May, 1909 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



119 



Similkameen Valley, B. C. 



J. D. Harknett 



The Keremeos irrigation canal, which has 

 been under construction for two years, is 

 now completed, and water was let in for the 

 first time about the middle of April. The 

 canal, which is more than eight miles long, 

 is an interesting piece of engineering. The 

 water of the Ashnola river is led from its 

 bed and flows by it own gravity across the 

 Similkameen river through a 40 inch pipt 

 which is carried on a brige 400 feet long 

 Its course down the north side of the val- 

 ley is partly through open ditch and partly 

 through continuous stave piping, built up 

 on the spot. Of the piping, many thous- 

 ands of feet were required (diam. 40, 38 

 and 36 in.) not only as inverted siphons 

 for crossing deep gullies, but along the steep 

 mountain sides where ditching would be dif- 

 ficult and where an open cutting would b( 

 liable to interruption from land slides. The 

 total fall to the Keremeos bench is about 

 26 feet, and it is estimated that the water 

 will take about six hours to travel the 

 whole distance when carrying the designed 

 capacity. This slow flow will temper the 

 water from its cold state in the Ashonola 

 and bring it to the ochards at a suitable 

 temperature for irrigation. The canal 

 carries 1000 miner's inches and will servt 

 at present, 2,000 acres, but will probably be 

 extended later. 



The lands served by the canal — all rich 

 level bench land, clear except for a little 

 sage bush — are being rapidly taken up by 

 settlers, mostly in 10-acre plots. That 

 seems to be generally considered the pro- 

 per size for a fruit farm, and people more 

 often undertake less than more. The set- 

 tlers are mostly from Alberta, Saskatche- 

 wan and Manitoba — many of them grain 

 farmers who seek a milder climate and less 



strenuous employment. Next to apples, 

 peaches — which reach great size and perfec- 

 tion here — are most planted; the early time 

 of ripening — fully as early as in the fruit 

 districts of Washington state — making them 

 a valuable crop. 



A good deal of dissatisfaction is felt with 

 the provincial governments inspection ser- 

 vice for imported nursery stock. At pre- 

 sent every lot imported has to pass through 

 the ofiice at Victoria, often causing seriods 

 less through delay and injury in transit, as 

 well as extra expense. Even then it ia 

 claimed that the volume of business at the 

 oflice is so large that its work of inspection 

 and fumigation is not always done thor- 

 oughly. Sub-offices at convenient points 

 are urgently needed . 



Montreal 



E. H. Wartman, Dominion Frnit Inspector 



This is the earliest opening of naviga- 

 tion to the ocean in my eight years' stay 

 in Montreal. Soon we shall see our ocean 

 liners plowing their way to our port. One 

 of the first to arrive as usual will be from 

 the Mediterranean with a full cargo of or- 

 anges and lemons. When we see 75,000 cas- 

 es of fruit piled 10 to 12 tiers high in our 

 sheds, we will be led to say that the vol- 

 canoes haven't swallow-ed them all. Grape 

 fruit is selling lower than for years and is 

 gaining its ground in common family use. 

 A friend of mine said he used 20 cases 

 of this fruit in his family last winter. This 

 fruit is very nutritious and it should be 

 generally used, for health's sake, before 

 meals. 



As apples are very high, trade is slow, 

 bananas and oranges taking their place. 

 Maple syrup at this time of the year fill? 

 a place in family diet. It is made in very 

 large quantities on the Island of Montreal 



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