THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



February, 1915 



FREE LAND 



FOR THE SETTLER «N 



NEW ONTARIO 



Million* of acre* of virgin •oil obtainable 

 free and at a nominal coat are calling for 

 cultivation. 



Thousands of farmers have responded 

 to the call of this fertile country and are 

 being made comfortable and rich. Here, 

 right at the door of Old Ontario, a home 

 awaits you. 



For full information as to terms, regula- 

 tions, and settlers rates, write to 



H. A. MACDONELL 



Director ol Colonization 

 P&rUamcnt Buildings., TORONTO 



HON. JAS. S. DUFF 



Minister of Ag rloultnre 

 Parliament Bldgs., Toronto 



DAHLIAS GROWN IN CANADA 



Ten siuiit prizi- winiKTB, Including tile 

 famoiiM 'Jack IU)8o" and "Souvenir de Ous- 

 tave Doazon' for 81.00. Fifteen cliolcc varie- 

 ties, all correctly najned, $1.00. Twenty 

 varietiee, all different. $1.00. Send for pncc 

 list. 

 G. L. DOUGLAS BUCTOUCHE, N.B. 



GARDENERS' GLOVES 



Sliei'B-sliin (,'loves, gleam and fireproof BKbestOH 

 Un. Jiisl the riglit elove to protect your tiands 

 during tlie spring work. . , ,n i_ „„• «« 



10-in. Kloves. 50o. per pair, prepaid. 10-in. one lin- 

 ger milt, 25c. per pdir ; 4 pairs $1.00, prepaid. 12- n. 

 one finger mitt, gaunUet cuff. 40c. per pair, prepaid. 

 •'/ have used Davidmn'^ gl<xi'es and havt: found 



them luperiorlo all others." JOHN GAI. I. .Weston. 

 N. F. DAVIDSON, Man'fr., IMQLEWOOD, Ont- 



The Fruitland Nurseries 



are now prepared to boolc spring ordere for 

 all kinds of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, 

 Shrubs and Vines at lowest price*. Send lor 

 price list. 



G. H. miL BOX 42 FRIHTIAND, Ont 



Spraying Pays 



BECAUSE it saves your original investment so 

 that it can produce at a profit each year. 



BECAUSE it keeps trees and plants healthy so that 

 they not only produce regularly but you get a larger, more 

 uniform amd better quality crop. 



BECAUSE only sprayed trees, for instance, 

 produce uniformly good fruit, and good frmt 



brngs a fair price at any time. - . .>ui,f„i and 



BECAUSE it keeps stock quarters hefhful and 

 prevents infection and spread of disease. An ounce 

 prevention beats a pound of cure any day. 



It not only pays to spray but it Pajs Jo do it thor 

 oughlv, with first class machinery and with the right 

 machine for each purpose. 



_ rnHHM SEffiE 



.'50 gallon capacity , . . . „ -i^-rrrc niimhpr (70) of 



are built with that choice in view— a large numoer w"^ 

 s vies and combinations, most of which can grow to more 

 convenknt and more efficient uses, and greater power, for 

 future growth in your spraying operations. 



There are in this line Power Sprayers (50^ lOC^ 150 and 

 250 gallons). Horizontal Barrel Sprayers (20, 50 and 100 ^al 

 ^sf Ver cal Barrel Sprayers (50 gallon, mounted or other- 

 wise Buclcet, Knapsack and Hand Sprayers, and Traction 

 Spravers for field use in row crops. 



Outside Pumps, high pressure, bronze ball 

 valves, hemp packing, all parts easily got at, 

 solutions touch brass parts only, thorough mix- 

 ing a fine system of straining sediment, noz- 

 zles that put the spray on as it should be and 

 nozzle strainers for further protection— these 

 things characterize Iron Age Sprayers through- 

 out. 

 We have agencies In all parts of the country with 

 100 gallon ^ ^ Intelligent dealers. See the nearest one 



Power Sprayer ^^«^ j ^j^ meantime write us for "Spray booklet 

 arrt'o%''n^^zire? -d . spra^mg guide 



THE BATEMAN-WILKINSON CO., Ltd. 



466 SymiDglon Ave., WEST TORONTO, 0»t. 



Traction Sprayer 



Over- Production a Possibility* 



D. Jokasoa, Demiaiaa Fmit Cominittieaer, Ottawa 



I travelled over all the fruit-producing 

 districts of Canada during last year, and 

 was aniazed at the huge plantings which 

 exist. I knew before that Canada had some 

 29,000,000 fruit trees, but had never realiz- 

 ed what these figures meant until I came 

 in contact with the orchards, and it was 

 pressed home to me that there was a day 

 not far distant when Canada would be face 

 to face with over-production. In the famous 

 Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, not more 

 than fifty per cent, of the apple trees are 

 bearing, and those that are bearing are 

 still young and far from yieldiing their 

 maximum amount of fruit. In this valley 

 apples are the main product of the land, 

 and the good care that the growers are 

 giving their trees assures us that Nova 

 .Scotia will yet produce twice as much and 

 perhaps four times as much before many 

 years. New Brunswick is also planting, 

 and on the sloping bank of the St. John 

 River are thousands of acres of young or- 

 chards that are not yet producing. Quebec 

 is also forging to the front once more, and 

 many acres of Fameuse and Mcintosh Reds 

 are there found producing am apt)le of su- 

 perb quality and appearance. 



CONDITIONS IN ONT.^RIO 



With conditions in Ontario we are all 

 more or less familiar. We know that in 

 some districts the plantings have greatly 

 increased, while in others San Jose Scale 

 has wiped the orchards out of existence. 

 Nevertheless, the fact remains that one- 

 half of our 10,000,000 apple trees are not 

 yet bearing. It is only necessary to drive 

 up and down the concessions north of Lake 

 Ontario and Lake Erie and east of Lake 

 Huron to be convinced that the orchards 

 are just beginning to produce. 



British Columbia was a great surprise 

 to me. I had often heard of the orchards 

 there, but when brought face to face with 

 them it was a revelation. I travelled hour 

 by hour through solid orchards, kept in a 

 state of perfection seldom seen in Ontario. 

 It is true that they produced only some 

 1,000 carloads of apples last season, yet it 

 is only the beginning, as two-thirds of the 

 trees are under five vears of age and the 

 other third practically only beginning to 

 bear. The north-west States of Washing- 

 ton, Oregon and Idaho are in a like posi- 

 tion, producing now some 15,000 cars. Ln 

 view of these facts, I can only ask you, 

 as I have asked myself time after time; 

 "What of the future?" 



I do not wish to throw cold water on the 

 fruit-growing industry, but it is time for us 

 to take stock of the future and see where 

 we stand. Unless we can greatly increase 

 consumption , there are enough fruit trees 

 planted in Canada to supply its needs for 

 many years to come. Let us take care of 

 the trees we have, produce the finest grade 

 we can, and I believe there is a fair return 

 assured under normal conditions. Some 

 will not agree with me ; they will say I 

 am discouraging orchard-land booms and 

 depressing the price of land. It may be 

 said that we have many thousands of acres 

 yet implanted. Nevertheless, my advice is 

 to curtail planting until such time as the 

 consumption of fruit increases to meet the 

 plantings of the present day. If we are 

 going to have two or three times as much 

 fruit in the next ten or fifteen years as we 

 have at the present time, it is going to 

 take no prophet to tell the final outcome. 



•Extract from an addreee deliyered laet fall at 

 a meeting of fruit growers in Lambton county, 

 Ontario. 



