THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



April, 191 5 



Double Your Fruit Crop 



Kill Ihc insects, bliKhta, that ruin crops 

 of on-tnird. farm, nowjr jr;ir<lcn. Gi-( 

 biiritcrcropeof better quality tlrs year. 

 Rely on 



40 fltyloB 

 -hand and 

 power. 800,000 in U8U. Your 

 dealer can Hupply you. Stylo No. 1 — 

 shown here — has 4 Ofal. capacity. Easily 

 carritMl owcr shoulder. Write for cataJoff 

 and free spmyinfT ffuide. 

 E. C. enOWN CO.. 862 '*•'•« S«.. torliBSter. H.T. 



Find Out How—Get Free Guide 



M M M M 



RENNIE'S 



he name that 

 assures the best 

 quality in 

 SEEDS, PLANTS 

 and BULBS. 



ALACRITY TOMATO 



An Extra Early Red Variety 



Developed by Experts at the Central Experi- 

 mental Farm, Ottawa. Reported to be the 

 earliest variety in existence and especially 

 adapted for Canada, being Northern Grown. 

 Full size packet. 15c. 



Write for Catalogue. 



Wm. RENNIE Co. Limited 



Cor. Adcltide and Jafrit Streets, TORONTO 



Surround Your Lawn, Garden 

 and Yards With 



PEERLESS 



LaMrn Fencing 



QRNAMENTAL fencing serves 

 ^^ a double purpose. It not only 



enbanccfl the beauty of your premises, but airo 



protects it and your children and property— 



as well. It keeps out marauding animala and 



I trespassers. It protects your lawns and flowers 



I and always fives your home grounds that or- 



Jderly, pleasing appearance. 



Peerless Ornamental Fencing 



Is the result of years of fence building. It 



is built to last — to rotain its l>eauty and 



grace f'lr years to come and slKiiild not bo 



confused with the cheap, shoddy fencing 



1 offered. Peerless fence is built of strung, 



stiff wire which will n<it sag and the 



heavy galvanizing phis the heavy zinc 



enamel is the best possible assurance I 



against rust. 



Send for Catalog 1 



Shows many beautiful designs of 

 foncint; suitable for lawns, parks, ceme- 

 terif-s, otc. Agi-ncies aliiKJst everywhere. 

 Active agents wanted in unassigned territory. 



, THE BANWELL - HOXIE WIRE FENCE CO.. Ltd.. 

 Winnipeg. Man. Hamilton, Ont. 



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Made in La Satle and 

 Peru, III., by Wcstclox 



— there's Big Ben 



What if some im- 

 portant job calls for a 

 get-up long before sun- 

 rise? 



What if the household 

 must be astir for a prompt 

 breakfast right on the 

 scratch? 



— there's Big Ben. 



Big Ben will get you up 

 and out either way you 

 tell him— with a straight 

 five minute call or ten 

 successive taps at half- 

 minute intervals. 



His pay for service is $2.50 in the 

 States— $3.00 in Canada. If your dealer 

 hasn't him, a money order addressed to 

 his makers, Watchx, La Salle, Illinois, 

 will put him in your employ. 



freiRrht. It must come in a helpful way in- 

 to direct personal contact with the growers. 

 The policy of standing- aloof amd regarding 

 these people as aliens is disastrous. 



Cooperation in Nova Scotia 



A. E. Aduu, Berwick, N.S. 



The head office of the United Fruit Com- 

 panies of Nova Scotia. Ltd., is at Berwick, 

 and there are branch offices on the various 

 markets. All European salts are controlled 

 by the London office situated in Covent Gar- 

 den Market. South American business is 

 comducted through the Buenos Ayres office, 

 western business through our representa- 

 tive at Winnipeg, potato business tfirough 

 our own office al Havana, Cuba. All ship- 

 ping is under the watchful eye of our ship- 

 ping superintendent at our Halifax office, 

 while a representative is employed to at- 

 tend to the home markets. 



The strongest card that the Central has 

 is its uniform pack. We claim that one 

 barrel in a shipment represents the whole, 

 and the trade on all markets has been 

 quick to recognize the importance and the 

 advantage of securing this pack. Owing 

 to the fact that the Central .■Association now 

 controls sixty-five per cent, of the output 

 of the Valley it is able to practice a sys- 

 tem of market regulation whereby over- 

 crowding of any market is successfully 

 avoided. 



In proof of the success of our system I 

 would like to state that in 1913, although 

 .\ova Scotia had the worst crop in its his- 

 tory, so far as quality was concerned, and 

 although over sixty per cent, of the apples 

 we shipped were the despised number 

 three, and although we handled no less than 

 one hundred and seventy varieties, yet the 

 average price paid to all companies, in- 

 cluding all grades and varieties, and after 

 deducting all central expenses, was $2.57 

 per barrel. 



The large proportion of the entire crop 

 under our control enables us to make most 

 favorable terms on all markets and further 

 enables us to insist on fair treatment. To- 

 day it is the Central Association (the Farm- 

 ers' Own Organization) that fixes the price, 

 while in the past a small body of specula- 

 tors fixed prices to suit themselves. 



The apples of all subsidiary companies 

 are pooled and an average price is paid to 

 all on each grade of each variety. To en- 

 sure uniformity of pack, without which this 

 system of pooling would be unjust, an in- 

 spector is employed who visits all ware- 

 houses and supervises the pack. Any 

 company not packing up to our standard 

 has to re-pack, but the cheerful manner 

 in which all local managers cooperate with 

 our inspector to maintain our uniform pack 

 is most gratifying. There has been some 

 objection raised to this system of pooling 

 but with central control which is so es- 

 sential if best results are to be obtained, 

 no other system would be feasible. 



I 



Mr. W. M. Turnbull, of Gait, Ont.. hat 

 originated a new pear, to which he has giv- 

 en the name "Sunrise." As yet it has not 

 been tested at any of the fruit experiment 

 stations. Mr. Turnbull writes The Cana- 

 dian Horticulturist that he has been grow- 

 ing it in his garden for ten years. He be- 

 lieves that it surpasses the leading varieties 

 of pears in juiciness and rich color. It is 

 from medium to large, is borne in clusters 

 and its season follows the Bartlett. 



I appreciate The Canadian Hor ;.^risti 



and the information contained theroifa^ H 



Hume, Port Hope, Ont. 



