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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



May, 1909 



quires to be dusted with insect powder at 

 least twice during the hatching period. It 

 is safest to dust the chickens also three or 

 four days after they are hatched and again 



at intervals during the development. In- 

 spection of the chicks will indicate when 

 necessary. 



In the March issue, an error occurred in 

 the poultry department that changed the 

 meaning of an important point. The word 

 "exporters" should have read "exports." 

 See third line from bottom of second col- 

 umn on page XVII. 



Be Sure 



and 



Workthe 



Horse 



HE CAN WORK 

 EVERY DAV 



If yon nse Bickmore'aOall Coreyourteama 

 can work right alang and do cured of Saddle 

 and Harness Galls, Cnales, Rope Burns, Cuts, 

 Bcratcfies, Grease Heel, etc. while in har- 

 ness. The more work tne Quicker the cure. 



BICKMORE'S GALL CURE 



is the standard Reniody for all these and 

 similar troubles. Is excellent forManpeand 

 Sore Teats in cows. Above trade marl; is on 

 every box. For sale by dealers. Money re- 

 funded if it fails. Sample and Horse Book 

 everv farmer should read 60, 

 WIKOATE CHEMICAL CO. LTD., Canadian Dist'brs, 

 545 NOTBE DAME ST., W. MONTRtAl. CAHADA __ 



Electricity of Fruit 



T/ie Canadian Grocer. 

 Some experiments were made in vicinity of 

 Bristol, England, to decide whether or not 

 electricity has any influence in forcing the 

 growth of fruits, wheat and vegetables. In 

 order that the effect might be correctly es- 

 timated, two crops were grown under similar 

 conditions, one with and the other without 

 the help of electricity. Surprising results 

 have been obtained. In the case of straw- 

 berries, on the first pickings 40 per cent, 

 more fruit was gathered in the electrified 

 than in the unelectrified area, which proved 

 also on analysis to contain nearly twice as 

 much sugar. With regard to tomatoes 

 grown out of doors, the early ripening 

 was remarkable, and the yield was 30 

 per cent, better on the electrified than on 



the check plot. Wheat in an electrified 

 area of 7,675 agcres yielded 32.5 bushels per 

 acre, as compared with 26.15 bushels per 

 acre in the area not so treated. 



Some experiments have been carried 

 out in greenhouses also, chiefly devoted 

 to cucumbers, with which the first t<- 

 sults of electrifying was earlier bearing, tli' 

 first month's picking having been found t' 

 yield double the quantity obtained from th( 

 check plot. This great acceleration, howev 

 er, did not seem to exhau.st the plants, 

 which not only began earlier, but also con- 

 tinued to bear much later than thDse grown 

 under normal conditions. 



It will be seen that if growers can, by 

 means of electricity, place their goods on the 

 market early before a possible glut takes 

 place, much better prices will be obtained 

 than in the ordinary way. It may be asked 

 whether or not the increa.sed outlay on tli. 

 apparatus is justified by the returns, bin 

 at Evesham, where extensive experiments 

 have been carried on during two or three 

 seasons, the growers are more than satisfied. 



Notes and articles of interest to vegetable 

 growers are requested for publication. 



We likeTHE C\n.\dian Horticultcrist very 

 much. The only fault we have to find with 

 it is that it does not come oftener. The 

 month seems so long bet'voen its visits. — 

 Mrs. L. Cavena, .Simcoe Co., Ont. 



. RUBBER 

 „ ^ - & STEEL 



1VIFG.CL. STAMPS 



93 CHURCH ST. STENCILS 



TORONTO. SEALS &c 



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LET US SEND YOU ANY OF THESE SPRAYERS-to try for 10 days, then 

 If you buy, you can pay us cash or we'll wait till you sell your crop, then 

 you can pay us out of the "extra profit." We pay freight. Wholesale dealers' prices. 



Man-Power Potato & Orchard Sprayer, 

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Horse- I*ower Potato & Orchard Sprayer. 



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 One-piece-heavy-angle-iron frame, cypress wood 

 tank with adjustable round iron hoops. Metal 

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Fitz-All Barrel Sprayer, 



Fits any barrel or tank. High pres- 

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 operate. Urass ball-valves, plung- 

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 strainer. Ao "■cup leathei-a or rub- 

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 Furnished plain, mount i on bar- 

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