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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



September, 1908 



LADDERS 



FOR EVERY USE 



FRUIT GROWERS in 

 every part of Canada are 

 using- our celebrated double 

 truss high carbon steel wire 

 extension ladders. 



LIGHTER STRONGER GHEAPER 



than any other ladder made 



The most perfect ladder in 

 existence. Each side rail 

 has a heavy, high carbon 

 steel wire, stretched along 

 the inside, 

 se c u rely 

 fastened at 

 the end, 

 forming a 

 truss and 

 prevents 

 side sway- 

 ing. Send 

 for one of 

 our new 

 illustrated 

 catalogues, 

 givingsizes 

 and prices. 



apples, but for red and green apples we have 

 not found a good preservative." 



There is still some valuable experimental 

 work to be done on thia question. The 

 writer would be glad to receive any further 

 information regarding it. 



Cherries, raspberries, currants and goose- 

 berries look best when preserved on the 

 branch. Jars used for this purpose should 

 be large enough to permit of the fruit 

 taking its natural position without crowd- 

 ing. Strawberries may be prevented from 

 crushing each other by tying the stem to 

 a small twig with a bit of thread. 



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BERLIN WOODENWARE COMPANY 



BERLIN 



ONTARIO 



Branches in all parts of Canada 



POULTRY DEPT. 



Conducted by S. Short, Ottawa 



To prevent injury to the smaller chicks 

 and harmful annoyance to the pullets, the 

 earliest hatched and largest cockrels should 

 be separated from tlie other chickens by this 

 time of year. If these cockrels are of no 

 special broding they should be disposed of 

 now. April and May hatched cockrels 

 should, in condition, now weigh from four 

 to six pounds each, according to the breed 

 tc which they belong. There is therefore, 

 no pi'ofit in holding them until November or 

 December, for they will consume the value 

 rt the rne or two pounds gain in flesh in the 

 two months, besides very likely selling 

 cheaper then than now, for the farmers 

 have not time to market their spare fowl at 

 thij season lait rush them all to market in 

 the cold weather of late November, or 

 December; thus the large supply lowers the 

 price. 



There is also the question as to which 



are the best males to keep for breeding 

 next season. If the object of the poultry 

 keeper is to develop a winter egg-laying 

 strain he should have started last spring by 

 hatcliing from eggs laid only by females of 

 marked qualities for egg production, judged 

 from the records of last winter. Presumiri; 

 this was done, now arises the question of 

 wiiich cockrels to keep over for next season 

 to improve the strain in egg production. 



The first pullets to lay in the autumn ar' 

 those that matured the fastest, for a femaL 

 cannot lay until she has made the necessar\ 

 growth or mature development. The corres 

 ponding condition in the males would h> 

 early crowing and inclination to mate. 



At this season there should be no difficulty 

 in noting these characteristics in the cock- 

 rels, and where there are a number showing 

 equal growth and sprightiness, preferene. 

 first should be given to those having tin 

 best body shape, and most promising point- 

 of the breed they represent. 



The old hens should now be weeded out. 

 They have, in most cases, laid nearly 

 all the eggs they intended to lay this year 

 and will if not soon disposed of, begin to 

 moult, which reduces their flesh and owing 

 to pin feathers make them almost unfit for 

 table use until the new feathers are fully 

 grown and they have regained their normal 

 weight, all of which takes from two tf 

 three months. Discard them now and giv 

 the growing pullets the benefit of the extr.-i 

 yard space. 



The October isssue of The Canadian Hor- 

 ticulturist will be devoted chiefly to the 

 fruit industry of British Columbia. Grower? 

 in that province should not fail to secur. 

 that edition. Those who are not already 

 subscribers should become such this month. 

 The subscription price is only 60 cents a 

 year, or two years for $1. 



A COMPLETE LINE OF 



FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES 

 SHRUBS, SMALL FRUITS AND RQSES 



FOR DELIVERY IN FALL OF 1908 AND SPRING 1909 



FRUIT TREES : Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peaches, Quinces, etc. in un- 

 limited quantities. All home grown Stock, guaranteed true to name 



GRAPE VINES by the thousands, extra strong two-year- old vines, under the 

 direct supervision of a Grape Vine Specialist 



ORNAMENTAL SHADE TREES for Parks, Streets, and Gardens. Large speci- 

 men trees for individual trees a specialty. All stock symmetrically grown and 

 dug with plenty of fibrous roots 



ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS in all best varieties, field grown and carefully dug 



ROSES in bushes, standards, or half-standards. Field grown and budded on their 

 own roots. Climbing Vines and Trailers in unlimited quantities. 



HELDERLEIGH. 



We have a few vacancies for First-Claas Salesmen with undoubted credentials. 

 Write for terms and catalogues, which will be cheerfully furnished free of charge 



E. D. SMITH 



NURSERIES 



WINONA, 



ONTARIO 



ESTABUSHED QUARTER-OF-A-CENTURY. 



jVIcntion The Canadian Horlicullnrist whan writing^. 



