July, 1913 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



181 



Central Packing Houses* 



Alex McNeill, Chief •{ the Fruit Division, Ottawa 



Ihi the earlier history of the cooperative 

 fruit gfrowers' associations the central 

 packing- house was not usually adopted. 

 It was the almost universal custom for 

 each grower to take his fruit, g-raded and 

 packed by himself, to a warehouse at the 

 railroad station, where the manager of the 

 association assembled the different varie- 

 ties and grades amd shipped in carload 

 lots or quantities to suit his purchasers. 

 It was very soon found, however, that 

 while this improved the uniformity of the 

 pack somewhat, it still left a great deal 

 to be desired. This is not due always to 

 fraudulent intent on the part of the mem- 

 bers, although it must be admitted that 

 there were few associations practising this 

 method that did mot count among their 

 members some who were fraudulently in- 

 clined. Nevertheless, with the best inten- 

 tion, it was simply impossible to get ten, 

 fifteen, or perhaps fifty growers to observe 

 the same standard, with a sufficient degree 

 of uniformity to meet the needs of the 

 market. To overcome this difficulty the 

 central packing house system has been 

 adopted by practically all the mewer co- 

 operative associations. 



The central packing house system con- 

 sists in having a common warehouse, usu- 

 ,'ally at a shipping station, where the apples 

 an be loaded on a siding. The apples 

 re brought from the orchard in barrels 

 aheaded, or if unheaded, unpressed. It 

 Is absolutely necessary that they should be 

 frawn to the packing house on spring 

 iragons, although a few of the smaller 

 rowers substitute for a spring wagon the 



^•Extract from Bulletin No. J3, entitled Oo- 

 eration and Fruit Growing, rec&ntly i.ssued by 

 Bomlnion Department of Agriculture. 



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Manufacturers Brighton, Ontario 



ordinal^ hay rack filled level with hay or 

 straw. On this the apples are placed and 

 carried with comparative safety. These are 

 delivered to the central packing house amd 

 a receipt is taken. In the central packing 

 house a ganig of expert packers are em- 

 ployed who have no knowledge of whose 

 apples they are packing. The result is 

 that the apples of the whole association 

 pass through the hands of a single set of 

 graders and uniformity is secured. 



Many growers who have not given this 

 matter proper consideration! object to hav- 

 ing the/grading of their fruit taken out of 

 their hands. Nevertheless, it must be 

 admitted that few men can be trusted to 

 pack their own fruit. Of course, the more 

 intelligent the fruit growers are the more 

 capable they are of packing their own 

 fruit. Yet even amonig growers so in- 

 telligent as those in Hood River, Oregon, 

 the expert packers of the association grade 

 and pack all the fruit. I need not go into 

 the reasons for this. Upon the moral side, 

 I think it will be admited that fruit grow- 

 ers, on the average, are constituted with 

 enough selfishness to induce them to look 

 out for themselves, and the line between 

 looking out for themselves and giving the 

 buying public a properly packed box of 

 apples, is so indistinct that people who 

 pack their own apples often yield to the 

 temptation of overstepping- the mark. On 

 the other hand, men who are employed to 

 pack up to a certain standard and who are 

 working day by day with apples belonging 

 to many different owners, whose fruit 

 they do not distinguish amd in whom they 

 have no special interest, have no tempta- 

 tion to grade below the proper limits. 

 There is also a purely economic reason 

 for adopting the central packing system ; 

 individuals who pack and do nothing else 



Douglas Gardens 



Oakville, Ontario 



IRISES 



The Iris has been a neglected flower. 



It is now coming to Its own a.nd becom- 

 ing more popular every year. Its hardi- 

 neea. Its beauty of form, texture and color- 

 ing, itB sureness to bloom, and its easy 

 culture commend it to all flower lovers. 

 It blooms the first year and every year. 



IRIS GERMANICA 



No. 15. Mrs. G. Darwin, white, reticulat- 

 ed gold and violet, each 25 cte.; 10, $2.00. 



No. 21. Sapplio, S. rich blue; P. dark vel- 

 vety Durple, 2y2 ft., each, 15 cts.; 10, $1.25. 



No. 26. Mandraliscae, S. and F. rich 

 lavender purple, J ft., each, 25 cts.; 10, $2.25. 



No. 29. Mme. Cliareau, 8. and F. white 

 frilled with blue, 2'/, ft., each 16 ct«.; 

 10, $1.25. 



No. 33. Jacqueslana, S. coppery crimson; 

 F. maroon, 2% ft., eacih, 25 cts.; 10, $2,25. 



No. €5. Iris, Monspur, violet-blue, 4 ft., 

 each, 25 cts.; 10, $2.00. 



No. 66. Iris, Ochroleuca, white, with yel- 

 low blotch, 5 ft., each, 25 cts. ; 10, $2.00. 



IRIS LAEVIGATA (JAPANESE) 



No. 57. Osho-Kun, Tyrian blue, with yel- 

 low blotches, late, each, 25 cts.; 10, $2.25. 



No. 59. Sano Watashi. silvery white, with 

 golden band in petals, each 25 cts. ; 10, $2.25. 



No. 60. Shiratki, white with primrose 

 blotches, beautiful, each, 25 cts.; 10, $2.25. 



These prices include carriage prepaid. 



!•" Be sure to plant some Irises. 

 Plant in July and August. 



JOHN CAVERS 



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THE WESTERN FAIR 



LONDON, ONTARIO 



The Popular Exhibition of Western Ontario 

 SEPTEMBER 5tK to 13 th, 1913 



$2000.00 in Cash added to the Prize List 



FRUIT AND FLOWERS 



List Specially Attractive. Special County Exhibit, write the Secretary for 



particulars. Special Railway Rates. 

 Prize Lists, Entry Forms and all information from the Secretary, London, Ont. 



W. J. REID, President A. M. HUNT, Secretary 



