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had the confidence of the growers of their district and who al- 

 ready had under cultivation more or less extensive plantations 

 of the various kinds of fruits, and were thus prepared to make 

 reports from the very first upon the varieties they already had 

 in fruiting. 



Each experimenter makes a full report each year to the 

 Secretary of the Board of Control, who classifies and prepares 

 the reports for publication. 



As a result of all this testing during the past twelve years, 

 Bulletin No. 147 was published last year, giving lists of the 

 fruits recommended for planting in the various parts of the 

 Province. This little bulletin of ten or twelve pages contains 

 in a condensed form information which is of incalculable value 

 to the fruit-growers and farmers of Ontario, because it is a re- 

 liable guide to planters, and is well w'orth all the money that 

 has been expended upon the Fruit Experiment Stations. 



The cost of this work has not exceeded $1,800 per year, 

 and this has been expended principally for the purchase of trees 

 and plants for testing; for the annual allowance, varying from 

 $50 to $200, paid to the experimenters for their reports, and 

 cost of publication of the same. 



As an outcome of this work, the Department of Agriculture 

 has just published a beautifully illustrated and descriptive 

 volume on the "Fruits of Ontario." The descriptive w'ork has 

 been done largely by Mr. L. Woolverton, Secretary of the Board 

 of Control, and has been carefully revised by the members of 

 the Board. It is expected that it will be a standard for ref- 

 erence for Ontario fruit-growlers for many years to come. 



For fuller information regarding this work, I need only 

 refer to the Annual Reports of the Fruit Experiment Stations 

 published by the Ontario Department of Agriculture, which are 

 distributed free upon application. 



Another phase of cooperative experiments in fruit-grow- 

 ing which has been productive of great good in Ontario, is that 

 carried on by the Horticultural Department of the Ontario Agri- 

 cultural College. This work is conducted through the agency 

 of the Experimental Union, an organization managed by the 

 officers, students, and ex-students of the College, but every resi- 



