DISHONEST APPLE PACKING 



Fig. 1590.— Spys from top and middle layer of barrel. 



honesty prevails in Ontario, as this would 

 indicate. It not only injures the sale of fruit 

 from that province, but as each barrel has 

 " Canada " branded upon it, also affects the 

 sale of apples from our own province of Nova 

 Scotia. It is time that some law was passed 

 for the inspection of apples for shipment to 

 the Euglish market, and the punishment of 

 such dishonest packers. 



As a consequence of the fine appearance of 

 some of the barrels that were opened at the 

 sale, a good price was realized, but several of 

 the purchasers, upon examining their lots, 

 were very indignant at the dishonest packers 

 of the fruit. 



As a Life Member of your Association, I re- 

 gret extremely such a suicidal policy as these 

 mean shippers are pursuing, packing apples 

 for the English, or for any other market, 

 that are not even worth the barrel they are 

 packed in, and so far from there being any 

 chance for profit in such a business, I do not 

 see how they can escape a claim for freight 

 and charges beyond what the apples can pos- 

 s'bly bring. 



I read with much interest The Canadian 

 Hobticpltcrist that comes with great re« 

 gularity, and always contains something to 

 instruct and entertain. 



Since writing the above, we have re- 

 ceived another letter from another 



gentleman in Yarmouth, N.S., with an 

 accompanying package containing two 

 apples from a barrel he had purchased, 

 belonging to the same ill-fated cargo. 

 He gives the name and address of 

 the packer, who lives in a prominent 

 apple growing section of Ontario ; but 

 the names we withhold in the mean- 

 time. 



We have photographed these samples 

 also, natural size, and think the expense 

 of so doing justifiable in the interest of 

 Canadian fruit growers. Mr. Geo. H. 

 Guest, Sheriff, Yarmouth, N.S., who 

 sends these samples, writes : — 



You will notice a great difference between 

 the second layer and one farther down. The 

 top layer was better than the second. I al- 

 ways had an idea that the very best was sent 

 to the English market, (where these were 

 intended for by S. S. Castilian ) 



As I get down in the barrel they are all 

 about like the small sample, and badly 

 bruised. Such rascals should be exposed. 



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