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BritisK Columbia Gro^wers 



The members of the B.C. Fruit Growers' As- 

 sociation work along lines differing from those 

 of the members of any of the other fruit growers' 

 associations. The membership of this asso- 

 ciation in 1905 was 100; the fee is §1 a member, 

 the same as in other similar associations. The 

 work of the association was explained to The 

 Horticulturist by the secretary, Mr. W. J, 

 Brandrith, while at Ottawa attending the fruit 

 conference. 



"We have branch associations of nine or 

 more members each," said Mr. Brandrith. 

 "Each member pays the main association 50 

 cts. The members of these branch associa- 

 tions enjoy all the benefits of membership, ex- 

 cept that they are not allowed to vote at the 

 association meetings, nor to hold office. We 

 endeavor to make the association of as great 

 value as possible to each member. One feat- 

 ure of our work which has been appreciated is 

 the furnishing to the growers, the ratings of 

 the commission dealers in the cities of B.C., 

 Alta., Sask., Man. and the Yukon. We sub- 

 scribe for Bradstreet's and get all its reports. 

 These reports and our subscription costs us 

 $75 per year. The members who are planning 

 to make consignments of fruit to any dealers, 

 and desire to know their financial standing, 

 write me for the same, and I will get the re- 

 reports and furnish them to the growers. 

 This is a very popular part of our work. 



"We also purchase supplies at wholesale 

 prices and furnish them to our members at 

 reduced rates. Early in the season, a price 

 list of spraying materials, etc., is furnished to 

 each member. They are offered the oppor- 

 tunity to purchase sulphate of copper, sulphur, 

 Paris green, Gillett's lye, powdered hellebore, 

 tissue paper for wrapping apples, peaches, 

 pears, and tomatoes, plum paper, lining paper 



H. H. & S. Budgett & Co., Ltd. 



BRISTOL, ENGLAND 



Importers of Canadian Apples, liberal allowances 

 made to reputable shippers, on bills of lading at 

 Montreal. Write at once for further particulars 

 regarding our method of disposing, and payment 

 for first-class Canadian Fruit. 



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WE CAN HANDLE YOUR 



CONSIGNMENTS 



whether large or small, to the best 

 advantage on Toronto Market. 

 Stamps and pad furnished. We 

 will gladly answer any correspond- 

 ence. 



THE DAWSON COMMISSION CO. 



TORONTO LIMITED 



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CREIGHTON POULTRY YARDS 



Barred Plymouth Rocks 

 and White Wyandottes 



Three pens of laying stock for .sale, $15. 00, 

 each consisting of eight females and one 

 male; two pens barred Rocl<s and one pen 

 of white Wyandottes. A good opportun- 

 ity to acquire a hand.some pen for a .sum- 

 mer home. High-class young stock for 

 sale. Write for description and prices. 

 S. SHORT, Proprietor - OTTAWA, ONT. 

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and cardboard. Goods are sold at ,30 dys. net. 

 Last year we sold pure Paris green in 10 lb. 

 lots at 28 cts. per pound. We sold last year 

 about 1J4 tons pure Paris green, and 2]/^ tons 

 sulphate copper and whale oil soap. We be- 

 lieve we have saved our members 15 to 20 per 

 cent, on prices. Last year our Government 

 grant was $1,250; this year we have asked for 

 it to be increased by $750." 



Subscribe now and get The Horticul- 

 turist for almost nothing. See an- 

 nouncement in this issue. 



Sour Cherries — A. Good 

 Investment 



Charles H. K. Baillie, F.R.H.S., Winona, Ont. 



When one figures out the gross returns of a 

 sour cherry orchard, planted on the right kind 

 of soil, there is an incUnation to go over one's 

 calculations again, under the suspicion that 

 there has been some error. A gross return of 

 $2,520.00 from an orchard of 200 Montmorency 

 cheery trees is an astounding estimate, but such 

 is the case with a small orchard on Mr. E. D. 

 Smith's fruit farm at Winona. The trees were 

 planted about 14 years ago, from stock propa- 

 gated on Mr. Smith's nurseries, and they re- 

 ceived such treatment as any other orchard of 

 sour cherries should receive. 



From the time of first fruiting they have in- 

 creased in yield every year, and this season the 

 orchard averaged 14 baskets to a tree. They 

 have received but one application of spray mix- 

 ture this year, and that was Bordeaux, but, in 

 spite of this scant spraying, there is scarcely a 

 trace of rot. There is a pronounced difference 

 in the size of the fruit of those trees which were 

 pruned and those that veere not, the former 

 being the larger. Taking into consideration 

 the superiority in .size of fruit, it will be inter- 

 esting to know how the yield of the pruned 

 trees will compare with that of the unpruned 

 ones. At a later date, further details will be 

 furnished. 



How to Pach Apples for 

 Export 



The following directions for packing apples 

 for export have been issued by Mr. Eben James, 

 Toronto. Particular attention is directed to 

 the practice of racking the barrels after they 

 are filled, not before: 



The rule most observed by the largest export 

 packers in Canada is to discard the old system 

 of leaving apples to sweat in the orchard, be- 

 lieving that generally detrimental to keeping 

 qualities, but pack as picked off the trees. As 

 the apples are picked they are placed on a 

 canvas table resembling a camp-bed, the firsts 

 and seconds sorted out and culls discarded. 

 The barrel should be placed on a plank, and the 

 quarter hoops properly tightened and nailed. 

 Apples of a good average size, not the largest 

 nor smallest, but uniform, should be selected 

 for the face, and placed stem-end down at the 

 bottom of the barrel (after stems have been 

 removed from face apples only), which should 

 he covered as far as possible without leaving 

 unnecessary lioles; follow with a basket selected 

 same as face, then fill in with standard fruit (per 

 requirements) till half full; the barrel should 

 then be jarred, but not shaken enough to dis- 

 place the face and as each additional basket 

 is filled in it should be jarred. When filled 



IT SHOULD BE WELL RACKED WITH A CIRCULAR 

 BOARD HAVING A PAD ON ONE SIDE. See that 



apples when well racked will be hardly an inch 

 above barrel, carefully turn stem-ends up, with 

 the exception of outer row, which are better 

 blossom up; arrange jiroper sized apples so 

 that any holes are filled, making barrel present 

 an even surface slightly rising to centre, thereby 

 insuring even pressure. Press in head, line and 



nail carefully, cut nails preferred. Brand neatly 

 faced end. 



Packer must be governed by variety of 

 apples in height in barrel when pressing. Ex- 

 amine occasionally when packing, and if you 

 find (providing you have racked well) that 

 skin is severely dinged or broken, press lighter. 

 Storage apples need very little pressing. 



At the convention of the International Apple 

 Shippers' Association, held early in Aug. at 

 Niagara Falls, N.Y., many important topics of 

 interest to Canadian apple men were discussed. 

 The crops of Canada and the U.S. combined was 

 estimated at 60,000,000 bbls. of good quality 



R. & W. Davidson 



GLASGOW, SCOTLAND 



Fruit and Produce Exporters 



Invite correspondence regarding Canadian Apples 

 in boxes for shipment during the coming season. 

 Sales made direct by private bargafn. No sales 

 made by auction. Satisfactory references to 

 Ontario shippers. 



H. Beckett & Sons, Hamilton, Ont. 

 W. F. W. Fisher, Burlington. Ont. 

 Geo. E. Fisher, Burhngton. Ont. 

 R. C. Fowler, Burlington, Ont. 

 Albert Pain, Hamilton, Ont. 

 A. Pettit & son, Grimsby. Ont. 



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Apple Shippers 



BUDGETT, JAMES CS, CO. 



LIMITED 



Frviit BroKers and 

 Importers 



BRISTOL, ENGLAND 



Charees Moderate. Correspondence Solicited. 



Cable Address— "Landscape," Bristol 



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CABLES : 

 "fANKHURST. LONDON • 



A. B.C. CODE 

 4TH EDITION 



D. D. PANKHURST 



P-RUIT BROKER 

 AND AUCTIONEER 



Covent Garden Market, London 



Consignments Solicited Apples a Specialty 



Top Market Prices 



bankers: LONDON & COUNTY LTD, . COVENT GARDEN 



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Furness,Witliv & Co. 



LIMITSD " 



Steamship <v4gents and Brokers 

 MONTREAL 



MANCHESTER LINERS, LTD. 



senrtSe'prom Montreal to Manchester 



Canada — South Africa, Joint Service 



Monthly Soihngs 



Montreal to South African Ports 



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