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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Prince E,d^ward Island F. G. A. Meeting 



THE 11th annual meeting of the P.E.I. Fruit 

 Grs. Assn. was held in Charlottetown, Dec. 

 10 and 11. It was profitable and successful. 

 The trea.surer's report showed the assn. to 

 l)e on a satisfactory footing, a balance of some 

 ■$80 being on the right side of the ledger. 



After other routine business, Pres. Burke ap- 

 pointed Messrs. Tanton and Moore judges of the 

 fruit. The fruit show Was smaller than usual 

 ijut a most creditable one for this ofT-year. 



The regular program was taken up minus 

 the addresses of Dr. Fletcher, W. T. Macoun, 

 and others, who were unable to attend. It com- 

 prised the president's address — an utterance 

 which reviewed the situation completely, and 

 pointed the way to ultimate success. Later, 

 some of its features will be published. Suffice 

 it to say now, that Dr. Burke thinks the indus- 

 try far enough advanced to firmly point out 

 some things necessary to make it thrive and 

 pros-[)er. Encouragement was the word of the 

 past, instruction the need of the present, coopera- 

 tion the desideratum of the future. The presi- 

 dent's address was unanimously and cordially 

 accepted. 



Mr. Registrar White then read a valuable 

 paper on "Experience in Island Horticulture," 

 in which he criticized somewhat facetiously the 

 methods of some of our planters, and declared 

 that it is not sprays that is so generally needed, 

 but fertilizers. A lively discussion followed, 

 participated in by Prof. Ross, Fred. Bovyer, John 

 Xewson, John Robertson and J. A. Moore. It 

 was largely confined to varieties, and the audi- 

 «nce enjoyed it immensely. 



Another session of the assn. was engaged in 

 receiving reports, reading correspondence and 

 the discussion of practical topics. The report 

 of the committee on prize lists was adopted. 

 The transportation committee announced some 

 substantial improvements in freight rates on 



fruit through the medium of the railway com- 

 mission, and asked that express companies be 

 also subject to this commission. The commit- 

 tee on cooperation also reported favoring the 

 establishment of a packing, jamming, evaporat- 

 ing and cidering establishment at Charlotte- 

 town; and a resolution, spoken to by John 

 Robertson, Inkerraan, and Hon. F. L. Haszard, 

 asking the Federal authorities to take this mat- 

 ter U[) as they did dairying here, was unanimously 

 carried. 



The delegates to the Dominion Conference at 

 Ottawa, in March last, presented their report, 

 through the president. The proceedings of this 

 important meeting are already printed and dis- 

 tributed to fruit-men. 



On the question of instruction, President 

 Burke announced that he had recently seen 

 Commissioner Ruddick, and that he had be- 

 come fully convinced of the desirability of hav- 

 ing good instructors visit orchards everywhere, 

 and intended doing this service to P.E.I, horti- 

 culture. A resolution approving the plan of 

 personal visitation was adopted. 



C. R. Dickie. Muddy Creek, made a valuable 

 address on "Cranberry Culture," giving his ex- 

 perience in growing, packing and marketing 

 this luscious berry. He said that off half an 

 acre he gathered 37 bbls. of fruit this year, and 

 the crop was not extraordinary. Last year cran- 

 berries fetched S.36 a bbl. iti Montreal. 

 . A paper on "Strawberries" which, when pub- 

 lished, will give individual growers the best in- 

 formation, was read by A. E. Dewar, one of the 

 largest planters in the province. Asked by the 

 chair as to the suitabihty of Island soil and con- 

 ditions to the production of this favorite fruit, 

 he said: "I am satisfied that we can grow the 

 best strawberries here that America can pro- 

 duce." Mr. Robertson and Mr. Dickie added 

 further information on the subject. 



The election of officers was then taken up, the 

 president asking to be relieved after long service. 

 John Robertson thought it was impossible to 

 permit him to retire yet ; there was nobody who 

 had done so much for the industry and no one 

 else could do so much. He moved, seconded by 

 A. W. Stems, that the Rev. Dr. Burke be re- 

 elected, and the motion was carried by a stand- 

 ing vote. The president thanked the Associa- 

 tion for its confidence, but he said that next 

 year they must surely find another occupant for 

 the presidential chair. The elections resulted 

 as follows: Patron, His Honor, Lt.-Gov. Mac- 

 kinnon; pres.. Rev. Dr. Burke, Alberton; v.- 

 pres., D. J Stewart, Aitken's Ferry; directors, 

 A. J McFadyen, C. W. Black, C. R. Dickie 

 (Prince), John Johnstone, John Newson, George 

 Auld (Queens), F. G. Bovyer, John Robertson, 

 J. A. Dewar (Kings). Auditors, Franklin Bov- 

 yer, A. W. Sterns. The same committees as 

 last year were then struck by the chair. At a 

 subsequent meeting of the board the old sec- 

 trea.s., A. E. Dewar, was re-elected. 



A TalK About Apples 



In Ont. there are about 22.5,000 bbls. of apples 

 in storage, according to P. J. Carey, Dom. 

 FVuit Inspr., who recently was interviewed by 

 The Canadian Horticulturist. He estimates 

 the quantities in the various localities as follows' 

 Georgian Bay, 1.5,000; Hamilton, 10,000; Oak- 

 ville, 2,000; Toronto, 1.5,000; Whitby, 8,000; 

 Oshawa, 15,000; Bowman ville, 4,000; Newcastle, 

 10,000; Cobourg, 8,000; Grafton, 10,000; Col- 

 borne, 65,000; Brighton, 3.5,000; Trenton, 

 15,000; Belleville, 15,000; and Frankfort, 7,000. 



In respect to the quality of apples in storage, 

 Mr. Carey said that he believes the Georgian 

 Bay dist. leads, there being at least 75% free 

 from defects. In the other districts there is not 

 much choice. On the whole, the fruit cannot be 

 considered of good quality. There is between 

 50 and 60% No. 1. Many of the apples are 



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