Excerpt from The Canadian Horticulturist, Vol. 27: January, 1904-1905 Ice should be cut and stored early in the winter when at its best. Only ice from pure water should be stored for house uses; but for producing cold air of course this point is less important. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Canadian Horticulturist, Vol. 27: January, 1904 Last year a copy of the report of this most impor tant branch of our work was sent to 1047 members of our Local Fruit Growers' Associations. Besides this, it was arranged with the Farmers Institutes for farmers in the vicinity of these stations to visit them at certain periods and receive instructions from the experimenters, especially in reference to matters pertaining to fruit culture, and in regard to the best varieties to grow in that particular district. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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