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THK CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



May, 191^ 



A—CookioK 'Vaalt 

 B— Hot Water Tank 

 0— Fire Box 

 D— Aeh Pan 

 B— Smoke Ptp« 



Make Your Oivn Spray 



Home Boiled Lime Sulphur ia beins used In increasing quan 

 titiee by leading fruit growers and fruit growers' siasociationa 

 Tbey find tbat by making tJiuir own euray tbey can effect a oon 

 siderable money saving, and at tbe same time produce a pre 

 paration that will do the work thorougbly. 



It is an easy matter to make home boiled lime sulpbnr. Tb« 



ohief essential is a proper spray cooker. We manufacture two 



kinds of oookere, one witb a aingle tank, and one witb a double 



tank. (See lllustratlonj They are designed eapecially for this 



purpose, and will give the greatest effldcncy with the greatest 



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



The tanks are made of heavily galvanized steel, thoroughly rivetted and 



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



guarnnteed. Made In five sizes, capacity 30 to 75 galfl. Prices and full par 



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



Send for pamphlet illustrating the finest pruning saw on the market. 



STEEL TROUGH 81 MACHINE CO., Ltd.. TWEED, Ont. 





7?iKil) 



Cultivate Underneath the Branches 



With This Cultivator 



A Massey-Harris nine-tooth Cultivator equip- 

 ped with extensions, enables you to cultivate 

 under the overhanging branches, close to the 

 tree. 



The attachment may be quickly removed when not re- 

 quired. 



Frame and Sections are Angle Steel. Teeth are of Steel 

 with Reversible Steel Points and attached so as to be readily 

 adjustable. 



Wheels are 29 inches high with 2% inch face and are 

 on extension axles, permitting of change in the tread from 

 4 ft. to 4 ft. 10 in. 



One lever raises and lowers both Sections. 



MASSEY-HARRIS CO., Limited 



HEAD OFFICES: TORONTO, CANADA 



Branches at 



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Annapolis Valley Notes 



On April 16th, "The Valley" experienced 

 a regular mid-winter blizzard. We hav« 

 had no spring weather as yet, buds wer« 

 not swelling, and summer seemed a long 

 way oflF. The "oldest inhabitant" tallci 

 about the coldest spring: on record. 



In spite of the twenty below tempera* 

 in February, apple trees seem to 

 come through the winter in good condition. 

 They give promise of an abundant bloom, 

 Nova Scotia is noted for her regular bear- 

 ing orchards, and all are looking forward 

 to a bumper crop following the poor on« 

 of last season. Judging by the happy facej 

 of the power sprayer agents, spraying will 

 be almost universal this coming season; al 

 all farmers' and fruit growers' meetima 

 this past winter the spraying question IM 

 thoroughly* discussed, and from what ofli 

 hears the lessons of the past two seasons 

 have been pretty generally taken to heart. 

 As soon as our people reaily grasp the idea 

 that spraying for spot is an insurance that 

 cannot be neglected without disastrous re- 

 sults, both to the quantity and quality oi 

 their crop, the Valley will take the premiei 

 place in Canada for profitable apple grow- 

 ing. 



The members of the cooperative com- 

 panies are enthusiastic over the showing 

 made by thje United Fruit Companies foi 

 the season just closing. Organization con- 

 tinues. Six new companies were formed this 

 spring. All are uniting themselves with 

 the Central Association. 



A "Good Roads Association" was or- 

 gaaiized at Kentville last month, having foi 

 its object the improvement of the country 

 roads throughout the Valley. This is not 

 an automobile organization, as in some 

 other places, but has its chief support from 

 the farmens who are badly in need of bet- 

 ter roads leading across the Valley to the 

 various shipping stations on the railway. 

 Proper drainage of the roadbed, and the 

 increased use of the split log drag will be 

 encouraged.— M . K . E . 



The New Zealand Trade 



Canadian Trade Commissioner Beddoe, 

 stationed at Auckland, New Zealand, re- 

 porting to the Department of Trade and 

 CTjmmerce, at Ottawa, relating to the . 

 of British Columbia fruit in New Zeal. 

 writes as follows : 



The Canadian shipper at first took the 

 risk of consignment, and finally receiving 

 large orders for cash. The position now is: 

 That, whereas in the first instance the 

 shipper demurred to send on consignment 

 it was pointed out that such an expressioD 

 of confidence in his own goods would assist 

 in their future sale. The sales by auction 

 were very satisfactory. Then the shipper 

 wanted to send again on consignment, it 

 was suggested that the goods having been 

 favorably received, it would be better to 

 quote a price f.o.b. Auckland, as the mar- 

 ket might vary. Shippers hesitated to lio 

 this and the result was that last shipm^ 

 from Vancouver included a large quani . 

 of American apples, and the price of Uni- 

 ted States and Canadian went down. This 

 is mentioned to illustrate the importance 

 of accepting local advice. 



Another point of importance is, that too 

 much space is given to the American pro- 

 duct on the Vancouver boats. It seems in- 

 consistent that the Canadian Government 

 should subsidize steamers to carry foreigu 

 products which compete with the Canadian 

 on this market, thus tending to lower 

 prices. 



