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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



March, 1913 



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What Three Bushels More to the 

 Acre Means 



EIGHT years ago the farmers in a central state 

 raised average crops that ran three bushels less to the 

 acre than they now get. Suppose each acre of farm 

 land in this country were so tended that it produced an equal increase. 

 How much more money would farmers have, with which to buy the 

 luxuries of life that they earn and deserve? 



What others have done, you can do. Your share in this prosperity 

 depends entirely upon yourself. The first step for you to take is to 

 fertilize your land properly with manure spread by an 



I H C Manure Spreader 

 Corn King or Cloverleaf 



Manure cannot be spread as it should be unless a machine is used. 

 An I H C spreader covers the ground with an even coat, light or 

 heavy as may be needed, and pulverized so that the plant food ele- 

 ments in the manure combine with the soil to best advantage. 



The spreader that does this work as it should be done must have 

 many excellent mechanical features. The apron should move without 

 jerking; the beater should meet the load at exactly the right point to 

 pulverize the manure without too greatly increasing the draft of the 

 machine; the speed changes of the apron should be positive whether 

 the spreader is going uphill or down, otherwise the spreading will be 

 uneven. All these features are provided for in the construction of 

 1 H C spreaders. 



The I H C local agent carries in stock the machines best suited to 

 your loca'i'iy. See him for catalogues and full information, or, write 

 the neai est branch house. 



Canadian Branch Houses 



International Harvester Company of Canada, Ltd 



(Incorporated) 



At Brindon, Calgary, Edmonton, Eitevan, Hamiltoa, Lethbridie, London, Montreal, 

 N. Battleiord, Ottawa, Quebec. Regina, Saskatoon, St. John, Winnipeg, Yorkton 



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SPRING FLOWERING BULBS 



Extra Good Stock 



I*OST P4.ID 



Begonias, Single, — White, Yellow, Pink, CrimsOiU, Scarlet Doz 'sOc 



Begonias, Double,— White, Yellow, Pink. Crimson, Scarlet Doz. 75c 



Lilies, Auratum, Extra large bulbs, 15c each Doz. $1.50 



Lilies, Tigrinum, 5c each j)oz 50(. 



Lilies, Speciosum Album, 5c each qq^' ^^ 



Lilies, Speciosum Rubrum, 15c each ....'.!!! Doz $1 50 



Lilies, Speciosum Roseum, 15c each Doz $1 50 



Ciadioli, Our best mixture per 100 $2 50 



Ciadloli, Canadian mixture ' j. jqq I2 00 



Dahlias, Pot grown roots. Five new and verv fine ' Cactus Dahlias. Ma- ' 



roon White Pink, Yellow, Crimson, Violet. Named, 15c each. 



aet of five for gg^. 



Hot?rn*1'„J'n«„V°^*u °^ ^^^^ varieties, in 'white. Red,' Pink or Rose.' ' Each 20c 

 Boston Ivy Roots, Three year strong plants v^rh 20,- 



Madeira Vine, 3 for 10c .. ' Do, i^c 



iris or Flowering Flag, Double mixed, l5c each ' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' . ." '. '. '. '. '. ". '. ' 'doz $l'^0 



Geo. Keith & Sons, "".f^^e-ser 124 King St. East, Toronto 



Okana,gan Valley North 



Cbarlea Webitcr, Armttrosj, B.C. 



The Northern Okajnagan is understood 

 to mean that part of the valley north of 

 Okanagan Lake, or rather north of Vernoin, 

 which town is a couple of miles from the 

 head of the lake. This division is the 

 best that can be made as north of Ver- 

 non irrigation is rarely practiced, there 

 being a satisfactory rainfall. The con- 

 tour of the valley is much the same as at 

 th(! southern end. In place of the lake 

 the northern valley has rich bottom lands, 

 which are very prolific vegetable and hay 

 soils. 



February gave us some unusually cold 

 weather, which may result in some winter 

 imju.ry where tender varieties have been 

 planted. As the trees went into winter 

 thoroughly ripened, injury may not occur. 

 A large fruit crop is not expected, as 

 the whole Pacific slope had a heavy, full 

 crop last year. About the first week in 

 March spring work will open up. The 

 snow goes then, or shortly after. 



Armstrong, and the strong bench lands 

 tributary to it, is a heavy shipping point. 

 It has a branch of the Kelowna Farmers' 

 Exchange (cooperative) and two large pri- 

 vately owned exchanges. The ship- 

 ments of protluce for the past summer 

 and this winter will total close to one 

 thousand cars. The Canadian Northern 

 Railway is to build through the valley, 

 probably this summer. 

 The Armstrong Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion buys a variety of supplies for its 

 members at cost and looks after fruit in- 

 terests generally. It is in affilation with 

 the B.C.F.G.A. The parent Association 

 has for some years made a practice of 

 supplying pure bluestone to its members. 

 The local organization has a kick about 

 the bluestone supplied to them last fall. 

 Undoubted authorities pronounced it sul- 

 phate of iron. A refund is being asked 

 for. 



The fruit packing schools have been 

 continued this winter through the pro- 

 vince by the government. A betterment 

 is seen in the scarcity of packers as well 

 as in the packs made by exhibitors at 

 the fall fairs. A knowledge of packing 

 enables growers to place properly packed 

 fruit in the hands of personal customers, 

 and not too far distant storekeepers, at a 

 reasonable price. Anything that will less- 

 en the cost of fruit to the consumer here 

 in the west is a consummation devoutly to 

 be desired. The practice of feeding a 

 bunch of avaricious middlemen is limit- 

 ing consumption. 



A cainning factory is much needed. 

 Beans, corn, peas, pumpkins, citrons, and 

 so forth, can be produced in quantity, 

 and all small fruits succeed admirably. The 

 lack of a canning factory to use these 

 locally or regular refrigerator car service 

 to ship them out, make them rather uin- 

 satisfactory crops for the growers. 



Grimes' Golden appears to be a most 

 satisfactory apple for some parts of this 

 district. True, it is not a red fruit, but 

 its lusciousness, waxen gold color and 

 correct dessert size, will eventually findj 

 for it everywhere the reception it de-J 

 serves. 



The St. Thomas Horticultural Sctoiety 

 has adopted a somewhat unusual metho 

 of interesting the public in flowers. An exJ 

 hibition w.ts held last season in the windowjf 

 of the Woolworth Srmpany. The Company 

 placed receptacles for the flowers at th 

 convenience of the exhibitors. All kinds 

 garden flowers were eligible for entry. 



