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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



February, 1 91 3 



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Land Value Almost Doubled 



IT is no longer an unusual thing for us to get reports 

 from farmers who have been using manure spreaders 

 properly and consistently for periods ranging from 

 three to five years, to the effect that tlie land ou which the manure 

 spreaders have been used is regularly raising so much more produce 

 that the value of the land is almost doubled. 



"The beauty of it is," writes one Ontario farmer, "that the in- 

 creased fertility seems to be permanent. Dry weather has less bad 

 effect on our cro|)S now than it used to, the soil is much more easily 

 worked, maUiug the day's work easier both for the horses and for the 

 men, it is less trouble to raise better crops, and we are a good deal 

 surer of good returns since our soil was built up by the use of an 



I H C Manure Spreader 



I H C manure spreaders. Corn King or Cloverleaf, are made in 

 various styles and sizes to meet any and all conditions. There are 

 wide, medium and narrow machines, all of guaranteed capacity; return 

 and endless aprons; in short, a spreader built to meet your conditions 

 and made to spread manure, straw, lime, or ashes as required. 



I H C spreaders will spread manure evenly on the level, going up« 

 hill or down. The wheel rims are wide and are e(iuipped with Z-shaped. 

 lugs, which provide ample tractive power without jarring the machines 

 excessively. The apron moves on large rollers. The beater drive is 

 positive, but the chain wears only one side. The I H C agent will 

 show you the most effective machine for your work. Ask to see an 

 I H C manure spreader. You can get catalogues from him, 

 or, if you prefer, write the nearest branch house. 



CANADIAN BRANCH HOUSES 



International Harvester Company of America 



(Incorporated) 



At Brandon. Calgary. EdmontoD. Estevan, Hamilton, Letlibridge. London, Montreal, 

 N. Battleford, Ottawa, Quebec, Regina, Saskatoon, St. John, Winnipeg, Yorktoa 



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Imperial Bank I 



^j.ii.hed OF CANADA i875 I 



HEAD OmCE 

 Capital Paid-up. 

 Reserve Fund 

 Total Assets 



TORONTO 



6.685,000.00 



6,685.000.00 



72.000,000.00 



D. R. WILKIE, PrMidant and Canaral Manaiar 

 HON. R. JAFFRAY. Vice-PrMidant 



■ranohaa and AK*ncl»a thrausheut 

 th« Dominion of Oanaila 



Letters of Credit, Drafts sad Money Orders 



Issued available in all parts 



of the world 



Special attention given to collections 



SaT<B«s DapartBaat at all Brandtaa 



lutcrast allowid «n deposits at best current rates 



GLADIOLI 



GROFF'S " AMERICA " is now the lead- 

 ing commercial variety, in Europe, a« well 

 as iu this country. 



GROFF'S " PEACE " will be equally po- 

 pular, when as well known. 



GROFF'S "DAWN." "WAR," "PEACH- 

 BLOW," " AFTERGLOW," and many 

 other varietiee will follow. 



We have over 1,500 of choice GROFF 

 Hybrids under number. 



We are also testing many of the newer 

 varieties originating in Europe, and any- 

 thing worthy will be added to our list- 

 Few of them in the past have secured a 

 permanent place. 



CATALOGUES tTPON APPLICATION. 



CAMPBELL BROS. 



kcts it should have had. Im order to ovcr- 

 (ornc these difficulties local cooperative 

 associations were or^fauized at three points, 

 but these were not altogether successful. 



Last year a central association was form- 

 ed which included the smaller ones. This 

 association handled four hundred thousand 

 barrels. Later a larger coop<'rative cen- 

 tral organization was formed known as the 

 United Fruit Companies, with capital of 

 five thousand dollars in fifty-dollar shares. 

 The capital afterwards was raised to 

 eleven thousand dollars. Each member of 

 his association must have one share, and 

 no one is allowed to have more than five 

 shares. The fruit of each member is ga- 

 thered by himself and after sorting is 

 taken to the warehouses of the associa- 

 tion, of which there are five. Here the 

 fruit is re-sorted and properly packed under 

 the direct supervision of a goneral man- 

 ager, the discarded fruit being taken to 

 the vinegar factory. For repacking and 

 supervision the grower is charged five 

 cents a barrel. In this way uniformity in 

 pack is secured and the fruit is handled 

 in a wholesale way. 



As a still further advantage supplies, 

 including fertilizers, are purchased in a 

 wholesale way as well. As a result of 

 cooperative purchasing the price asf barrels 

 has beem reduced from forty cents to 

 twenty-eight cents and thirty cents. Later 

 on the association expects to make its 

 own barrels. The general manager re- 

 ceives four thousand dollars a year, but 

 out of this he is expected to pay the wages 

 of the men employed in packing. During 

 the present season the association has 

 handled six hundred thousand barrels. 



SIMCOE 



ONTARIO 



B.C. Fruit Growers Wide Awake 



(Continued from page 39) 

 responsible for the poor prices obtained 

 in 1912. It was the breakdown, of the or- 

 ganization in the United States that had 

 hampered the markets. He urged the es- 

 tablishment of canneries and evaporators 

 in every district and the furth«r coperation 

 of the growers, and was confident that well 

 considered requests of such a body as the 

 Fruit Growers' Association would receive 

 good support from the Government who 

 were doing everything in their powejr to 

 help them. He referred in terms of deep- 

 est sympathy to the death of the late 

 president, Mr. R. H. Agur. 



FRUIT INSPECTION 



Mr. C. VV. Baxter, chief Dominion fruit 

 inspector for the prairie provinces, ex- 

 plained the practice of officials of his de- 

 partment in enforcing the Fruit Marks 

 Act. The following resolution, moved by , 

 Mr. Thomas Bulman, which had been car- 

 ried at a meeting of the directors, was 

 then presented : 



"That whereas the present method of 

 enforcing the Fruit Marks Act seems en- 

 tirely inadequate, and 



"Whereas, owing to the difficulties in 

 enforcing the changing of the marks on 

 the package after it reaches the consignee, 

 and 



"Whereas it is unfair to our industry 

 and, to our shipping and marketing con- 

 cerns to allow the present conditions in 

 which they are placed to continue to 

 exist ; 



"Therefore, be it resolved, that we re- 

 spectfully petition the Dominion Govern- 

 ment to formulate regulations making it 

 incumbent on United States shippers to 

 comply with our Fruit Marks Act before 

 their packages will be allowed in Canada." 



Over this a hot crossfire of questions 

 was directed at Mr. Baxter. In the end 



