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_ Items of Interest 



A meeting of apple growers was held in Mea- 

 ford, Ont., in June, and a new fruit growers' 

 assn. was formed; pres., A. Gifford; sec.-treas., 

 Dr. Hamel. At the meeting interesting ad- 

 dresses were delivered by T. H. Race, of Mitchell, 

 on the value of cooperation; by J. G. Mitchell, 

 Clarlisburg, on a similar topic, and by T. B. 

 Rivett, Toronto, on spraying. 



The Horticulturist has received from Mr. 

 J. W. Bigelow, of Wolfville, N.S., who has 

 been appointed supt. of the horticultural dept. 

 of the Dominion exhibition, to be held in Hahfax 

 early in Sept., a complete prize list for the fruit 

 section. Lack of space prevents the publica- 

 tion of this prize list, which is a long one. 

 Several prizes are ofTered in almost every section, 

 the prices being Hberal. Copies of the prize list 

 may be obtained by writing direct to Mr. Bigelow. 



At a recent meeting olf fruit growers in the 

 district surrounding Belleville, a committee com- 

 prising Jas. Knox, W. S. Morden, Samuel Sills, 

 H. D. Leavens and F. S. Wallbridge, was 

 appointed to arrange for a suitable building in 

 which to pack their fruit this fall. The crops 

 of the various growers will be handled on the 

 cooperative plan. A manager will be engaged 

 to look after picking and packing. 



The dept. of physics at O.A.C., Guelph, under 

 the management of Prof. W. H. Day, will con- 

 tinue the work done in helping farmers and 

 fruit and vegetable growers to solve the drainage 

 question. In 190.5, Prof. Reynolds, on being 

 requested, visited farms and took drain levels, 

 and advised the farmers as to the best location 

 for drains. The only outlay entailed was in 

 paying Prof. Reynolds' travelling expenses. 

 Several farmers in a locality can make the cost 

 very light by arranging to have each of their 

 farms attended to during the same visit. Ap- 

 plications should be addressed to Wm. H. Day, 

 Dept. of Physics, O.A.C, Guelph. 



A number of leading growers in the Grimsby 

 district have formed a co-operative organization 

 for the purpose of handling the products of their 

 orchards to better advantage. The new com- 

 pany is to be known as the Grimsby Co-opera- 

 tive Fruit Growers, Ltd. The officers are: A. 

 G. Pettit, president; A. H. Pettit, vice-pres.; 

 H. G. Roberts, sec.-treas.; and manager, J. D. 

 Biggar. Among others in the company are 

 Linus Wool vert on and J. M. Metcalfe. These 

 growers appreciate the value of co-operation 

 and, having had long and practical experience, 

 they may be expected to make the venture a 

 success. 



At a recent meeting of the Edmonton Board 

 of Trade a resolution was presented asking for 

 a revision of the regulations governing fruit 

 shipments. It was pointed out that growers 

 in the east did not know what western dealers 

 wanted, and that the latter were not sufficiently 

 protected against fraud. Some claimed that 

 it was the small packers and not the producers 

 who were to blame. 



The Dept. of Agri. in Alberta intends to en- 

 courage fruit growing. Circulars requesting in- 

 formation regarding age of trees, varieties, etc., 

 have been sent to those who have grown fruit. 

 In future reliable information on these subjects 

 will be supplied by the department. 



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Three pens of laying stock for sale, $15.()0, 

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HEADING 



I have 80,000 setts of Basswood and 

 Hardwood Heading to turn up for 

 apple barrel trade. First-class dry kiln 

 in connection with plant. Parties re- 

 quiring car lots or less should ask prices. 

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