THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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REAL ESTATE 



ALL KINDS OF FARMS— Fruits farms a speci- 

 alty. W. B. Calder, Grimsby. 



NIAGARA DISTRICT FRUIT FARMS— Before 

 buying, It will pay you to consult me. I make 

 a specialty of fruit and grain farms. Melvin 

 Gayman & Co., St. Catharines. 



FARMS — ^AU kinds, all sizes, for sale, fruit 

 stock, grain and dairy farms. L>et me know 

 what you are looking for. H. W. I>awson, 

 Brampton, OnL 



WANTED— To hear from owner of good Farm 



for Sale. Send cash price and description. 

 D. F. Bush, MlnneapoUs, Minn. 



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1,000 GUMMED HONEY LABELS, two colors, 

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BOOKS FOR SALE— Horticultural, Agricultural 

 and Sclentiflc, from library of late Dr. Wm. 

 Saunders. Send for lists. Henry S. Saunders, 

 41 Harbord St., Toronto. 



People read the little classified advertise- 

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 HORTICULTURIST, Peterboro, Ont. 



This is a New Model for 1915, the result of 

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Marketing Conditions for Ontario Apples 



According to iiMr. E. b\ Palmer, Sales 

 Manager of the Co-operative Fruit Grower.'i 

 oC Ontario, Omited, who is looking after the 

 marketing of a considerable portion of 

 Ontario's 1915 apple crop, the crop for this 

 year is only about one-third of last year's, 

 and what crop there was of I's and 2'8 has 

 been reduced probably forty per cent, on 

 account of scab. 



lAt the beginning of IMS, everybody ex- 

 pected and looked for big prices on all kinds 

 of fall apples as well as winter apples. The 

 early fall varieties, such as Duchess, brought 

 good prices, but since then growers have 

 not received as much as they expected, the 

 reason being that the fall crop was much 

 better, comparatively, than the winter crop. 

 Taking the apple crop as a whole, it was 

 light throughout Ontario, but the fall apples 

 were better, comparatively, than the win- 

 ter ones, and, therefore, the price for fall 

 apples ran lower proportionately than tor 

 winter apples. 



Regarding the disposition of the crop, a 

 circular recently issued by the Department 

 of Agriculture states: 



"The bulk of Ontario's apple crop will find 

 d. market in the Canadian northwest this sea- 

 :3on. Much of the winter apple crop has al- 

 ready been sold there at good prices, for the 

 northwest consumer is in a position this 

 year to buy fruit even in the face of a short 

 apple crop everywhere and corresponding 

 high prices. Plat prices being realized for 

 Ontario apples are in the neighborhood of 

 $3.00 or a little better per barrel for good 

 winter varieties, ones and twos, f.o.b. ship- 

 ping paints. 



"Considerable of the 'Ontario crop will also 

 find its way over to Old Country markets. 

 Several cars of fall stuff have already been 

 shipped, though early in the season it was 

 thought that considerable difficulty would be 

 experienced in getting space across on the 

 boats. It appears now, however, as If re- 

 liable shippers, whom the Steamship Com- 

 panies can depend upon to always fill the 

 space contracted for, and to get the fruit to 

 the dock on time, will be able to get at least 

 part if not all the space that they require. 



"The 'British Columbia winter apple crop 

 is practically all sold, chiefly in Alberta, 

 Saskatchewan and 'Manitoba. The following 

 word as to the apnrox'mate distribution of 

 the crop, was received from R. M. Winslow, 

 Provincial iHorticulturist for British Colum- 

 bia. 'About two hundred cars of our apples, 

 or perhaps two hundred and fifty, are going 

 into Saskatchewan and Maniitoba; about 

 three hundred cars into Alberta, and about 

 one hundred and fifty cars for export, the 

 balance to the coast local markets." Prices 

 for British Columbia good winter varieties, 

 ruled about $1.30 per box for No. 1 stock, 

 f.o.b. shipping point. 



"'Nova Scotia apples are not being bought 

 in the 'Canadiian west this season, so that 

 the bulk of the crop there will likely find its 

 way over to the Old Country markets. Sev. 

 eral boats have already been chartered by 

 the Central Selling Association in Nova 

 Scotia, to carry apples only. Much of their 

 low grade fruit will likp'.y be disposed of in 

 Eastern Canadian cities, particularly in 

 Quebec Province, as the apple crop there is 

 very light and not nearly sufficient for home 

 demands." 



Old Country Conditions. 



The working classes in England have 

 more money this season than they have ever 

 had and are spending money on what they 

 previously considered luxuries. With the 

 Increased demand for labor, there is more 



money to spend and everyone is in a more 

 prosperous condition- 

 Summing up the export situation, condi- 

 tions apparently simmer down to about this, 

 that the western and home markets are good 

 while the Old Country market must, of nc 

 cessity, be very good to justify taking thi 

 chance involved In shipping stuff there. 



Books for Review 



Several books have reached the editorial 

 desk for review, that are well worthy of no- 

 tice. One of these, entitled "Productive 

 Vegetable Growing," by John W. Lloyd, M 

 S.A., Professor of Olericulture in the Uni- 

 versity of Illinois is a book that should be 

 of value to vegetable growers. It contains 

 over three hundred pages and is profusely 

 illustrated. Chapter headings include such 

 topics as Types of Vegetable Growing, Soil 

 and I.rocation, Factors Influencing the Qual- 

 ity of Vegetables, The Feed, Plant Food and 

 Moisture Supply, The Temperature Factor, 

 Methods of ITransplanting, The Use of Glass 

 In Vegetable Growing, The Preparation of 

 Soil for Planting, The Planting of Seeds, 

 Controlling Insects and Diseases, Intensive 

 Cropping, Harvesting and Marketing, and 

 many other topics. The book is one of Llp- 

 pincott's Farm Manuals, being published by 

 The J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 It may be purchased through The Canadian 

 Horticulturist for $1.50. Postage extra 10c. 



"Our Dooryard Friends" is the title of a 

 w^lljarranged book on birds, by Sara V. 

 Prueser, published by The Platform, The 

 Lyceum and Chataugua Magazine, Steinway 

 Hall, Chicago. Numerous illustrations fur- 

 nish a guide to those who desire to become 

 better acquainted with the birds common 

 around most of our homes. Accompanying 

 the illusti-ations are short articles descrip- 

 tive of the birds, and their characteristics. 

 Among the birds described are tree sparrows, 

 oliickadees, and tufted titmouse, white- 

 breasted nuthatch, purple finch, woodpeck 

 ers, cardinals, meadow larks, blue jays, gold 

 finches, thrasihers, and numerous others. 



A book not horticultural in character, bu' 

 of interest from a literary standpoint, is en- 

 titled "While the Fire Burns," by Alfred L. 

 Flude. It comprises the musings of an editor 

 on numerous subjects that are dealt with in 

 a gay or pensive, but always attractive way, 

 that holds the attention and interest. These 

 include such unusual topics as "The shy 

 young man," "The spider and the fly," "Be- 

 ing alone," "Ghosts," "A baby's teeth," "A 

 White hyacinth," and many others. An ex- 

 tract from the latter may give an idea of the 

 character of the work: "A white hyacinth 

 is by my side as I write, and its perfume, 

 more delicate than the breezes of Arabia, 

 seems to linger lovingly about me in the 

 firelight I wonder where, in the cupful of 

 mould, were hidden the pearly petals, the 

 green leaves, the sensuous odor. I think it 

 is like a handful of dust, called man, in 

 which is hidden the embryonic soul, which 

 leaves the clay and blossoms in an atmos- 

 phere divine. Yet, not like the soul, for the 

 flower passes away and is gone. But the 

 spicy odor greets me like an old-time friend. 

 It is not from the tiny cluster beside me, but 

 I think it comes wafted down through an 

 avenue of years from the old home garden." « 

 This book is also published by The Platform, M 

 Steinway Hall, Chicago. m 



1 could not do without the Canadian 

 Horticulturist. Enclosed is one dollar to 

 renew my subscription. — C. L. Biggar, 

 Niagara Falls South, Ont. 



