December, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



311 



Shovild Hold a Conference tHis Winter 



LETTERS on the need for another Domin- 

 ion Fruit Conference continually are be- 

 ing received by The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist. It is the unanimous opinion 

 ^that another conference should be called for 

 the spring of 1908. Fruit interests in all parts 

 of Canada feel the need. 



Mr. Jas. S. ScarfF, Woodstock, Ont.: "I am 

 pleased to notice that a move is being made 

 for another Dominion Conference in the near 

 future. I am decidedly in favor of it as I feel 

 assured a vast amount of good resulted from 

 the conference held in March, 1906, at Ottawa. 

 Owing to lack of time at that meeting, a num- 

 ber of important matters that were on the 

 program for consideration were not dealt with 

 and should be placed on the program at the 

 next conference. 



"I feel quite assured that it is the wish of 

 the leading ftuit growers of the provinces that 

 another conference should be held at an early 

 date, and I have no doubt but that, when the 

 matter is brought before the Hon. Mr. Fisher, 

 he will recall to his mind that he assured the 

 delegates to the last conference that another 

 one would be called within a reasonable time. 

 I would therefore suggest that the executive 

 committees of the various provincial organi- 

 zations lay the matter before the Minister of 

 Agriculture for the Dominion, urging him again 

 to call the delegates from the various provinces 

 together for another conference. In reference 

 to questions that might be discussed at the 

 next conference, I can fully endorse the sug- 

 gestions made by the secretary of the Ontario 

 Fruit Growers' Association in the August num- 

 ber of The Canadian Horticulturist." 



Prof. H. L. Hutt, O.A.C., Guelph: "I cer- 

 tainly approve of holding another Dominion 

 Fruit Conference, and have no doubt that the 



Hon. Sydney Fisher will be as good as his word 

 and call such a conference as soon as he deems 

 wise. This is an age of conferences, and some- 

 times the thing is overdone. I think at least 

 two years is often enough for the bringing to- 

 gether of delegates from all parts of the Do- 

 minion as was done last time. The important 

 work accomplished by the last conference has 

 had its effect upon the fruit interests of the 

 whole Dominion, and there are many questions 

 still to be taken up at the next convention." 



Mr. Jas. C. Ford, Oakville, Ont.: "It would 

 be well to have another Dominion Fruit Con- 

 ference, as the last was very beneficial to all 

 those w-ho attended, and to the industry as a 

 whole. One point that was not touched on, 

 and that should have been, was the .sizes of 

 baskets. This is not strictly defined. The 

 manufacturers are making all sizes and shapes. 

 The Marks Act is not being enforced thorough- 

 ly. I know that some manufacturers are 

 making the six -quart basket and not stamping 

 them. This arises from the fact that the 

 baskets are not all uniform, and it is very hard 

 to detect the sizes, unless you are thoroughly 

 acquainted with the manufacturing of baskets. 

 I would like to have a uniform size, length, 

 depth and width, of all packages adopted. 

 The government might have forms and sell 

 these, or give them to the manufacturers, so 

 that there would be no trouble then in the 

 different sizes." 



Mr. R. J. Graham, Belleville, Ont.: "If it is 

 decided to hold another Dominion Fruit Con- 

 ference, I think that the shippers and jobbers 

 should have some consideration and be able 

 to vote on questions discussed. We can do 

 much good by getting all sections of the Do- 

 minion interested in fruit together, and I can- 

 not see that anv harm could come of it. The 



package question should be definitely settled, 

 fixing a maximum as well as minimum size 

 for boxes and barrels. The No. 2 grade of 

 apples might be better described. The trans- 

 portation question needs much attention. 

 Questions regarding the growing of fruit should 

 not take up much time at such gatherings, but 

 the packing, selling, shipping and other com- 

 mercial matters could be more profitably at- 

 tended to." 



Mr. J. M. Fisk, Abbotsford, Que.: "The con- 

 ference held in 1906 has resulted in improving 

 conditions along the whole line, but there is 

 yet ample scope for further improvements. 

 Transportation is still a complex problem. 

 The nomenclature of our fruits should be 

 dealt with by a standing committee, as there 

 are too many synonyms, and it frequently 

 occurs that the same variety is grown, sold, 

 and even exported under two or more names. 

 One name for a variety should suffice for the 

 whole Dominion. These are many other live 

 problems that require further legislation to 

 meet the needs of the present age. 



"The cooperative scheme of spraying, grad- 

 ing, packing, canning, shipping, and selling 

 our fruits, shoidd be worked for all it is worth 

 in every section of the Dominion where it is 

 practical to do so. It would raise the com- 

 mercial value of our fruits, and be more remun- 

 erative to the growers. Cooperation has done 

 wonders for the dairy interests of the Do- 

 minion, and should, when properly managed, 

 produce as good results for the fruit growers. 



"It is the custom of the American Pomo- 

 logical Society to meet once in two years, and 

 they find plenty of matter to engage their at- 

 tention for several days at each session. At 

 our la.st conference in 1906, the question of 

 forming a Dominion Pomological Society was 

 left in obeyance, because of the deep interest 

 and sympathy in our work taken by the Min- 

 ister of Agriculture, who gave us to under- 



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E. D. SMITH 



EIGHT HUNDRED ACRES 



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ESTABLISHED QUARTER CENTURY 



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