196 FRUIT RANCHING. 



Again, the marketing of the products does not 

 always proceed so satisfactorily as might be desired. 

 This is, of course, a very important branch of the 

 fruit-growers' operations. Owing to the relative 

 geographical positions of the markets and the 

 orchards, the task of selling apples, strawberries, and 

 other fruit is carried on under unusual conditions, 

 and hampered by difficulties altogether foreign to the 

 experience of the European grower. The basis on 

 which the marketing of orchard fruit is being 

 attempted is that of mutual co-operation on the part 

 of the growers. That is, beyond all question, the 

 true basis to work upon ; co-operation is, in fact, 

 dictated not less by the distance of the markets than 

 by the small size of the great majority of the fruit 

 ranches. But as yet the organization of some of the 

 fruit-growing districts falls considerably short of per- 

 fection ; though others again, such as Victoria, work 

 smoothly and quite successfully. With the example 

 and stimulus afforded by the splendid organization 

 of the Ilood River Apple Growers' Union before 

 them, the fruit ranchers of British Columbia have 

 every encouragement to persevere. What others 

 have done, they too can do. Where others have 

 succeeded, they too can achieve success. Those who 

 best understand the position of affairs are fully con- 

 fident that ere long the fruit-growers of British 

 Columbia will be able to market their products as suc- 

 cessfully as the fruit-growers of Yakima, of Wenat- 

 chee, of the Hood River Valley. 



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