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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



May, 1913 



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An Unsolicited Testimonial 



A CLEAR-EYED young farmer stepped up to a 

 manure spreader demonstrator at the 1912 Chicago 

 Live Stock Exposition and, pointing to one of the 

 spreaders in the exhibit said: 



"I own one of those machines. It is the strongest spreader I ever 

 had on my farm, and I've had a number of different macniues. I 

 honestl)' beheve that if I filled that spreader with soft coal it would 

 spread the stuff for me. I wouldn't trade it for any spreader I ever 

 owned or saw." 



This unsolicited recommendation from a man who had used an 

 I H C spreader, and therefore knew what it would do, carried weight 

 with his hearers. They might have doubted whether an I H C 

 manure spreader would spread soft coal — but there was no doubt in 

 their minds that an I H C spreader had spread manure to this man's 

 entire satisfaction. This is a typical case showing what users think about 



I H C Manure Spreaders 



Corn King and Cloverleaf 



I H C manure spreaders are made in many sizes, running from 

 small, narrow machines for orchard and vineyard spreading to 

 machines of capacity for large farms. They are made with either 

 endless or reverse aprons as you prefer. 



The rear axle is placed well under the box, where it carries over 70 



per cent of the load, insuring plenty of tractive power at all times. 



Beaters are of large diameter to prevent winding. The teeth that cut 



and pulverize the manure are square and chisel pointed. The apron 



drive controls the load, insuring even spreading whether the machine 



is working up or down hill, or on the level. I H C spreaders have a 



rear axle differential, enabling them to spread evenly when turning 



corners. 



The local agents handling these machines will show you all their 



good points, and will help you decide on the one that will do 



your work best. Get literature and full information from them, 



or, write the nearest branch house. 



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The Outlook for B. C. Fruit 

 Growers 



In the .'ipril issue of The Canadian Hor- 

 ticulturist appeared a len^rthy statement j 

 prepared by officers of the British Colum- 

 bia Fruit Growers' Association, entitled,! 

 "Marketinj> British Columbia Fruit." This 

 article explained the reasons for the low 

 prices that prevailed for fruit, and dealt 

 with future prospects. Lack of space pre- 

 vented the statement being^ published in 



They Liked It 



Einclosed you will find three dol- 

 lars for the enclosed five subscrip- 

 tions. I let these gentlemen see the 

 March Number, and they were so 

 pleased with it that they asked me 

 to take their subscriptions. I may 

 send you a few more names later 

 on. I find The Canadiam Horticul- 

 turist a good advertising medium, 

 and would like to see the oaumber of 

 subscribers twenty-five thousand bv 

 the end of 1913.— W. Walker, Port 

 Burwell. 



full. The concluding portion of this state- 

 ment, which was signed by N. Crawley 

 Ricardo, president and chairmaai of the 

 directorate of the association, and by R. 

 M. Winslow. the secretary, is as follows: 



"The present conditdon of the fruit 

 market is only temporary. The fruit and 

 produce business is always cyclical, amd 

 subject to periods of depression, followed 

 by like periods of high pricets and great 

 prosperity. The more we can eliminate 

 extremes, the less reaction there is. Brit- 

 ish Columbia growers are in a particularly 

 favored position. The population of the 

 prairies, their own particular market, is 

 growing larger every year, and at a pheno- 

 menal rate of increase. The whole coun- 

 try now is being covered by a network of 

 railroads, which will tend to give better 

 transportation and better service. The 

 experience which we have had. and wiich 

 has, perhaps, been dearly bought, will 

 enable uis to get better disribution for our 

 products. More knowledge in every w; 

 in production, in packing and distribution, 

 will better conditions ; more advertising ; 

 advertising which every successful box of 

 apples brings, through the satisfaction 

 given to the customer, and the careful edu- 

 cation of the general public on the subject 

 of fruit. 



"It is a fact often overlooked that the 

 majority of fruit growers are getting re- 

 turns from youn.g orchards, and just now 

 it is not so much the number of boxes to 

 a tree, as the number of trees to a box, 

 which obviously enhances the cost of pro- 

 duction. These same trees are growing 

 up, and it will not be long before we are 

 getting far bigger tonnage per acre, at a 

 same or a lower general cost of general 

 production. 



"Freight rates are lower than they for- 

 merly were; transportation conditions, al- 

 thou.gh not vet ideal, are better: and it 

 must not be forgotten that fruit prices for 

 box fruit have steadily risen. Orchard re- 

 turns and shipping returns must be taken 

 over a period of years to enable one to ar- 

 rive at an average price. Though prices 



