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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



August, 1913 



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CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION 



August 23rd TORONTO September 8th 



Increased Prizes and Classification 

 for Floriculture and Horticulture 



ALL ENTRIES CLOSE AUGUST 15th 



For Prize Lists and Information, write 



J. O. ORR, Mgr. - City Hall, Toronto, Ont. 



WANTED 



HOMES FOR BOYS, aged three 

 to ten years. For further particulars 

 apply to The Salvation Army, 20 

 Albert St., Toronto, Ont. 



Expert Plantsman Required 



We require an experienced man to select Breeding: 

 Trees and keep records of same. 



Must be thoroughly conversant with all line* of fruit, 

 and be good judge of varieties. Guelph Graduate pre- 

 ferred. As growers of Pedigree Nursery Stock, we 

 have a permanent opening for a competent man. 



THE AUBURN NURSERIES, LIMITED 

 9S King St. E., Toronto 



umbia fruit growers. The resolution pro- 

 posed to place in the hands of the minister 

 power to impose a duty by stopping the 

 importation of fruit. The minister was a 

 fruit grower, and the fruit growers ap- 

 parently had his ear to a greater extent 

 tham had the grain growers, who were 

 fruit consumers. The growers of Oregoin 

 amd Washington had such a wide market 

 that any restrictions which might be plac- 

 ed on their exports to Canada might have 

 the effect of making them abandon the 

 Canadiain market altogether. 



Mr. Burrell declared that there was no 

 underhand intention in the resolution. It 

 was simply designed to plac|fc both com- 

 petitors on the same footing, ^"he growers 

 in Canada, under present conditions, had 

 to adhere to strict regulations, which the 

 Uinited States growers had not. 



Mr. Buchanan, Lethbridge, while favor- 

 ing the fostering of the Canadian fruit in- 

 dustry, did not believe anything should be 

 done which would lessen competition. 



Mr. Douglas, of Strathcona, feared that 

 the proposed amendment would place large 

 powers in the hands of the fruit inspectors 

 of the department, which might be used 

 to cause delay and vexation to importers 

 and increase the cost to consumers. 



British Columbia 



This summer will see the establishment 

 of a pre-cooling plant at Summerland, 

 B. C. Two rooms in the big packing 

 house at the C.P.R. wharf are to be fitted 

 up for the purpose. On^; room will be for 

 the rapid cooling of the fruit, the other 

 for cold storage. Ice will be used for 

 cooling, the cold air being driven through 

 the packages of fruit by fans. 



The Provincial Departmert of Agricul- 

 ture will supply all the equipment and the 

 necessary electric power will be furnished 

 by the municipality. This plant will be a 

 big boon to the Summerland fruit growers. 



Bulletins and Circulars 



An attractive publication is the 1912 re- 

 port of the Dairy and Cold Storage Com- 

 missioner. It gives a full resume of the 

 work being done by the department for 

 the dairy and fruit industries. The inspec- 

 tion of fruit and dairy products, the exten- 

 sion of markets, cold storage investigation, 

 the shipping of perishable fruits, special 

 information on the packing of fruit, the 

 proper handling of cheese and reports of 

 fruit growers' and dairymen's conventions 

 are dealt with in a maainer which makes 

 the report a most valuable one. 



A full review of the progress being made 

 in the fruit growing industry in New Bruns- 

 wick is contained in the 1912 report on 

 Horticulture for that province. Combined 

 with this report is the eighth annual report 

 of the New Brunswick Fruit Growers' As- 

 sociation. It is evident that parts of New 

 Brunswick offer good opportunities for fruit 

 growing. Every- phase of the industry as 

 practiced in that province, is fully dealt 

 with in this report. 



The Nova Scotia Department of Agri- 

 culture has recently issued a bulletin. No. 

 3, compiled by Robert Matheson, 'Provincial 

 Entomologist, dealing with the San Jose 

 scale situation in that province. This seri- 

 ous pest has gained a foothold in some sec- 

 tions of the Annapolis Valley. The bulletin 

 discusses the work being done for its de- 

 tection and eradication. 



Bee keeping in all its phases is the sub- 

 ject of bulletin No. 9 of the Tennessee 

 State Board of Agriculture. This publica- 

 tion contains much information of value to 

 beekeepers. 



