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August, 1014. 



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Fourth Dominion Conference 



I lu: iJuininioii Minisltr of AKiicullure 

 has called a conference composed of dele- 

 gates from the various provincial fruit 

 growers' associations to meet in Grimsby, 

 Ont., September 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, to dis- 

 cuss subjects of vitail interest to the fruit 

 growing industry of Canada. It is expected 

 that certain standards of packages grades 

 of fruit, and methods of transiK)rtation will 

 be recommended for adoption for the whole 

 country. The object of the conference i = 

 largely that the minister may come in di- 

 rect contact with the representatives of the 

 fruit growers and shippers, and discuss 

 with them methods whereby the fruit grow- 

 ing industry may be developed in the best 

 ' possible way. 



Delegates have been appointed from the 

 different provinces as follows: 



Prince Kdward Island — Murdock McKin- 

 non, Charlottetown, A. E. Dewar, Char- 

 lottetown, Theodore Ross, Charlottetown. 



Nova Scotia — S, B. Chute, Berwick, S. C. 

 Parker, Berwick, F. VV. Bishop, Paradise, 

 I'rof. P. J. Shaw, Truro, W. VV. Pineo, 

 Uaterville, A. E. McMahon, Aylesford, 

 Manning Ells, Port Williams, W. H. Brit- 

 tain, Truro. 



New Brunswick — C. N. Vroom, St. Ste- 

 I)hen, A. G. Turney, Fredericton, S. B. 

 Hathaway, Fredericton, \V. B. Gilman, 

 Fredericton. 



Quebec— Robt. Brodie, Westmount, N. E. 

 Jack, Chateauguay, T. G. Bunting, Mac- 

 donald College, Dr. F. C. Harrison, Mac- 

 donald College, Father Leopold, La Trappe, 

 H. A. Dickson, Rectory Hill, R. -A.. Rous- 

 seau, Acton Vale, Representative of Que- 

 bec Department of Agriculture (not yet 

 named) . 



Ontario — F. S. Wallbridge, Belleville, C. 

 VV. Gurney, Paris, A. VV. Peart, Burlington, 

 Robert Thompson, St. Catharines, Waiter 

 Dempsev,Trenton,P. VV. Hodgetts,Toronto, 

 John Brown, Brighton, Elmer Lick, Osh- 

 awa, A. E. Kimmins, Winona, Dr. A. J. 

 Grant, Thedford, A. Onslow, Niagara-on- 

 the-Lake, R. VV. Grierson, Oshawa, J. W. 

 Crow Guelph, M. Snetsingcr, Thornbury. 



Manitoba— Professor. G. VV. Brodenck, 

 Winnipeg. 



British Columbia— W. C. Ricardo, Ver- 

 non W. S. Foggo, Veimon, Jas. Rooke, 

 Grand Forks, R. M. Winslow, Victoria, 

 John E. Reekie, Kelowna, J. C. Metcalfe, 

 Hammond, Thos. Abriel, Nakusp, Repre- 

 sentative of Okanagan United Growers 

 (not yet named.) 



Prolonging the Season 



John Donaldson, president United Fruit 

 Companies of Xova Scotia, says: I have 

 long considered the prolongation of sea- 

 son, of some of our choice varieties, e.g., 

 the season of the Gravenstein, Nova 

 Scotia's great apple should be extended to 

 embrace the Christmas home markets, that 

 is to have the season extended from first 

 September to Christmas. What quantities 

 of that delicious apple could be consunied 

 if we had that extension of time! What 

 prices we would obtain in the far western 

 m:!rkets, if bv some system of pre-coo>ling 

 both apples and cars, we could see that 

 apples arrive there during even a whole 

 month in the pink of condition. 



Again the season of the Ribston and 

 King must be extended in the foreign mar- 

 kets, from October to January, if we are 

 to make those varieties the most proht- 

 able. .Spies and some other varieties should 

 never be placed on our own markets be- 

 fore April, and the season should then ex- 

 tend to July. 



