter period when demand is keenest and 

 prices hiKhest. 



Vahinble publications by the Ex- 

 pcrimentjil Farms on pouItry-keepiniT 

 in its different phases will be found in 

 the foIIowinK list of publications: 



Seasonable Publications 



Principles of Poultry Iluunr Construc- 

 tion. 



Prcparinx Poultry Produce for Mnr- 

 ket. I try. 



rouUry-Krrpinir in Town and Coun- 



Poullry Feeds and Feedinff, 



The Farm Flock. 



Crate Ferdinff. 



The Root Vrirrtables Act. 1922, 



Krepinit Dairy Herd Kerurds. 



Home Breeding: and ReartnK of Colts. 

 These publications are sent free. 



Send applications, postage 

 free, to 



Publications Branch 



Dominion Department of Agriculture 

 Ottawa 



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