January, 1910 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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farms in order to select an experimental 

 station for horticulture. After a long dis- 

 cussion it was finally decided that the 

 Sharpe farm would be the most desirable 

 for the government to purchase. This pro- 

 perty consists of 357 acres in the vicinty 

 of the Dominion Atlantic Railway, being 

 near the county town, and near to notable 

 orchard lands. 



Recent reports from England quote Nova 

 Scotian apples as follows; No. 1 Baldwins, 

 13s. 9d. to 14s. ; No. 2, 12s. ; Greenings, 

 No. 1. Us. to 15s. 3d. ; No. 2, 12s. 6d. to 

 14s. 6d. : Kings, 15s. ; Stark, 14s to 14s 3d. ; 

 Davis, No. 2, 10s to 10s. 9. In the same re- 

 port Canadian apples are making a much 

 higher price in the British market. 



In the western part of King's county 

 new cranberry bogs are being made very 

 rapidly. Much land which was good for 

 neither pasture nor cultivation is now being 

 turned to profitable use, and the owners 

 who would have almost given this bog land 

 away in former years, now think that they 

 are going to reap a fortune. 



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Annapolis Valley West, N. S. 



R. J. Mesicnger 



The apple situation has been far from 

 satisfactory this month (December). Apples 

 have been going forward in great numbers 

 and meeting Lad markets. The demoraliza- 

 tion of the markets early in the season still 

 continues and probably will recover very 

 slowly. There are a great many more ap- 

 ples to go forward than usual and these are 

 ripening very early so it is just a toss up 

 whether to rush them forward and run the 

 risk of a poor market or keep them longer 

 and run the risk of them getting too ripe 

 and losing from that reason. The very warm 

 [weather all through the fall .still continues 

 t this writing CDec. 9). Apples on the 



trees are good to eat, scarcely injured by 

 frost. Apples in warehouses are suffering 

 also. 



The crop has been clean this year and 

 of good quality. Buyers were busy early in 

 the season and are now either trying to 

 back out or are more or less quietly re- 

 penting. 



The question of the experimental fruit 

 station has been settled as far as choice of 

 location goes. The matter was left in the 

 hands of the executive of the fruit growers' 

 association to decide on a site. This was 

 done at a meeting of the executive com- 

 mittee held in Kentville on Dec. 8. This 

 committee unanimously decided upon a 

 farm just outside of the limits of Kentville. 

 It now rests with the local government to 

 buy the property and establish the station. 



Returns from apples are from $1.20 to 

 $2.00 for Greenings, Baldwins, etc. Bald- 

 wins as last year are a popular variety and 

 will probably compare favorably with any 

 of the varieties in price. It is hoped that 

 winter varieties will do better later. 



at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, Eng- 

 land, the King visited the British Columbia 

 government's fruit display. His Majesty 

 expressed great admiration of the exhibit 

 and asked numerous questions concerning 

 it. 



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