December, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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Horticultural Progress in Nova Scotia 



THE Department of Agriculture of the Gov- 

 ernment of Nova Scotia is making its in- 

 fluence felt in all lines of agriculture and 

 horticulture in the Maritime Province 

 which it represents. Recently Principal Gum- 

 ming, Secretary for Agriculture, associated with 

 Mr. F. L- Fuller, Superintendent of Agricultural 

 Societies and Associations, imported from Great 

 Britain a splendid selection of Clydesdale horses, 

 Ayrshire cattle and Highland sheep. They also 

 purchased in Ontario and other parts of Canada 

 some 98 head of pure-bred rams. Almost all of 

 this stock has, during the months of September 

 and October, been disposed of by public auction 

 at the people's own prices, under bond to be kept 

 within the province for breeding purposes. 



During his visit to the Old Country, Mr. 

 Gumming arranged with Mr. J. Howard, Agent- 

 General for Nova Scotia, for a large exhibit of 

 Nova Scotia fruit, to be shown at the Royal 

 Horticultural Society Show at the Crystal Palace 

 and at various local shows in England. This 

 matter had been partly taken in hand by Pro- 

 fessor Sears before his resignation from the chair 

 of horticulture at the Agricultural College in 

 Truro, and it would have been difficult to have 

 carried out the details had it not been for Mr. 

 G. H. Vroom, of Middleton, N.S., Dominion 

 Fruit Inspector, having received permission 

 from Ottawa to cooperate with the local depart- 

 ment to make this exhibit a success. 



Through Mr. Vroom's efforts, there have been 

 forwarded to London, England, via boat sailing 

 on October 29, the equivalent to 240 boxes of 

 Nova Scotia's choicest fruit. To be exact, there 

 were 150 boxes and 30 barrels, representing 30 

 varieties. This consignment of fruit was ex- 

 hibited at the Royal Horticultural Society Show. 

 held in London on November 28 and 29, 

 It was entered in competition with fruit 

 shown from the various provinces and, in some 



cases, colonies of Great Britain. Part of this 

 fruit was bought outright by the government, 

 but the major portion of it was sent forward in 

 consignments of from 5 to 12 boxes from private 

 growers, with the understanding that the fruit 

 will be sold at public auction immediately after 

 the exhibition, and the proceeds go to the grow- 

 ers. Later on another shipment will be made 

 with which to supply the exhibition at the 

 Crystal Palace, London, and also for local shows 

 throughout Great Britain. 



For a number of years Nova Scotia has been 

 exhibiting fruit at the above shows, but, for the 

 most part, the exhibit has been limited, es- 

 pecially in quantity. It is expected that the 

 large exhibit sent over this year will form a 

 noteworthy feature of the various shows and 

 will serve to exploit the valuable fruit areas of 

 this province to a greater degree than ever be- 

 fore. Another important aim of this exhibit is 

 to test the possibility of selling choice Nova 

 Scotia fruit, in boxes, in the London markets. 

 At the present time, practically all the fruit 

 from this province is put up in barrels. How- 

 ever, there is a growing feeling that, at least by 

 some fruit growers, an effort should be made to 

 capture a share of the high class "box-fruit" 

 market. 



Fruit growers in the Annapolis and Corn- 

 wallis Valleys are feeling most optimistic over 

 the outlook for this year. The crop has heen con- 

 siderably above the average, the quality in gen- 

 eral superior, and the prices almost record ones. 

 This means a large inflow of money to this part 

 of Nova Scotia and affords a special encourage- 

 ment to those men who, during the past few 

 years, have been setting out large areas of new 

 orchards. 



The Agricultural College at Truro opened 

 its winter session on Tuesday, November 5. 

 This date is much later than the date of opening 



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