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UR facilities enable us to realize top prices at all times for your fruit,
vegetables or general produce. Aside from our large connection on
the Toronto Market, we have established branch warehouses with
competent men in charge at Sudbury, North Bay, Cobalt, Cochrane and
Porcupine. In time of congestion on the Toronto market we have a ready
outlet through these branches. We never have to sacrifice your interests.
Canada Food Board License Nos. 3-007, 3-008 and 3-009.

Branch Warehouses:
Sudbury, North Bay,
Cobalt, Cochrane and
Porcupine.

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fore the fruit sets will at times result in a
decided increase in the crop.
Peach Growing.
Mr. Nicholl, in the course of his address
on "Peach Growing in New York State,"
said that that State stands seventh in the
production of peaches. The crop runs from
700 cars in a light year to 7,800 in a heavy
year, such as 1917.  The principal peach
district borders Lake Ontario for 90 miles
and extends back 20 to 25 miles. No suc-
cess has been obtained growing peaches
above the escarpment. Below the escarp-
ment most of the ground is level. The sea-
sons of 1916 and 1917 were extremely wet,
and the vigor of the trees was weakened,
with the result that they suffered severely
from winter killing in the winter of 1917-18.
Many orchards have been pulled out and
others will be, and there is still much dead-
wood in the orchards. A year ago eight co-
operative organizations formed a central
organization, through which the growers
are planning to standardize and advertise
their products. Previous to five years ago
the growers used to head back their trees.
A hard freeze at that time made them loath
to continue the practice the following year.
Since then it has been difficult to resume
the practice.
After the severe winter of 1917-18 It was
possible to detect by the appearance of the
trees where the frost level had been.  In
some cases buds were killed on the lower
parts of the trees, but not on the top. Old
trees on high ground were above the frost
level. Smaller trees in some cases were
injured. Mr. Nicholl advised the growing of
high-headed trees on low ground and low-
headed trees on high ground.
Growing Pears.
Major H. L. Roberts gavesa most interest-
ing account at the Grimsby meeting of his
experience in pear-growing. A full report
of this address will be given in a later issue.
Prospect for Apples.
Speaking on the subject of the prospect
for an increased production of apples in the
Niagara Peninsula, Mr. W. T. Macoun ex-
pressed the view that the prospects were
good. Owing to the large number of apple
trees that have been winter killed, and to
the fact that injured trees were possibly
more numerous than those that have been
killed, he pointed out that should there be
another freeze the Niagara district would
be likely to suffer less than other districts
in the province.
Mr. F. J. A. Sheppard, of St. Catharines,

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