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to be . . inches— measurements to be made inside of the barrel ; and that a petition 

 be forwarded from this Association to the Legislature at Ottawa requesting that the 

 views expressed may be carried out. 



P. C. Dempsey, Cliairman. 



P. E. BUCKE, 



A. M. Smith, 

 Charles Drury. 



Mr. Beall moved, seconded by Mr. Honsberger, for the adoption of the report. 



Mr. Bucke. — In almost every article of commerce we have a standard of measures 

 and weights ; and as this report is going down from the Fruit Growers' Association of 

 Ontario and not from the committee, it is as well that it should be endorsed by the Fruit 

 Growers' Association with a view to an Act being passed on the subject similar to that 

 which was passed when the change was made in the gallon a few years ago. 



Mr. Biggar. — Twelve imperial quarts in a peach basket would be equal to the con- 

 tents of a fourteen-quart basket ; and it was said yesterday that a fourteen-quart basket 

 was too large for shipping peaches if they are any way soft. 



Mr. Orr. — Twelve imperial quarts would be more, I think, than a person would 

 want to ship in one basket. The present basket containing twelve quarts is considered 

 large enough for peaches. This is to be twelve imperial quarts ; and it would probably 

 hold more than the fourteen-quart basket. 



Mr. Dempsey. — I thought the peach basket held twelve imperial quarts. 



Mr. Orr. — I am not sure. 



Mr. Honsberger. — I have measured them frequently ; and they hold twelve im- 

 perial quarts. 



Mr. Dempsey. — As chairman of that committee I have no hesitation in saying that 

 if the basket holds twelve quarts, Winchester measure, we would be willing that it should 

 be changed to ten quarts ; but the view of the Committee was not to change the size, but 

 to have a uniform size adopted. 



The motion was adopted. 



Mr. Allen submitted the following report of the committee on new fruits : — 



REPORT ON NEW FRUITS FOR THE YEAR 1881. 



To the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario : 



Gextlemex. — Your Committee beg leave to present the following report, compiled 

 from sub-reports received from growers in almost every section of the Province. While 

 we have to acknowledge the prompt courtesy of many growers in the Province who 

 replied to our enquiries, we have to complain that many never replied at all, although we 

 faithfully reminded them by circular of their duty in this respect. Out of two sets of 

 circulars issued, numbering four thousand in all, which we sent to growers in every 

 county, replies were received from one thousand one hundred and twenty-three, many of 

 these being merely a card of acknowledgement stating that there was nothing to report. 

 We believe, however, that a much deeper interest will henceforth be taken in reporting 

 these matters, as our first report is now about being distributed through the Province, 

 and growers will see the desirableness of these reports. In this report we have included 

 fruits that are old varieties, but are being introduced either into the Province or some 

 particular section of it. 



strawberries. 



Sharpless still heads the list in the district about Toronto. The best for size and a 

 fair cropper in Wellington, Perth, and Waterloo. Varies more in the Ottawa district 

 than any other — some growers speak highly of it while others would not give it garden 



