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46 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



regulations of the Canadian fruit growers' associations. From 

 a bulletin issued by the ofifice of the Dairy and Cold Storage 

 Commissions of Ottawa, I learn that there are twenty-five co- 

 operative associations in Ontario, and nine in British Columbia. 

 It might be interesting to you if I quoted some of the by-laws 

 regulating the growing and packing of fruit in one of these 

 associations. 



"Each and every member of the Association shall pick his 

 fruit in prime condition and deliver same at packing house or 

 shipping point. 



An inspector or manager of the Association shall be appointed 

 by the Directors to supervise the work of grading and packing 

 the fruit of the Association, the salary of the said inspector to 

 be determined at the time of appointment. 



The manager shall give personal instructions in their orchards 

 to all the shippers shipping through the Association how to grade 

 and mark their fruit according to the Fruit Marks Act. 



He shall also inspect a certain number of each shipper's bar- 

 rels in each car and immediately before shipment in order to 

 ascertain if the Fruit Marks Act has been carried out, and if 

 he finds that any shipper has intentionally disobeyed the FVuit 

 Marks Act he shall be refused acceptance of fruit and held re- 

 sponsible for space in car. 



If the inspector disagrees with shippers regarding grade 

 apples, for the settlement of such disagreement he shall choose 

 one director, the shipper one director, and both jointly any dis- 

 interested person, who shall decide, basing their decision on 

 the Fruit Marks Act. 



Each and every member shall have the right to give away 

 such fruit of his own raising as he may elect, but he shall not 

 make sale of fruit outside the Association except windfalls and 

 cull grades or any fruit that may not be accepted by the Asso- 

 ciation. Any member so doing shall pay into the Association 

 treasury the sum of 50 cents per barrel for all fruit so sold 

 excepting grades aforesaid. 



Whenever in the opinion of the directors it is impossible for 

 the Assocation to receive ac its packing house all fruit grown 

 by its members, they may permit individual members to grade 

 and pack the same for shipment through the Association, such 

 grading and packing to be subject to the inspection of the in- 

 spector appointed by the Association. 



