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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



The Canadian HorUculturisl 



Publiihed by The Horticultural 

 Publiahing Company^, Limited 



The Only Horticultural Magazine 

 in the Dominion 



Offlcial Organ of Britiah Columbia, Ontario, Quebec 

 and Prince Edward Island Fruit Qrowera* 

 AsBociationa and of the Ontario Veg- 

 etable Growers* Association 



H. Bronson Cowan, Editor and Business Manager 



J. Albbrt Hand, B.S.A., Associate Editor 



W. G. Rook, Advertisiog Manager 



A. B. Cm-riNO. B.S.A., Special Correspondent 



W. WiCKiiAM. Wellington Chambers. l.on<lon Bridge, S.H., 



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TORONTO, CANADA 



THE EXPORTING OF FRUIT 



This year there promises to be another 

 bumi)er crop of fruit. From all sections, not 

 only of Canada but from the United States as 

 well, come reports that orchards have wintered 

 in exceptionally fine condition and that pros- 

 jjects for a large crop of almost all varieties of 

 fruit are bright. Unless unforeseen events 

 occur there is danger that there may be a 

 glut of at least certain varieties of fruit. This 

 means that those growers who are able to 

 market their fruit in the t^est condition will re- 

 ceive the top prices, and that inferior frtiit may 

 not be wanted at any price, For this reason 

 large quantities may go to waste. 



In the past the coojierative fruit growers' 

 associations, where , there has been a surplus of 

 fruit, have saved the situation for their mem- 

 bers by being able to dispose of their fruit when 

 other growers in the same districts have been 

 iniable often to make sales. It is not too late 

 yet for growers, where there are none of these 

 associations, to meet and organize for the joint 

 handling of their crops next fall. This should 

 be done immediately. Only by being able to 

 offer considerable quantities of fruit, properly 

 graded and packed, will they be sure of receiving 

 the best prices. 



The increase in the number of cooperative 

 associations of late years has forced another 

 question to the front — the marketing of the fruit 

 in Great Britain. The associations in Ontario, 

 in some cases, have sold their output direct to 

 English buyers, thus saving the middlemen's 

 charges, exacted from growers, who sell to 

 Canadian exporters. It has long been recog- 

 nized that the consignment of fruit to Great 

 Britain to be sold by auction is thoroughly 

 unsatisfactory. A better system is needed. 

 The HoRTicuLTtRisT has shown that there are 

 many retailers and buyers in Great Britain who 

 would like to establish connections direct with 

 the growers on this side of the ocean. There is 



a possibility for a great development of this 

 trade. Before it can be inatle a thorough suc- 

 cess two things are necessary; an increase in the 

 number of cooperative ass<x'iations among the 

 growers of Canada, and some means by which 

 these asstKiations can Ix- placed in touch with 

 the retailers and consumers in Great Britain. 



Believing that we are just on the threshold 

 of a vast increase in this work The Canadian 

 HoRTrcuLTi'RisT has sent a member of its staff 

 to Great Britain, where he will investigate the 

 conditions at first hand, and report his observa- 

 tions through these columns. While abroad 

 our representative, who is now on the ocean, 

 will visit the leading import points, including 

 Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, and London, 

 where he will interview leading importers, the 

 officers of retail grocers' associations and other 

 people interesteti in the handling of Canadian 

 fruit. His main object will tie to place himself 

 in touch with firms that are ])repared to bu^ 

 direct from Canadian growers. A list of their 

 wants will Ije made and the information thus 

 obtained will Ije made known for the benefit of 

 the readers of The Horticulturist. Any of 

 our subscribers who would like to place them- 

 selves in touch with British importers of Cana- 

 dian fruit, and who l)elieve that our representa- 

 tive while abroad may be able to assist them, 

 are invited to write us immediately. The 

 Horticulturist hojjes that it will be able to 

 gather information in Great Britain that will be 

 of great value to Canadian fruit growers. 



men, and they make this an excuse for a neglect 

 in the matter of their clothes and of their wagons, 

 that results greatly to their own injury. A 

 neat, serviceable suit of clothes and a coat of 

 paint on his wagon would not cost a gardener 

 much in a year, and would help to raise the 

 standing of the profession. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES 



The next two years should show a great in- 

 crease in the number of horticultural societies 

 in Ontario, and in the value of their work. The 

 new act relating to horticultural societies makes 

 this possible. By this act the two restrictions 

 that have prevented the development of this 

 work have been removed. 



After this year it will \k impossible for socie- 

 ties to hold exhibitions or to work in connection 

 with agricultural societies. Many societies in 

 Ontario have Ijeen doing this, including those at 

 Strathroy, Aylmer, Renfrew, Goderich, and 

 others. These societies have Ijeen devoting all 

 their funds to holding exhibitions at the time 

 of their local agricultural exhibitions. In this 

 way they have neglected practically all the other 

 lines of work, which have been carried on so suc- 

 cessfully by the other societies in the province. 

 It is not likely that the societies already estab- 

 lished at these points will drop out of existence. 

 Instead, they probably will expend their funds 

 in holding separate exhibitions, distributing seeds 

 among school children, civic imi)rovement 

 work, and in other efforts of a more valuable 

 nature. 



In other cities, such as Cornwall, where agri- 

 cultural societies have prevented the formation 

 of horticultural societies, there will be nothing 

 to hinder the establishment of live horticultural 

 societies. This should lead to a considerable 

 increase in the number of these societies. An- 

 ticipating the formation of additional societies 

 the total government grant has been increased 

 by almost $1,500. For these reasons a great 

 extension of horticultural work in Ontario may 

 be confidently expected. 



The Toronto Horticultural Society is likely 

 to l)enefit more than any other society in the 

 province by the new Horticultural Societies Act. 

 In the past the Toronto society, although located 

 in the largest city in the province, has receive! 

 an annual grant of only $140, although thi 

 societies in Ottawa and Hamilton have received 

 grants of $350 each. This has been Ijecause a 

 dummy agricultural society in Toronto, that 

 has never held an exhibition, has taken money 

 that otherwise would have gone to the horticul- 

 tural society. Under the new !ict the Toronto 

 society will be able to participate in the sjjecial 

 grant of $800, made to the four societies in 

 Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton and Ixindon, and 

 also in the general grant to the societies through- 

 out the province. Its grant, thus, will lie greatly 

 increased so that it should Ijecome one of the 

 strongest and best societies in the province. 



The Ontario \'egetable Growers' As.sociation 

 is making a name for itself. It has a memtiership 

 exceeding 400, which is considerably larger than 

 that of any other association in the province, 

 although its government grant is much the 

 smallest of any of the associations, being only 

 one-third of that of the Ontario Fruit Growers' 

 Association, and less than one-third of the grants 

 to the Dairymen's AsS'x:iations. Its proposal 

 to ofler prizes for the best crops of celery grown 

 in the province and to require the competitors 

 to furnish full information in regard to their 

 methods of growing their crops should create 

 great interest and help to still further strengthen 

 the association. 



When giving his evidence liefore the select 

 standing committee on Agriculture and Colon- 

 ization, Dairy Commissioner I. A. Ruddick, 

 after announcing that the work of his branch 

 is divided into four divisions (the dairy, fruit, 

 extension- of markets and cold storage), had 

 the following to say: "I would suggest, Mr. 

 Chairman, that the matters relating to tin 

 Fruit Division be left for the chief of that divi 

 sion, Mr. A. McNeill, to explain to the commit- 

 tee. He is much more familiar with the de- 

 tails than I am, and I think you would prefer 

 to have him give evidence with respect to that 

 particular division." If the chief of the fruit 

 division is better acquainted with the detail 

 of the fruit division than is the head of tlii. 

 division, and Ijetter able to give evidence Ix-- 

 fore the Committee of Agriculture, why should 

 he not be given full credit for his work and 

 • made the fruit commissioner? 



The market gardeners around most of the 

 leading cities in Ontario have organized branches 

 of the Ontario Vegetable Growers' Association, 

 and are beginning to make known the fact that 

 their profession is a most difficult one, that 

 requires even more scientific knowledge than any 

 other of an agricultural or horticultural nature. 

 The various steps the growers are taking to 

 develop the industry and to introduce improved 

 methods of culture, are meeting with marked 

 success. There is one point, however, on which 

 not much has been said, but to which attention 

 should be given. There are too many market 

 gardeners who do not pay the attention they 

 should to their personal appearance. They 

 seem to think that no person expects them to 

 dress neatly and to look as well as other business 



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