May, 1914 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



135 



Administration of the Fruit Marks* Act 



By F. H. Grindley, B.S.A., Assistant Chief, Fruit Division 



THE chief \york of the Fruit Division is 

 the administration of the Inspection 

 and Sales Act, Part IX., commonly 

 known as"The Fruit Marks Act." This 

 Act.passed in 1901, was the result of a desire 

 on the part of progressive fruit growers for 

 an improvement in the methods of market- 

 ing fruit, in order to prevent complaints by 

 th« consuming public against fraudulent 

 packing. With the passing of the Act, fruit 

 inspectors were appointed for its enforce- 

 ment. In those early days, on account of 

 the ignorance on the growers' part of the 

 provisions of the Act, much educational work 

 was found' necessary. Consequemtly, the 

 inspectors spent a great deal of their time 

 among the growers, in orchards, in pack- 

 ing houses and at public meetings. It 

 was not till several years later that the 

 initial leniency ishown towards growers was 

 lessened, and the inspectors began to rigid- 

 ly einforce the Act. .^t that time all reports 

 of inspection were sent to the Fruit Divi- 

 sion at Ottawa, and when a prosecution 

 was advised by an inspector, such prose- 

 cution was not carried on until authorized 

 by the Fruit Division. Between 1907 and 

 1910 all cases of prosecution in Ontario 

 were handled either by the Chief of the 

 Fruit Division or his Asisistant, and even 

 before those dates many of the Ontario 

 cases were handled from headquarters. 



NUMBER OF INSPECTORS INCRE.SSE') 



With the extension of fruit growing 

 areas, and the consequent increase in pro- 

 -" --tion, there came the necessity for in- 

 sing the number of inspectors, in order 

 ill a fair percentage of the fruit packed 

 niiH-ht be satisfactorily examined. Since 



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 Climax Fruit Baskets 



Heaviest, Strongest 

 and Best 



in the market. Especially 

 suitable for long distance 

 shipping. Last year the 

 demand exceeded the 

 supply 



Therefore Order Early 



Canada Wood Products 

 Co. 



ST. THOMAS, ONT. 



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1905 this increase has been gradual. In 

 1905 there were seven permanent and five 

 temporary inspectors. Last year ther<' 

 were sixteen permanent and thirty-five tem- 

 porary inspectors. 



In the summer of 1912, in order that 

 supervision of the inspection work might 

 be more complete, the country was divided 

 into five di<itricts, with a chief inspector 

 in charge of each. This change accounts 

 for the large increase in the staff, and the 

 result has been extremely satisfactory, in 

 that it has brought about greater efficiency 

 in the administratiom of the Act, 



THE SYSTEM OP INSPECTION 



Under the present system of inspection, 

 there are five chief inspectors, covering the 

 five districts : Maritime Provinces, Eastern 

 Ontario and Quebec, Western Ontario, Prai- 

 rie Provinces and British Columbia. These 

 five supervise and control the work of a 

 staff of forty-five inspectors and are in turn 

 dircitod bv :ind report to Fruit Division at 

 Ottawa. Weekly reports are received at 

 Ottawa from the entire staff, so that a 

 complete record is always on hand of their 

 movements. Reports of inspections are not 

 now, as formerly, all sent direct to Ot- 

 tawa. The chief inspector in each par- 

 ticular district receives the reix)rts from 

 his own district, handling violations at his 

 own discretion, and seinding other reports 

 10 Ottawa after personal examination . 



The detailment of the various inspectors 

 throughout the season is arranged, so far 

 as their number will allow, to cover the 

 main points of production and export. The 

 Sieveral centres in the fruit growing dis- 

 tricts, the larger towns and cities, and the 



Douglas Gardens 



OAKVILLE, ONT. 



We name below a few thin^a- tiat we 

 desire to emphaeize, Tiz. : 



ANEMONE JAPONICA, 3 vare.. e«<jh 15c, 

 10 for $1.25. 



AQUILEOIA (Columbine), 2 sorts, each 

 15o, 10 for $1.25. 



ARABIS ALPINA (Columbine), each 15c, 

 10 $1.25, 100 $10.00. 



ARTEMISIA LACTIFLORA (New), a fine 

 plant, each 25c. 



ASTERS (Michaelmas Daisies), planted 

 in spring they blopm the foUowinf fall, 

 12 Tars., each 15o, 10 $1.25. 



BELLIS PERENNIS, ahonld be 10c each. 

 10 for 75c, 100 $6.00. 



DELPHINIUMS, (Jold Medal Hybrids, 

 each 20c, 10 for $1.50. 



HELENIUM. RIVERTON BEAUTY and 

 GEM, each 20c. 



HE.MEROCALLIS, 3 sorts, each 15c and 

 20c. 



HEUCHERA ROSAMANDE, each 20c. 



KNIPHOFIA (Tritoma) PFITZERII, 

 each 15c, 10 $1.25. 



PANSIES, in colors for late blooming, 

 each 5o. 10 A60. 100 $4.00. 



PHYSOSTEGIA, 2 sorts, each 15c, 10 

 $1.26. 



SHASTA DAISIES. 3 sorts, each 25o, 10 

 $2.00. 



DAHLIAS, planty only, 10 sorts. ea«h 

 15c, 10 $1.26. 



GLADIOLUS, 3 unnadied sorts, 25 cor- 

 vus, 60c, 7Sc and 80c. 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon), Incltidlnff 

 Silver Pink, 10 60c. 



CHINA ASTERS, grown in pots, 6 sorts. 

 10 25c, 100 $1.25. 



GERANIUMS. SALVIA, SCABIOSA, 

 STOCKS, Etc. 



JOHN CAVERS 



TO DESTROY APHIS, THRIPS, ETC. 



Without Injury to Foliage 

 SPRAY WITH 



"BLACK LEAF 40" 



Sulphate of Nicotine 



"Black Leaf 40" is highly recommended by experiment stations and spray- 

 ing experts throughout the entire United States, also by Canadian experts. 



Owing to the large dilution, neither foliage nor fruit is stained. 



Black Leaf 40" is perfectly soluble in water; no clogging of nozzles. 



PACKING : 



In tins containing 10 lbs. each, 2 lbs. each, and K lb. each. 



A 10-lb. tin makes 1,500 to 2,000 gallons for Pear Thrips, with addition of 

 3 per cent, distillate oil emulsion ; or about 1,000 gallons for Green Aphis, 

 Pear Psylla, Hop Louse, etc., or about 800 gallons for Black Aphis and Wool.'y 

 Aphi;- — with addition of 3 or 4 pounds of any good laundry soap to each 100 

 gallons of water. The smaller tins are diluted in relatively the sa<ti« propor- 

 tions as are the 10-lb. tins. 



PRICES: In the United States, our prices for the respective sizes are as 

 follows : 



10-lb. tin, $12.50 ; 2-'lb. tin, $3.00 ; K-lb. tin, 85c. 



IN CANADA, Dealers usually charge about 26% to 30% over the above 

 prices because of the Canadian duty, etc. Consult your dealer about this. 



THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO. 



(Incorporated) 



LOUISVILLE - KENTUCKY 



