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may be successfully put on the English market, and find a ready sale in quantity 

 at fnir prices. While everyone may not be able to make a success of this business 

 to those who will study the market and adapt themselves to the conditions, 

 there is a good prospect for an outlet in this way for considerable quantities of 

 peaches. 



Co-operative associations are springing up in the principal districts where 

 fruit is being grown, and the establishment of central packing houses have been 

 features of the past few years. These organizations have done much, and will 

 do even more, to place Canadian fruit in the position where it rightfully belongs. 

 The pioneer movement along this line took shape in Ontario, and while at first 

 there were a good many difficulties to overcome, and some disappointments were 

 encountered, there are, at the present time, a number of very flourishing and 

 important associations in the principal fruit sections of Ontario, and the other 

 provinces are falling in line and organizing in the same way. 



One of the chief difficulties in the way of successful co-operation is that of 

 persuading the average man to throw in his lot with the association and waive 

 his individuality for the general good. Petty jealousies arise, attempts are made 

 by interested parties to break up the association, and frequently, when careful 

 management has not been the order of the day, temporary losses have occurred 

 which have given a setback to the movement. 



Notwithstanding all this, co-operation among the fruitgrowers is on a strong- 

 er footing to-day than ever before, and with the added knowledge of past experi- 

 ence, should advance with rapid strides during the next few years, until every 

 section will have its co-operative society, and will be sending out its fruit under 

 regular recognized standards of grade and quality. 



COLD STORAGE. 



The perishable nature of many kinds of fruit has led thoughtful men to 

 enquire into possible methods for lengthening out the season during which the 

 fruit may be put on the market in good condition, thus avoiding temporary gluts 

 and serious congestion. This opens up the whole question of cold storage facili- 

 ties and a great deal of 'pro' and 'con' matter has been written on the subject. 

 It will be sufficient in this report to emphasize the fact that, in order to properly 

 distribute large quantities of fruit throughout the country in a satisfactory 

 manner, first class cold storage facilities on the farm, at the shipping station, 

 in connection with the rolling stock of the railways, as well as in the holds of 

 ocean steamers, are absolutely necessary. So important has this subject appear- 

 ed to the Federal Government that a special department has been established to 

 give careful supervision, and a measure of assistance, to any intelligent movement 

 in this respect. 



Every large fruitgrower should have upon his farm a suitable building where 

 tender and perishable fruits could be at once stored and cooled off in the warm 

 season, before being prepared for shipment. At all important shipping stations 

 adequate provision should be made for the reception of fruit in similar or more 

 commodious warehouses, where uniform cool temperatures might be maintained. 

 These buildings may be operated either by the use of ice or by means of what is 

 known as mechanical refrigeration. The latter involves a greater initial expend- 

 iture, but is probably better in the long run when the warehouse is of large 

 capacity. 



A system of pre-cooling fruit on a large scale has been adopted in California 

 during the past few years, and so far has been reported as being very successful. 

 By this system all latent or natural heat is removed from the fruit as quickly as 

 possible, by cooling the packages in a cooling room before loading into the car 

 or, when the capacity is large enough, running the entire car into the room, 

 extracting the heat therefrom, and immediately closing up. The car is then 

 forwarded on its journey and great success is reported as attending this method 



