March, 1909 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



69 



The fruit crop this year is good, but, on 

 account of local conditions, the values ob- 

 tained are lower than usual. Apples sell 

 I for 90 cents a box; pears, $1.25 a box, and 

 blums 50 cents per orate of 20 pounds. — 

 ['Farmer." 



I Kootenay Valley, B. C. 

 [ Edgar W. Dynet 



Maxwell Smith, Dominion Fruit Inspec- 

 tor, Vancouver, B. C, delivered an address 

 at Nelson, some time ago and, after com- 

 plimenting the growers on the high reputa- 

 tion that the district had attained for its 

 fruit, reminded them that a reputation is 

 an awkward thing in that it has to be kept 

 up and urged all present to work towards 

 that end.' The subject of his address was 

 "The Commercial Aspect of the Fruit Indus- 



try." He maintained that in selling and 

 marketing the greatest diflBculties would be 

 encountered and outlined the methods of 

 successful organizations with which he had 

 come in contact and urged their adoption 

 by the local association. 



Mr. W. J. Brandrith, of Ladner, also de- 

 livered addresses throughout the district 

 under the auspices of the farmer's insti- 

 tutes. A new branch of the institute was 

 formed at Nakusp and it already has a large 

 membership. 



Local nurserymen report a large demand 

 for their stock and that they are already 

 sold out of a number of the leading varie- 

 ties. New settlers are coming in constantly 

 and the prospects are that 1909 will see a 

 material increase in the orchard acreage 

 of the Kootenay. 



Montreal 



E. H. Wartman, Dominion Frnit Inspector 



The fruit seasons of 1907 and 1908 will 

 long be remembered by fruit growers and 

 fruit buyers. A year ago apples were in 

 large quantities on our fruit auction and 

 selling from 90 cents to $1.50 a barrel. To- 

 day the same varieties and packing are sell- 

 ing under the hammer from $2.50 to $4.50 

 a barrel. Can one imagine two greater ex- 

 tremes in 12 months? 



To-day Nova Scotia apples are in our mar- 

 ket and giving very good satisfaction as to 

 quality and grading. Of course, they are 

 short 10 to 12 pounds of Ontario barrels 

 and look inferior in build to the Ontario 

 eight-hoop barrel ; yet, no one denies their 

 strength to endure hardships on long jour- 



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