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him to Winnipeg at prices which yielded him a net 

 return of $275 (£65) per acre. . . . Last year the older 

 apple orchard on the same estate yielded a net return 

 of $300 (£60) per acre, some of the trees giving over 

 20 cases of fruit each." 



Mr. E. A. Ackland, of the Toronto "Globe," 

 reported, when writing about the Nelson district: " As 

 to prices, the [straw] berries averaged $1.80 (7s. 4d.) 

 per crate net, and a case is reported where 5 acres of 

 strawberries last year [1905] netted $1,000 (£200) 

 clear to the producer. Apples brought about $1.50 

 (6s.) per box, averaging $8 (£1 7s. 6d) to $25 (£5) 

 per tree." Usually from 50 to 80 trees are planted to 

 the acre. 



Mr. Maxwell Smith, Dominion Fruit Inspector, 

 speaking of British Columbia, has stated publicly that 

 the " fruit lands of the province pay from $50 (£10) 

 to $1,200 (£240) per acre, according to cultivation; 

 $150 (£30) an acre is a common net return." 



Mr. ^^^ J. Brandrith, Secretary-Treasurer of the 

 British Columbian Fruit Growers' Association, 

 reporting to the Bureau of Provincial Information 

 for the season of 1905, said : . . . Average prices 

 throughout the provinces were as follows: No. 1 

 apples, from October 1st, 1905, to March 31st, 1906, 

 were $1.27 (5s. Id.) per 401b. box f .o.b. shipping point. 

 The early varieties started out at $1 (4s. net), and 

 during the latter part of February and March as high 

 as $2 (8s.) per box was being paid for strictly No. 1 

 in carload lots. The average prices of other fruits for 

 the season of 1905 were: Pears $1.38 (4.s. 6^d.) per 

 401b. box; prunes and plums, 75 cents (3s.) per 201b. 

 box; peaches, $1.15 (4s. 7^d.) per 201b. box; straw- 



