August, 1908 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



179 



Apple Growing 



(Continued from Page Hi-}) 



[^It is surprising how many farmers are yet 

 Tifamiliar with the Inspection and Sale 

 bt, part IX (the Fruit Marks Act). A 



py of this act will be sent to anyone on 

 bplication to the Fruit Division, Depart- 

 >nt of Agriculture, Ottawa. Until the far- 



er becomes familiar with this Act he is at 

 |e mercy of the buyers. They may carry a 



py of it around with them and may read 

 [part of it to the apple grower, but the 

 pple grower is likely to be deceived if 



1 does not get the Act himself and study it 



^refully. All contracts, wherever grades 



mentioned, should read "Grade No. 1 



Grade No. 2 as defined by the inspec- 



pn and Sale Act, Part IX." With the Act 



■ his hand, the apple grower can make no 

 stake with reference to the marks that 



required on all fruit packages. 



briefly, the Inspection and Sale Act 



Ks only that the fruit be packed honestly, 



Tthe same quality from top to bottom, and 



nat it be marked honestly. Grade No. 1 or 



'irade No. 2 as defined by the Act. There 



re few complications about it, and there 



lA no reason why any grower should be led 



astray by designing buyers. 



CO-OPERATION 



There are very few co-operative associat- 

 ions in this district. They are being strong- 

 ly opposed by the buyers of the less reput- 

 l)le sort. These buyers are not interested 

 ;i securing a fair price for the fruit for the 

 i:irmcrs, but are interested in making as 

 liif? a profit as they possibly can. The larger 

 iiyers and real fruit merchants arc in favor 

 i co-operative associations inasmuch as 

 !iiey enable them to get large quantities of 

 fruit with greater assurances that the qual- 

 ity and marking are right. But many deal- 

 I rs of the "sharp" sort see in the co-opera- 

 ' ve associations only a number of apple 

 i'lwers removed from the chance of being 

 N posed upon by their fairy tales with re- 

 lence to crops, prices and market con- 

 iiions. 



APPLE BUYERS 



.Vot a few apple buyers attended these meet^ 



L's. Some of them expressed their approval 



: the Inspection and Sale Act and of co- 



irative selling. But the most of them 



ind in the Inspection and Sale Act and 



the co-operative associations a restriction 



;ion their actions. The members of the 



-operative association could not be im- 



■^ed upon. The manager, probably a 



nartor man than the buyer, looked after 



" market end of the business for the 



''' 'wer. Some of these dealers were opposed 



the Inspection and Sale Act because it 



terfcred with their buying orchards by 



■ "lump." With the spread of knowledge 

 i'l the help of the co-operative associations, 

 's to be hoped that the apple industry will 

 |)pnse with many of these disreputable 

 [)le buyers, and that the fruit may pass 



'i':ctly from the producer to the apple mer- 



'hant who will forward it and distribute 



' with as little expense as possible, to the 



1 tomers at home and abroad. 



.Vote.— Mr. McNeill concluded with some 



■':llent recommendations for the district 



iitioned, but lack of space forbade their 



'l>lication in this issue. They will appear 



xt month..— Editor). 



Mr. Beckley, of the Horace McFarland 

 U)., expects to spend considerable time 

 this summer on the hybridizing: establish- 

 ment of Mr. H. H. Groff, Simcoe. Ont., the 

 gladiolus specialist. 



The Late Mr. John Cape 



In the July issue of The Canadian Hor- 

 ticulturist, mention was made of the death 

 of Mr. John Cape, a 

 well known horticultur- 

 ist of Hamilton, Ont. 

 At the time it was 

 impossible to secure a 

 good photograph of the 

 deceased for publica- 

 tion. Through Mr. J. 

 Knoeshaw, the secre- 

 tary of the Hamilton 

 Horticultural Society, a 

 good portrait has since 

 been secured and it is 

 published herewith. Be- 

 sides the citizens of 

 Mr. John Cape Hamilton, many non- 



residents will recognize it and be pleased 

 to see a likeness of one wlio was a good 

 friend of horticulture and an enthusiast 

 in its science and practice. 



For many years Mr. Cape was actively 

 interested in the work of the Hamilton 

 Horticultural Society, holding offices at 

 various times and was its president at the 

 time of his decease. As a director of the 

 horticultural exhibition held in Hamilton 

 in 1905, he was instrumental in a large 

 measure, for its success. He contributed 

 occasional articles for The Canadian 

 Horticulturist wliioh always were read 

 with profit and pleasure. His love for things 

 horticultural was a characteristic that 

 made him beloved and a useful citizen. His 

 passing away will be felt not only by his 

 immediate friends but also by all persons 

 acquainted with his writings and work in 

 the interests of horticulture. 



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