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places as well as the private lots. The com- 

 mittee will make regular tours of inspection to 

 draw the attention of the citizens to small 

 neglected spots on their properties, and to 

 suggest a way of beautifying these places. It 

 is proposed that a subscription list be opened, 

 asking for donations of money, plants, flowers, 

 bulbs, seeds, etc., to be used in brightening up 

 the several public places that need it. An at- 

 tempt will be made also to interest the teachers 

 and children in the public schools of Grimsby 

 and vicinity in the work. 



The Corby Park at Belleville is to be re- 

 modelled and made more attractive. A Mon- 

 treal landscape architect has looked over the 

 park, and will prepare plans for ornamentation 

 that will make it more creditable to the city. 



A delegation of fruit growers from the 

 townships of Clinton and Louth" in the Niagara 

 district waited on Hon. Nelson Monteith re- 

 cently and asked that the new experimental 

 fruit farm, which it is expected will be estab- 

 lished in the Niagara peninsula, be located be- 

 tween Beamsville and Jordan. The members 

 of the delegation were: A. H. Culp, W. S. Dun- 

 can, Wm. Fretz, J. Bennett and D. Moyer. 



A report in the weekly Trade and Commerce 

 report of April 9 from Commercial Agent J. B. 

 Jackson, of Leeds and Hull, stated that there 

 was a good demand for Canadian canned to- 

 matoes. Fresh tomatoes are now extensively 

 used in England. These are imported prin- 

 cipally from the continent and the Canary 

 Islands. They are much smaller and lack the 

 flavor of the Canadian fruit; they are packed 

 in oblong boxes, each tomato rolled in tissue 

 paper; the boxes have a layer or covering of 

 paper at the top and bottom. Each box gen- 

 erally contains 14 or 15 lbs. of fruit. For ship- 

 ment purposes four boxes are always nailed 

 together with thin laths. Mr. Jackson thinks 

 that tomatoes could be shipped there from Can- 

 ada in the autumn, and arrive in good condi- 

 tion. If so, they would bring the highest price 

 in the market, and would easily sell at $4 per 

 bush. 



A company with $40,000 capital has been 

 formed at Belleville for manufacturing sweet 

 cider, cider vinegar, pickles, jams, and jelUes. 

 The directors are Sir Mackenzie Bowell, Messrs. 

 R. J. Grahatn, W. J. Magrath, S. Burrows, 

 and W. C. Springer. The directors elected the 

 following officers: Pres., R. J. Graham; vice- 

 pres., W. J. Magrath; sec.-tr'eas., E. P. Fred- 

 erick. The factory will be fitted up at once. 



The large- increase in the membership of the 

 Western Horticultural Society in Man. during 

 the past year, and the greater attention now 

 being given to horticultural work has led the 

 members to decide to hold a horticultural ex- 

 hibition in Winnipeg. The attempt under the 

 auspices of this society threfe years ago was 

 most creditable The display of fruits, flowers 

 and vegetables was excellent, and many were 

 the expressions of surprise heard from visitors, 

 to the effect that they did not think such things 

 could be grown in Man. Many of the exhibits 

 were purchased to send away to the United 

 States or elsewhere, where they were used with 

 telling effect for immigration purposes. The 

 exhibition, however, was a financial failiu-e, 



lERMANEN T meadows 

 should have an annual 



1 dressing of 500 pounds 



per acre of a fertilizer contain- 

 ing eleven per cent. Potash 

 and ten per cent, available 

 phosphoric acid. 



This will gradually force out 

 sour grasses and mosses from 

 the meadows, and bring good 

 grasses and clovers; thus in- 

 creasing the quality as well as 

 the quantity of the hay. 



Our practical book, "Farmer's Guide," 

 gives valuable facts for every sort of crop- 

 raising. It is one of a number of books on 

 successful fertilization which we send on re- 

 quest, free of any cost or obligation, to any 

 farmer who will write us for thean. 



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