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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



April, 1909 



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A PIE.CE OF LAND THAT 

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quarters of a cent a pound, where the same 

 fruit retailed for from 15 to 20 cents a 

 pound. Who is getting the difference ? The 

 s^peaker claimed that the retailers on the 

 prairie were making from 75 to 300 per 

 cent, profit on the fruit that they handle. 

 Arrangements should be made so that the 

 grower could deal directly with the consum- 

 er, and the speaker suggested a plan where- 

 by the consumer could deposit the money 

 in a bank and then send his receipt and 

 order direct to the grower. Such a scheme, 

 it was pointed out, would open up an un- 

 limited market. It would benefit not only 

 the grower but also the consumer, who is 

 now compelled to pay too much for fruit. 

 It was anounced by Mr. W. F. Stout, of 

 the Dominion Express Co., that this season 

 his company would make the experiment of 

 handling soft fruits. The statement was re- 

 ceived with applause. An interesting dis- 

 cussion took place on the benefits of co-op- 

 eration. The formation of district unions 

 was urged, which later could be merged into 

 a central organization. The question of 

 cold storage was gone over and the desir- 

 ability of fruit being properly cooled before 

 shipment was brought out. A resolution 

 was passed asking the C P. R. to un- 

 dertake the construction of cold storage 

 plants at Vancouver and at the principal 

 transfer points. A resolution was passed, 

 asking the Dominion government to raise 

 the duty on fresh fruit. 



Okanagan Valley, B.C. 



The following resolution was passed re- 

 cently by the associated boards of trade of 

 the Okanagan Valley, and sent to the De- 

 partment of Agriculture at Ottawa : 



"Whereas the grading and marking 

 of fruit in the United States differ from the 

 grading and marking required by the In- 



spection and Sale Act, which difference 

 operates to the prejudice of Canadian ship- 

 pers, 



"And whereas the said Act appears 

 to have been very loosely enforced in 1908 

 on fruit imported from the United States to 

 points in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Mani- 

 toba, 



"And whereas this appears to have 

 been the result of the lack of a sufficient 

 number of competent inspectors familiar 

 with Canadian and particularly British Col- 

 umbia and Pacifio Coast fruit ; 



"Be it resolved that all the fruit thus 

 imported into Canada should be made to 

 conform with all the requirements of tin 

 said Act as to grading and marking 

 and to insure such conformity all imported 

 fruit should be rigidly inspected ; and for 

 that purpose an adequate staff of competent 

 inspectors should be employed." 



Manitoba 



J. Cocbrane Smith 



At the annual convention of the Western 

 Horticultural Society, that was reported 

 briefly in the last issue of The Can.adi.\n 

 Horticulturist, Mr. D. W. Buchanan, of 

 St. Charles, Man., gave an interesting ad- 

 dress on "Oranmental Gardening For Win- 

 ter Effect." The speaker pointed out that 

 the short season of the western provinces 

 affords no excuse for lack of gardening as 

 there are many hardy perennial flowers and 

 blooming plants that will withstand for a 

 long time the early frosts and rigors of the 

 western climate and which will amjily repay 

 for care and cultivation. The best varie- 

 ties to plant both for summer and winter 

 effect were mentioned. This address will be 

 reported at greater length in a later issue. 



"The Planning and Planting of Grounds 

 and Lawns in Prairie Districts," was the 



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