FRUIT INQUIRY 



DOMINION OF CANADA, 1912 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Letter of Instructions 5 



Introduction 7 



Itinerary " 8 



New Brunswick 9 



Prince Edward Island 14 



Nova Scotia 16 



Quebec 23 



Ontario 28 



Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta 39 



British Columbia 45 



Oregon, Washington and New York States 57 



Letter of Inquiry 62 



General Notes on Orchard Management 66 



Marketing Fruit 72 



Cold Storage 75 



Transportation 76 



Legislation 77 



Educational Facilities , 78 



Some of the Difficulties 80 



Outlook for Extension 81 



Advantage of Small Fruit Farms 82 



General Conclusions 83 



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