May. 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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Needs of Fruit Indvistry 



While Mr. J. A. Ruddick was giving his evi- 

 dence, before select committee on agri. and colo- 

 nization, a discussion took place as to manner 

 of regulating the ten;perature of cars upon 

 which fruit was transported. Some cars, he 

 said, were iced in summer and heated by stoves in 

 winter. Frecjuently the cool cars were too 

 cool and the warmed cars too hot, and so the 

 goods were spoiled by the very means designed 

 to preserve them. Mr. Ruddick explained 

 the difficulty of regulating the temperature of 

 cars in transit, where they were attended to by 

 men who had no interest in them and where it 

 was so difficult to trace or punish carelessness. 

 Mr. E. D. Smith pointed out that in the tender 

 fruit section there was a great need for 1 or 2 

 inspectors. Mr. Ruddick admitted the neces- 



sity and said that he would make a note of it 

 and see what could be done. In reply to a 

 question as to whether the Govt, had an inspec- ■ 

 tor at Portland he said that there was none. 



I have been experimenting with Japan plums » 

 Satsuma, so far, is the only variety I have suc- 

 ceeded in wintering. We ought to have a law 

 in this province compelling every land owner 

 to cut down and burn all trees that are infected 

 with black knot. New York State has such, 

 a law, and it works well. We may get one some 

 day. — D L. House, Stanstead Co., Que. 



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