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What Our Railways Might Do 



Geo. E. Mclotoili, Forest, Onl., Traffic Expert for 

 tke Oatarie Froit Grower*' AttociatioD 



II may bt: true that many transportation 

 companies are beginning- to appreciate 

 agriculture as a source of income, and are 

 giving some attention to its development, 

 but this is not nearly so evident in Canada 

 as in the United States. This is probably 

 because while we have become ardent ad- 

 vocates of production we are pillars of salt 

 so far as transportation requirements are 

 concermed. In this connection it is inter- 

 esting to note just what the railways of the 

 United States are accomplishing through 

 extending a comparatively small amount of 

 assistance to agricultu>ral people along 

 their lines. 



One company reports that for eight years 



has been engaged in organizing farmers' 



,i:%.sociations in the districts through which 



j it runs, until now there is hardly a town of 



I three hundred people on that line which 



ii has not an active association of farmers 



for the promotion of diversified crops. The 



result has beon that in 1904 the road hauled 



in ninety days three thousand five hundred 



cars of truck and fruit, as against none 



five or six years before. 



Another company states that through 

 similar efforts, fruit and truck growing has 

 increased fully ome hundred per cent, in 

 the last five years. 



Another company says: "The result of 

 the work has been an increase from almost 

 nothing in the way of fruits and vegetables 

 to many hundreds of cars annually." 



Im one locality specially adapted to the 

 growing of "strawberries a railway company 

 furnished plants and sent an expert to in- 

 struct the farmers how to plant and grow 

 this fruit. Eight acres were put out the 

 first year and the yield was nine carloads. 

 This has developed, until last year that 

 road hauled something over six hundred 

 carloads. 



One company publishes for distribution 

 among its patrons a monthly magazine, 

 whrh contains accurate information as to 

 the character and condition of the mar- 

 kets iin the several cities, and gives the 

 rates of freight from the various points 

 along its lines to these cities . 



Another company has organized thirty- 

 five farmers' institutes and truck growers' 

 associations, with an aggregate member- 

 ship of five thousand persons. 



Eight companies have established experi- 

 ment amd demonstration farms to show the 

 capability of the soils and climate of the 

 districts where they are located. A road 

 in the south has organized fruit and truck 

 growers' associations at many points, and 

 issues printed circulars and bulletins of 

 information. 



Sevcm years ago another railroad com- 

 pany selected a farm on sandy land gener- 

 ally regarded as worthless. Last year 

 there were grown on this farm over three 

 hundred different kinds of vegetables and 

 fruits. 



Limitless areas have been transformed 

 into fruit farms amd the railways themselves 

 have become objects of wealth in the land 

 whose value they had helped to create. It 

 is worthy of note that all of the companies 

 that have been active and directly engaged 

 in thus assisting agricultural people, de- 

 clare their purpose to continue their aid. 



It is evident, therefore, in order that a 

 railway compamy may profit to the fullest 

 extent from the fruit or vegetable growers 

 contiguous to its lines, it must do more 

 than construct tracks, run trains, and carry 



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ONE day a man said to me, "Jones, why don't you 

 tell the farmers to be sure and use well-mixed 

 fertilizers ?" 

 Well, I thought I had done so, but perhaps I didn't 

 do it often enough. You see, friends, it's important to use 

 well-mixed fertilizers. Otherwise, your fertilizers will be 

 strong in some places and weak in others, and crops fer- 

 tilized with it will show uneven growth. Now, I've been 

 at The Ontario Fertilizers Limited's factory and have seen 



being mixed. I have never seen a 

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DAyiES' 

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are preferred by many 

 farmers. They are excellent, 

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 Ontario Fertilizers Limited 

 will supply you with either 

 Davies' or Harab brand. 

 Just state your preference. 

 Also ask for either the Harab 

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 Either is free on request. 



Remember, friends, that cheap fertilizers are poor in\cstments. 

 You need the very best you can get. And if there are any better 

 fertilizers than Harab Fertilizers, I don't know their names. 



The year of 1915 will be a year of 

 high prices lor farm produce on account 

 of the European war. Make up your 

 mind to make your land yield bigger 

 crops than ever before. That means 

 fertilize. 



The Ontario Fertilizers Limited, West Toronto, Canada 



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