July, 1910 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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NOTES FROM THE PROVINCES 



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Annapolis Valley West, N.S. 



R. J. Messenger 



The lime-sulphur idea in spraying has 

 struck the people very forcil)ly. Some rre 

 using the home boiled, some the commercial- 

 ly prepared, and some both. We are all af- 

 ter the best thing and we expect to find it 

 generally in the new thing. 



To some last season's prices for apples are 

 fairly satisfactory, while others are grum- 

 bling. The middle man and the Englisli 

 broker has each, in many cases, had his 

 underhand quiet steil from the producer. 

 It's the same old question of a few cents 

 here and a few cents there — a "London 

 clause" or a "forwarding cliErge," or a few 

 barrels in each lot "slack and wasty." It 

 would be a pleasant change if the guilty 

 brokers would exhibit brains enough to in- 

 vent some new terms to cover their petty ' 

 thieving. The co-operative associntions are 

 having matters easier and we hope their ob- 

 ject lessons may brine more. 



Annapolis Valley East, N. S. 



Eunice Watts, A.H.H.S. 



Up to the time of writing, the month of 

 June has been a cold one of continuous rains 

 and in some sections disastrous frosts. On 

 June 5 a severe frost cut down the potatoes, 

 cucumbers, asparagus, corn, nasturtiums, 

 Virginia creepers and the like ; even young 

 turnip leaves were frosted. The greatest 

 loss has occurred in low lying orchards and 

 cranberry bogs, while the mountains and 

 elevated lands have escaped. Had it net 

 been for this frost it would have been a ban- 

 ner .year for strawl)erries. Plantations are 

 in splendid condition however, the rains 

 have kept the beds moist. The second blos- 

 soms have opened, which still promise a 

 gi )d crop. 



A still earlier frost damaged the soft 

 fruits, killing not only the flower buds, but 

 the young green leaves which surrounded 

 them. These are now brown and falling off. 

 In some orchards where the trees escaped 

 the first frost, the latter one completed the 

 damage. It is early yet to say what are the 

 prospects of the apple crop as many of the 

 best orchards have escaped injury. A few 

 years ago, when the Juno frost nipped the 

 apples, the prices were high and results sat- 

 isfactory. 



Seeds have germinated quickly ar.d show- 

 erb 3.Ti making them grow rapidly. Black- 

 berry, raspberry, blueberry and other small 

 fruits promise a good harvest. 



Forest tent caterpillars have appeared, but 

 owing to sprays keeping them out of the or- 

 chards they have turned their attention to 

 ornamentals, especially oak trees. 



Cut worms are numerous; where cabbages 

 are grown in a small garden, paper collars 

 put round the stems of the plants prove ef- 

 fectual ; in fields poisoned bran is used. Po- 

 tato be(!tles and flea beetles are attacking 

 tomato plants. Owing to tomatoes being 

 more tendc^r than potatoes, care must be 

 taken not to btirn the foliage by spraying. 

 Often the beetles can l)e kept under by hand 

 picking, as they are usually not as numer- 

 ous as in potato fields. 



The planting of spruce h<'dges seems to 

 be very pojiular this y<>ar, and home grounds 

 are improving every month. 



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Norfolk County, Ont. 



The middle of June cherries generally 

 were very light, real early cherries not 

 more than half a crop, strawberries a good 

 crop ; apples in general are fairly good ; 

 Oreenings good in some orchards, in others 

 none ; Spys not very good ; Baldwins, Kings, 

 Russets and fall varieties a good crop 

 Poaches well loaded, the curl !eif being 

 completely combated by lime and sulphur. 



The Norfolk Fruit Growers' Association 

 has 300 members this year, and great quan- 

 tities of spraying material have been used. 

 The spraying has been well done and the 

 association expects a better quality of ap- 

 ples than ever this coming season. 



Good success has attended the use of lime 

 and sul])hur, both the home boiled and the 

 home-made concentratrd. — W. .W 



Niagara District, Ont. 



In the Winona and Grimsbv sections early 

 strawberries have been scarce and in great 

 demand. Buyers have been paving $2.75 tfi 

 p 50 a crate. On Hamilton market thev 

 have been bringing 17 to 20 cents a box. Up 

 to June 21 they ripened slowly, but the 

 bright, warm weather now is bringing them 

 on fast, and they will come in with a rush. 

 W illiams— the main shipping berrv grown 

 here— IS looking magnificent. There will be 

 a great crop of these of extra fine qualitv 

 Kaspliernes, red and black currants and 

 gooseberries are heavily laden, and unless 

 scorching hot, dry weather intervenes, will 

 be a great crop. 



Blackberries are blossoming freely and 

 nromise well. Cherries are not more than 

 half a crop. Early white are nrettv good 

 but blacks are light, and sour cherries, such 

 j>s early Richmond and Montmorencv are 

 lip-ht in many orchards, 



Plums are not fulfilling their earlv prom- 

 ise of a heavy crop. Japanese are light and 

 JMiropeans not much over half a cron 



I ears are good, all varieties but Duchess 

 being well loaded. 



Peaches will not be much over half a crop 

 V\here not sprayed early and thoroughlv 

 with hme and sulphur they suffered desper- 

 ately from curl leaf. 



Apples look well. Early varieties, such as 

 Astrachan and Duchess, have set a heavy 

 crop. Greenings are good, generally speak- 

 ing. Other winter varieties are about an 

 average except Baldwins and Spys, which 

 are inclined to be light. 



Mr. Joseph Tweedle of Stoney Creek re- 

 ports prospects of a crop of almost 2,000 

 barrels from his celebrated orchard at Wood- 

 burn, which bore such a splendid crop last 

 year. ' 



Grapes are looking exceedingly well and 

 are now in full bloom. They are making a 

 very vigorous growth. Most of the growers 

 however, do not expect a very heavy crop 

 this year. Mr. E. D. Smith and the Ran- 

 dal Grape Juice Company both report a' 

 good sale for their unfermented grape juice 



lomatoes suffered badlv from the cold 

 wet weather, and cold nights, and a good 

 many ©arly planted ones had to be re-set 

 the bright warm weather of the past week 

 however, has brought them on wonderfully' 



Spraying generally has been well attend- 

 ed to in this part of the Niagara district 

 Apple orchards in particular have been more 

 carefully sprayed than usual. The curculio 

 and codling moth were somewhat later than 

 usual in making their appearance the cold 

 wet weather being unfavorable to' their de- 

 velopment. 



Mr Tweedle of Stoney Creek reports ex- 

 cellent success in the use of lime and sul- 

 lihur upon Flemish Beauty pears this seas n 

 J boy were first sprayed at winter strength 

 nnmely at a dilution of 1 to 10, then twice 

 at a summer strength of 1 to 40 . They are 

 completely free from scab, whilst those un- 

 treated are very scabby. — W.W. 



St. Catharines Section 



strawberries are a heavy crop around St. 

 < atharines. Raspberries and other small 

 fruits are very good; cherries not much over 

 half^ a crop, both sweet and sour ; peaches 

 good on well sprayed orchards, on others 

 almost a total failure; pears, generally well 

 loaded; plums, Japanese light, European 

 moderately good; apples, most varieties 

 promise a good crop. 



Tomatoes melons, etc., were much in- 

 jured by cold, damp weather. At one time 

 many fields of late tomatoes were looking 

 very badly, but the warm bright weather 

 ot the nast week has helped them wonder- 

 fully. On the whole, the outlook is bright. 



( anning and jam factories have been con- 

 tracting at 4 to 4% cents a box for rasp- 

 berries. 



Buyers have been offering $1.25 an 11- 

 qiiart basket for black currants. 



THE WESTERN FAIR 



LONDON. CANADA 



SEPTEMBER 9th to 17th, 1910 



LARGE CASH PRIZES, AND SEVERAL 

 SPECIALS FOR 



FRUIT AND FLOWERS 



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