December, 1922 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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Pickaninny was the very earliest and, in the 

 words of the report, "is of great value in the 

 region." Evergreen and Golden Bantam are 

 much too late. Celery was poor in seed germi- 

 nation and no test was made. 



Onions were severely injured by white mag- 

 gots. Eleven varieties were tested with Red 

 Globe and Australian Brown heading the list 

 for yields. Three different varieties were each 

 thinned to one inch, to two inches and to three 

 inches with the result that in each case the one- 

 inch thinning gave two to three times the yield 

 of both the other thinnings. 



Muskmelons, citrons, peppers, eggplants and 

 tomatoes were not very successful, the season 

 being too cold. Unless given artificial pro- 

 tection and tended with care, these crops are 

 difficult to grow in the region. Some of them 

 become frosted each year before maturing. A 

 few ripe tomatoes were picked but it was im- 

 possible to give the yield because of certain 

 varieties suffering more from the frost than 

 others. 



British Columbia 



B.C. Trade on Prairies 



J. A. Grant, Markets Commissioner. 



THE season of 1922 has been very disap- 

 pointing to almost all those engaged in 

 agricultural pursuits. Many other lines of 

 industry have had their own troubles, especially 

 those directly connected with the agricultural 

 industry. The signs of the times point to a 

 considerable betterment for next year. There 

 will be much more ready money circulating, 

 especially amongst prairie farmers. 



We have, noted several things that can be 

 done to make the lots of the farmer easier, 

 especially the fruit farmer. Several matters 

 connected with transportation need adjusting. 



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Many things that can be absorbed by the prairie 

 markets and easy to grow in B.C. will be dis- 

 cussed during the winter campaign. We wel- 

 come the new Greenhouse Men's Organization 

 now formed in Victoria, and we will endeavor 

 to form another organization with head quar- 

 ters in Vancouver. Carlot shipments to prairie 



points of greenhouse vegetables will be rolling 

 in 1923 season. We expect to lay plans for 

 distribution, etc., before greenhouse men in 

 the near future. Our ideal is to have all B.C. 

 producers united in one selling organization. 



Apples are firming in price, and winters in 

 storage should sell at a satisfactory price. Fig- 

 ures in our hands from a reliable source indicate 

 that the amount of apples in storage for winter 

 supply is not more than can be consumed at 

 prairie points. We consider that a proportion 

 of these should be stored in distributing points 

 in the prairies, so that in mild weather they can 

 be sent to nearby points that are at present 

 understocked. 



November Raspberries 



The beautiful Italian skies of the Eraser Val- 

 ley are further advertised by the arrival of an- 

 other crate of raspberries from Mr. Eagle, of 

 Dewdney. These arrived in time for Thanks- 

 giving Day and were purchased from the Vernon 

 Fruit Co. by the C.P.R. Palliser Hotel, Calgary, 

 at $10. Raspberries in November from B.C. 

 speaks well of the mild climate there. 

 Storage in Transit — A Correction 



In a recent Bulletin, we stated as follows: 

 "If we read the storage in transit privilege 

 accorded potato growers at points of origin in 

 Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, rightly, 

 they have secured the additional privilege B.C. 

 growers need, viz., to any desUnation without 

 restriction plus four cents for terminal services." 

 Upon consulting C.P.R. Tariff No. W4883, 

 items 127 and 128, we find as follows: "Carload 

 shipments of potatoes originating in Manitoba, 

 Saskatchewan and Alberta may be shipped to 

 Calgary, Edmonton, Moose Jaw, Regina, Saska- 

 toon and Winnipeg, for storage when re-shipped 

 within six months, to points east of Fort Will- 

 iam, or Armstrong, Ont., or to U.S." We 

 regret that we did not rightly read the storage 

 in transit privilege. — B.C. Markets Bulletin 

 (Calgary). 



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