528 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 

 APPLES. 



The cold winds and light frosts in the blossoming time of the tree fruits was very 

 unfavourable; the fruit crop was small and not up to the standard in quality Orchard 

 No. 3, which is the only one of the old apple orchards left, was, owing to the excessive 

 rainfall in November of 1909, aided by the run-off from the mountain, under water 

 for several weeks in the winter of 1909-10, and this left the trees in an unhealthy con- 

 dition. The fruit crop there has been light and of poor quality. 



COMMERCIAL APPLE ORCHARD. 



The following varieties have been added to this orchard; twelve trees of each vari- 

 ety having been planted in April and all having made a satisfactory growth: Belle de 

 Boskoop,. Delicious, Home Beauty and Wagener. 



Of the older trees in this orchard, the following varieties produced as follows : — 



Grimes' Golden. — 7 boxes No. 1. 2 boxes No. 2 



Ontario. — 8 boxes No. 1. 1 box No. 2. 



Salome. — 3 boxes No. 1. 2 boxes No. 2. 



Aiken. — 2 boxes No. 1. \ box No. 2. 



Mother. — 7 boxes of fine fruit, but almost every apple punctured by crows. 



Jonathan. — 4 boxes No. 1. 1 box No. 2. 



Sutton Beauty. — 6 boxes, nearly all No. 1, but almost all damaged by crows. 



King. — This variety produced a fair crop of very fine apples, a large percentage of 

 which were injured by crows. Yield, 7 boxes No. 1; 2 boxes No. 2. 



Monmouth Pippin. — 4 boxes No. 1, 1 box No. 2. 



Winter Banana. — This variety began to bear this year and produced 2 boxes of 

 fruit, l£ of No. 1 and one-half box of No. 2. 



Cox's Orange Pippin. — This variety produced a few apples, ten lbs. of No. 1 and 

 17 lbs. of No. 2. 



COMMERCIAL PEAR ORCHARD. 



No addition was made to the pear orchard this year. The following varieties 

 fruited and are given in the order of ripening. 



Dr. Jules Guyot. — Produced 43 lbs. of fine, even pears, all No. 1. 



Bartlett. — Produced 17 lbs. of fine even pears, all No. 1. 



Clairgeau. — Produced 15 lbs. fine No. 1 fruit. 



Howell. — Produced 23 lbs. of rather irregular, uneven fruit; 18 lbs. No. 1, 5 lbs. 

 small. 



The older pear trees in the experimental orchard gave a very poor crop, and the 

 fruit was not first-class. 



COMMERCIAL PLUM ORCHARD. 



No addition of new varieties was made this year. Nearly every tree has made a 

 vigorous growth, but none of them bore fruit. Several of the trees bore a few blos- 

 soms, but no fruit set. 



