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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



March, 191 4. 



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Make Your Own Spray 



Home Boiled Lime Sulphur ui b«inic used Id increaeine quan> 

 titiea by leadlnir fruit growers and fruit growers' associations 

 They find that by making tiieir own spray they can effect a con- 

 siderable money saving, and at the same time produce a pre- 

 paration that will do the work thoroughly. 



It Is an easy matter to make home boiled lime sulphur. The 

 chief essential is a proper spray cooker. We manufacture two 

 kinds of cookers, one with a single tank, and one with a double 

 tank. (See Illustration.) They are designed especially for this 

 purpose, and will give the greatest efficiency with the greatest 

 saving of fuel. They can bo used for either wood or soft coal. 

 The Unks are made of heavily galvanized steel, thoroughly rivettcd and 

 soldered. Will not leak. They are built to give satisfaction, and are 

 guaranteed. Made In five sizes, capacity 30 to 76 gals. Prices and full par- 

 ticulars on application. Get your outfit now. Write us to-day 



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STEEL TROUGH & MACHINE CO., Ltd.. TWEED, Ont. 



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On Both 

 Sides of 

 the Fence 



You can judge a FROST FENCE by both sides— the 

 outside and the inside. 

 Outwardly, a FROST FENCE is a pleasing thing to see. 

 It stands straight and strong, well made and even all along it's 

 length. The extra heavy galvanizing it receives, defies rust 

 and weather and makes it look well year after year. Observa- 

 tion will prove to your complete satisfaction that 



A Frost Fence is 



Good to Look At 



when it is first put up and when it has been up for yean. 



Inwardly — and here's where it counts mast — the quattty of FROST 

 FENCE is the quality of the best Number 9 Hard Steel Wire, for we use 

 nothing else. By"using a wire of smaller gauge here and there, we could 

 produce a lighter and cheaper fence, but then it wouldn't be FROST 

 FENCE as you knaw it »ai as Canada expects it. 



Did you k-now that we get a long start over other fence firms by 

 making our own wire? Only that way are we sure, of the sterling quality 

 and fault-free perfection of every foot of wire in FROST FENCE. We 

 have a strong claim to your trade in the very fact that 



We Make Our Own Wire 



The lock we use is unique in fence-making. Notice how it is wrapsed 

 around both stays and laterals, with a doubly secure wrap. That lock is 

 a big factor in FROST FENCE satisfaction. 



The nearest FROST dealer can give you more facts and a practical 

 demonstration. If you are not already acquainted let us introduce you. 



Write us direct if you can't get FROST FENCE. 



We may need an agent in your district. 82 



Frost Wire Fence Co. 



LIMITED 

 HAMILTON - ONTARIO 



per pound, and was selling in Calgary for 

 15 cents a pound. Of course, handling, 

 crating, and expressage has to be allowed 

 for. Nevertheless, someone is getting 

 more out of it than the producer. The 

 public market, somewhat despised at pre- 

 ?^ent, I fear, may yet have to be called into 

 service to reduce the cost to the consumer. 

 .Anyway, the producer and consumer must 

 get closer together by their own efforts, 

 those who stand between will not volun- 

 tarily reduce their charges. 



Tnc New Tariff Conditions 



R. R. Sloin, PajKeld, Oit. 



Just what effect the change recently 

 made in the tariff regulations of the Uni- 

 ted States will have on the Canadian fruit 

 industry is hard to foretell. Speaking from 

 a producer's standpoint, T believe they will 

 somewhat stimulate the prices of some of 

 our Canadian fruit, more especially in On- 

 tario. 



There is always a certain amount of de- 

 mand for such varieties of apples as Spies 

 and Russets on the American market. Now 

 the duty is somewhat lower, I think this 

 demand will gradually increase. 



When the crops are light in the States 

 then we may look for a good market there, 

 but when the .American crop is heavy then 

 we will have more difficulty selling in the 

 United States markets. A few years ago 

 we disposed of two crops of apples to a 

 Chicago firm, but they found that the duty 

 was too high to continue the business. 

 We found Chicago to be a good market 

 for Spies, Golden Russets, and Talman 

 Sweet. Now the tariff has been lowered, 

 this market mav be again available. One 

 thing we may be certain of it that if we 

 grow good Ontario fruit of any kind, we 

 need not fear the competition on any 

 market. ______ 



Canning Aoples 



C. Smith. Highland Creek, Ont. 



One of the problems before the apple 

 trrowcrs is to increase the consumption of 

 aoples. One way to do this is to can ap- 

 ples after they have been peeled, cored, 

 sliced thin, sweetened and baked about four 

 hours. Prepared in this way they are de- 

 licious. They compare with apnle sauce 

 about the same as strawberries with 

 prunes. They can be used in various wavs. 



With the use of modern machinen,' for 

 peeling, coreing. and slicing, they can be 

 prepared much more economically thnn by 

 the small consumer; the fact is the con- 

 sumer will not take the time to prepare 

 them. 



The advantages over evaporated apples 

 would be: they retain their flavor; they will 

 keep indefinitely ; they are not exposed to 

 dust and dirt. 



If the factories were located in produc- 

 ing centres it would solve the problem of 

 transportation, cold storage and commis- 

 sion men and save the cost of barrels and 

 packing. The grower would haul his ap- 

 ples to the factory as needed during the 

 winter. I don't say that it would save all 

 the cost of transportation, storage and 

 commission, but thev would be much more 

 simole and less costly. 



The factories now in operation would 

 be able to keep their capital and employ- 

 ees busy the year around. The difference 

 in the price now paid by the consumer and 

 that received by the producer is too great. 

 I advance this suggestion for the consider- 

 ation of others better informed than myself. 



