April, 1915 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



109 



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No. 25 Planet Jr. Combined Hill and 



Drill Seeder, Double Whe^l Hoe, 



Cultivator and Plow 



A si»l©ii<iid <x5mbinatioii for the family 

 ararden. onion grower, or larero grardener. 

 Is a perfect sender, and combined double 

 and sinprle wheel-hoe. Unbrt^akable steel 

 frame. Capacity— 2 acres a day- 

 Planet Jrs. are the most economical farm 

 and firarden tools you can buy. 



Deeifrned by a practical farmer and 

 manufacturer with over 40 years' exper- 

 ience. They are made the best, last the 

 longest, and eiye the bigpeet reeulte. Fully 

 e"u?. ran teed. 





No. 16 Planet Jr. Single Wheel Hoe, 

 Cultivator, Rake and Plow 



The highest type of Single Wheel Hoe 

 made. Light but strong, and can be used 

 by man, woman, or Iwy. Will do all the 

 cultivation in your earilen iu the easiest, 

 quickeat and best way. Indestructible 

 steel frajne. 



Planet Jr. 12-tooth Harrow, Culti- 

 vator and Pulverizer 



.Stronger, steadier in aetion. and culti- 

 vates more thoroughly thau any other 

 harrow made. Non-clogging eteel wheel, 

 invaluable to the market - gardener, 

 trucker, tobacco or small-fruit grower. 



Ntw 72'page Catalog, Free 



Contains 168 illustrationB and dcscribeH 

 over 55 tooJs for evtry farm and gaivien 

 need, including Seeders. Wheel Ho»>8, Horse 

 Hoee, Harrows, Orchard- and Beet-Culti- 

 vators. Write postal for it now! 



S. L. ALLEN 81 CO. 



BOX II06C 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



to advance them duriner the winter the ne- 

 cossaries of life. Naturally this meant a 

 shortened demand for fruit. Rie-ht from 

 the bcsrinning- of the fruit season, when 

 strawberries were moving-, it was noticed 

 that there was a shortened demand for pre- 

 serving' fruits, due, I sunnose. to the finan- 

 cial depression and the consequent desire 

 on the part of the consumer to be as econ- 

 omical as possible with what so many un- 

 fortunately re.B:ard as a luxury. This situ- 

 ation affectins?- the retailer affected also 

 the wholesaler.' who found it necessary to 

 carefully restrict its de.ilincrs. 



CHEAPEa P.ACK.AGES 



"There has been a o-reat deal said recent- 

 ly abou^ a cheaper pack for apples. This is 

 a move in the ritrht direction. Unfortnn- 

 at''lv. in the nast we have been somewhat 

 misled bv the falsp analocv between our 

 Dosition and that of our .A.merican competi- 

 tors^_ man\{ assuming that the eovernins' 

 conditions in the two sections are similar, 

 "ithout remembering- a very important and 

 fupdamcrtal difference. The Americans 

 have a high-class, carefullv graded, weH 

 colored, expensively packed, and special 

 product in every way. and we have felt that 

 we must have the same, without realizing 

 that the Americans have in their own coun- 

 try verv manv large cities which create the 

 demand for this high-cl.iss fruit. This con- 

 dition does not prevail on this side of the 

 line where towns with populations of 50 000 

 are verv limited. The prairie has often 

 been spoken of as a high-price market, and 

 it is brougrht into comparison with the Van- 

 couver market._ But the prairjp market for 

 apples is eminently an undiscriminating 

 market : they want a good sound fr\nt, but 

 thev are not wi'linn- to nav fancy prices for 

 what thev consider as frills. 



"We must adapt ourselves to conditions 

 and srive the prairie farmer what he is will- 

 ins- to pay for. He is ouite willinc- to accept 

 our farcy fruit, but he is not willing to 

 pay a fancy price for it. The bulk of the 

 prairie demand is quite satisfied with the 

 apple of the American 'C grade. A great 

 bulk of our crop has to p-o to supply this 

 iindiscriminatinp- demand, and a rheap pack 

 is necessary for that. As far as I have been 

 able to ascertain, a crate iumble pack will 

 ni-obably meet the needs of the situation. 

 There would be a certain advantage in our 

 sticking to a distirrtive pack. 



THE SE\ son's outlook 



"Rec-ardino- the prospects for the coming 

 year, we can not perhaps feel very opti- 

 mistic. _ Nevertheless, there are some en- 

 couragincr signs. Although, on account of 

 the new acreage coming into bearing we 

 will probably have a larger output, as will 

 also the American North-west States, yet it 

 i.-; improbable that there will be a repeti- 

 tion of the tremendous crop which there 

 was last year. Even though the war con- 

 tinues, the export market has been tried 

 out. and we know that a certain quantity 

 of apples can be marketed in the Old Coun- 

 trv. Ao-ain. the prairie peonle are nutting- 

 in larare crops of wheat. This will make 

 for better conditions, and. even though the 

 actual returns from the wheat may not be 

 received bv the time most of our fruit is 

 movir"- the state of optimism that is 

 bound to be created in the minds of the 

 farmers will affect their purchasing power. 

 Further, we have to look forward to the 

 possibility of the assistance of a protective 

 duty. People who have been as hard hit as 

 the growers in British Columbia, and on 

 the other side of the_ line, will be forced to 

 verv carefully scrutinize everv feature of 

 handling their business. This scrutiny 

 must produce a very definite improvement. 

 Our American competitors have appointed 

 a Board, consistins: of three men who have 

 been invested with full powers, and who are 



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Board Fences 

 Mast Go 



Thoy cast too much 

 and tiiey're ugly. 



Tlicy kev,\> ott' good 

 ..^unligbt and so cbeck 

 gi-owlh. 



lietler to have a 

 Dyer Sanitary Lawn 

 Kcncc, 



Loolc at these prices. 



Style "F'* as here 

 shown, galvanized, 

 freigiit paid in old On- 

 tario on lOU ft.or over. 

 36 ft. high . 8c. per ft. 

 42 ft. •• . 9c. " 

 48ft. '• .10c. '■ 



Walk Gates to match . $3 2S 

 10 ft. Drive Gates $7.50 



Write for prices on farm, lawn and 

 Iron fencing. Dver lias largest range of 

 Iron and Wire Fencing for every pur- 

 pose. ■^,i,, 



E. L. DYER, The Fence Man 



47 B, East Wellington St. , TORONTO, Ont. 



f Turns the soi7 

 beiter'i 



Because of their 

 shape, plates 

 of " Bi s s el 1 ** 

 Orchard Harro-.vs turn over soil cleaner, 

 better than you ve been accustomed to 

 have it done. Attach winfisand Harrow 

 extends out 12 ft. or more to cultivate 

 under linT'S of trees — closes up narrow 

 enough to cultivate between grape vines. 

 Combination Harrow too— reversible 

 from "Out Throw" to "In Throw." 

 Low seat, well-hriieed frame. Ask your 

 dealer for information or write Oept. N 

 T. E. Bissell Co. Ltd.,Elora. Ont. ' 



True to Name 



— Free From 



Disease 



Mr. Fruit Grower, you 

 are looking: for the best 

 Apple, Pear, Peach, 

 Plum, Cherry and Quince 

 Trees you can buy. 



Kelly Trees are sold at Growers' Prices 



Shipped direet from our own nurseries in 

 Dansville, N.Y., and guaranteed sturdy, free 

 from disease and True to Name. 



For 35 years we have had the name of know- 

 ing how to srow trees rigrht. From seed 

 ling to freight car we watch our own trees 

 personally and know we are shipping just 

 what you order. We have an up-to-date 

 nursery plant and can ship all orders 

 promptly, as well as grow and ship at a 

 low cost. We give you every advantage on 

 price. 



Write for our cat;,!osrie TO iJAi:, and get 

 our prices. 



KELLY BRCS. ^i^"'"*" 



^^ —^-^..-rwF. Nurseries 



305 Main Street, DANSVILLE, N.Y. 



J o»7/ nrvfr regret planting Kelly Trees. 



